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HSA case demonstrates importance of pedestrian & traffic management systems.

March 9, 2023adminBloghealth and safety, health and safety authority, HSA, pedestrian safety, safety at work, safety management, stay safe, traffic management, workplace safety

A recent HSA case has once again demonstrated the importance of pedestrian and traffic management systems in the workplace. A West Cork timber company has been fined €90,000 for breaches of health and safety regulations that came to light in the course of an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority into a fatal workplace…

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Information on how to manage workplace common hazards

January 24, 2023adminBloghazards, health and safety, HSA, workplace hazards

The HSA have recently published information sheets that provide you with practical advice on how to manage the most common hazards in your workplace, and prevent them causing harm. The full document is available here:  HSA Managing Hazards in the Workplace 2023

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Health and Safety Authority records lowest level of work-related fatalities

December 31, 2021adminBloghealth and safety, health and safety authority, HSA, work place accidents, work place fatalities

Releasing provisional annual statistics for 2021, the Health and Safety Authority welcomed a 30% reduction in work-related fatalities. 38* people lost their lives in 2021 compared to 54 in 2020 representing the lowest figure recorded since the Authority was established over 30 years ago. The farming sector saw a decline of over 50%, with nine…

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Self-employed Account for Over 50% of work-related fatalities in 2020

July 6, 2021adminBloghealth and safety, health and safety authority, HSA, safety at work, workplace safety

More than half of all people who died in work-related incidents in 2020 were self-employed. That’s according to the Health and Safety Authority’s latest Annual Review of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities.  There were a total of 53 work-related fatalities in 2020, the highest since 2015. The largest number of fatalities occurred in Agriculture, Forestry…

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Today is Workers’ Memorial Day 2020

April 28, 2021adminBloghealth and safety, HSA, safety at work, workers memorial day

Today (Wednesday April 28th) is an important date for everyone with an interest in the safety, health and welfare of people at work. It’s the date every year when trade union and employer groups worldwide, as well as individual organisations, remember those who have been killed or injured in work-related accidents. In Ireland the figures…

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HSA Launch Updated Employer COVID-19 Templates

April 15, 2021adminBlogCOVID-19, Covid19, health and safety, health and safety authority, HSA, living with covid, return to work

The HSA have prepared a set of checklists and templates help employers, business owners and managers to get their business up and running again.  This will inform workers about what they need to do to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace. They have been drafted based on the Government’s Work Safely Protocol and should be…

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Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work

March 11, 2021adminBlogbullying at work, code of practice, employees, employers, health, health & safety, health and safety authority, HSA, safety at work, workplace safety, yoursafetyspecialist

The purpose of the Code produced by the Health and Safety Authority is to provide guidance for employers, employees and their representatives on good practice and procedures for identifying, preventing, addressing and resolving issues around workplace bullying. The full document is available here: Code of Practise on Prevention & Resolution of Bullying at Work

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HSA publish guidance on working from home for employers and employees

November 2, 2020adminBloghomeworking, HSA, work from home, working from home

Homeworking allows employees and the self-employed to work remotely from their main place of work on a full-time or part-time basis.  However, homeworking does require management and coordination to ensure employees and the self employed are not put at risk from the longer-term health and safety hazards. With a large percentage of those who can…

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HSA to begin immediate inspection & awareness blitz.

February 25, 2020adminBlogdriver safety, health and safety, HSA, road safety, safety, trant omeara, vehicle maintenance, workplace safety, yoursafetyspecialist

HSA to begin immediate inspection & awareness blitz. Inspectors from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week inspection and awareness safety blitz from Monday 24th February. The nationwide campaign will focus on the management of vehicle risks in the workplace such as driving for work, vehicle operations and load securing. It comes…

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Irish Road Safety Week (IRSW) takes place from Monday 7 October to Sunday 13 October 2019

October 4, 2019adminBlogdriver safety, HSA, rsa, safety, training, trant omeara

Irish Road Safety Week (IRSW) takes place from Monday 7 October to Sunday 13 October 2019. Here at Trant O’Meara we believe that health and safety should be at the forefront of every business in Ireland today. Driver behaviour is one of the key functions of a safer fleet, reducing the instances of speeding and…

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