Understanding what to expect when a health and safety inspector visits your workplace can alleviate concerns and foster a more productive dialogue on workplace safety with employers, managers, safety representatives, and employees. Workplace health and safety inspections are common across all sectors. However, for those unfamiliar with the process, it can be daunting. With approximately…
Company fined €100,000 following death of worker at a concrete manufacturing premises
The HSA recently carried a report how the tragic death of worker resulted in a fine of €100,000 for the concrete manufacturing company. The incident involving Esker Readymix ULC and the subsequent legal proceedings underscore the critical importance of workplace safety, particularly in environments where heavy machinery is operated alongside pedestrian movement. The tragic death…
HSA report that 43 people lost their lives in work related activities in 2023
43 people lost their lives in work related activities last year The HSA have reported that 43 people died in work accidents in Ireland last year. The vast majority were men, most were in farming or construction from vehicle collisions or falls, most were older workers and most were working on their own. 43 deaths is…
Code of Practice on Indoor Air Quality – practical steps for workplace clean air
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…
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