The HSA has published its Code of Practice (COP) for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) which provides practical guidance for all employers on how to complete an indoor air quality assessment, and an action plan to address any air quality issues. The code, the first of its kind dealing with indoor air quality to be published…
HSA launch FREE Workplace, Safety, Health & Wealth Induction Courses.
The Health and Safety Authority and ATU Sligo have launched free Workplace Safety, Health and Welfare Induction courses. This online course is suitable for new employees, people returning to the workplace after a break, and students on work experience. It is also a useful refresher course for employees. This free short course is available on https://bit.ly/3LBmYu0 and https://bit.ly/42CkJxp There are…
HSA case demonstrates importance of pedestrian & traffic management systems.
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…
Self-employed Account for Over 50% of work-related fatalities in 2020
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…
New Employers Guide to Implementing Inclusive Practises Published
The HSA have published an employer’s guide to implementing inclusive health and safety practices for employees with disabilities. This guide is the second version and is the work of the HSA in consultation with the National Disability Authority. The main alterations in this updated version are: Updates to legislation in the disability sector Updates to…
Minister McEntee announces commencement of the Personal Injuries Guidelines
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has today announced that the Personal Injuries Guidelines will come into effect on Saturday 24 April 2021. The Guidelines set out the level of damages that may be awarded or assessed in respect of personal injuries. The Guidelines reduce award levels for most categories of personal injury, and…
Report finds that 44% of work-related deaths involve vehicles
According to new figures from the Health & Safety Authority there were 490 work-related deaths recorded between 2010 – 2019. The figures are contained within a new report into work related deaths produced the by the HSA. The results also show that 44% or 217 of these deaths involved vehicles over the years reviewed. Last year…
Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work
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
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment Produce Remote Working Checklist for Employers
The Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment has produced a remote working from home checklist for use by employers. This checklist has been prepared to provide employers with a quick way to navigate the current remote working arrangements. The full document is available for download: Remote-Working-Checklist-for-Employers. This checklist covers the key areas of consideration for remote working based…
Amendment of Part 3 (Protective and Preventive Measures) of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the implications for employers.
Amendment of Part 3 (Protective and Preventive Measures) of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the implication for employers. On the 3rd December 2020 The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020 passed through to the Second Stage in the Dail. The amendment is in the form of an additional insertion…
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