PRESS RELEASE: HSA publishes its 2023 Annual Report highlighting key achievements and outcomes across its broad and varied mandate ➡ https://www.hsa.ie/!7EX1QB
About us
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the national statutory body in Ireland with responsibility for ensuring that approximately 1.8 million workers and those affected by work activity are protected from work-related injury and ill health. We do this by enforcing occupational health and safety law, promoting accident prevention, and providing information and advice across all industry sectors. We also have a key role in protecting human health (workers and the general public) and the environment from risks arising from the use of chemicals. In addition, as the Competent Authority for EU Regulations such as REACH, we have an important role in enhancing competitiveness and innovation and ensuring the free movement of goods in the EU market. We are a key agency involved in market surveillance and ensuring the safety of specific products used in workplaces, homes and in consumer applications. In this context, we have a remit to protect our population of over 4.6 million people from unsafe products and articles and to enable the international movement and trade of goods manufactured in Ireland. The Irish National Accreditation Body (INAB), now part of the HSA, provides the national accreditation service which assures the quality and standard of Irish products and services. As an internationally recognised mark, accreditation allows Irish companies to market their products and services worldwide.
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http://www.hsa.ie/eng
External link for Health and Safety Authority
- Industry
- Public Safety
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
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Updates
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What do we look for on Forestry inspections? HSA Inspector Martina took some time to explain during our Forest Inspection Campaign last week. Find information, guidance, and download the Code of Practice for Forest Safety here: ➡ https://www.hsa.ie/!YHQ2HO
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Vulnerable workers are more susceptible to injury or ill health because of specific personal or job factors. All people reflect a spectrum of vulnerability – with some workers having higher or lower levels of vulnerability. New guidance now available: ➡ https://www.hsa.ie/!779DTK #healthandsafety #vulnerableworkers
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HSA inspectors found these examples of good signage this week during our forestry inspection campaign. It's important to provide measures to control access to the site. For information and guidance, please visit: ➡ https://www.hsa.ie/!YHQ2HO
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Goalposts must be erected where machinery /vehicles pass under Overhead Electricity Lines (OELs) on or near a forestry worksite. Work in proximity to OEL’s may cause fatal or severe electric shock and burn injuries. The Irish Forestry Safety Guide 804 - Electricity At Work: Forestry covers the safe working practices to be followed by those working on forest operations near OELs and underground electricity cables, who are not working for the Network Owner/Operator. For more information, visit: ➡ https://www.hsa.ie/!DANOI5
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Our forestry inspection campaign kicked off yesterday where an inspector found good practices of the harvesting and transporting of trees during an inspection. For guidance and information on Managing Safety and Health in Forestry Operations, visit: ➡ https://www.hsa.ie/!YHQ2HO
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PRESS RELEASE: Health and Safety Authority launches forestry inspection campaign. ➡ https://www.hsa.ie/!STI3HA
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The Health and Safety Authority invites submissions from interested parties to a public consultation on proposed draft amends to the European Communities (Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations), 2011, (S.I. No. 349 of 2011) as amended. Have your say ➡ https://lnkd.in/ewgGUvwa
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A new diisocyanates hazard assessment is now available on BeSMART.ie for all types of businesses in the construction sector and more. Diisocyanates are commonly found in paints, glues, expanding foam, insulations, and resins, and are a leading cause of workplace asthma. Under EU REACH legislation, all professional and industrial users of chemicals and products containing more than 0.1% diisocyanate must undergo training, which can be accessed at https://lnkd.in/dRXHpzX9. For further information on the REACH restriction, please visit https://lnkd.in/eyVRwNpp. #diisocyanates #REACHRegulations
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