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Latest Publications
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2019
Confined Spaces in Agriculture - Steps to Manage the Risks
This publication illustrates the types of confined spaces that can be found on farms where you work. Confined spaces are areas large enough for a worker to enter and perform work and have a limited or restricted means of entry or exit.
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2019
Quarry Vehicle Brakes Maintenance & Testing Info Sheet
Quarry vehicles are very large and can cause significant damage and injury if they cannot be brought safely to a stop or controlled during operation or when parked on an incline.
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2019
Annual Report 2018
This is the third and final annual report under the Authority’s strategy for 2016 to 2018. The Authority delivered on a broad programme of work in 2018 across all our mandates – occupational health and safety, chemicals, market surveillance and national accreditation.
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2019
Code of Practice For Inland Diving and Inshore Diving
The aim of this code of practice is to provide practical guidance on the safe management of diving at work. It provides assistance on the observance of the requirements of the 2018 Diving Regulations 2018.
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2019
Code of Practice for Offshore Diving
The aim of this code of practice is to provide practical guidance on the safe management of diving at work. It provides assistance on the observance of the requirements of the 2018 Diving Regulations 2018.
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2019
Code of Practice for Avoiding Danger from Overhead Electricity Lines
This Code of Practice is aimed at those involved in carrying out work where they are at risk from overhead electricity lines. It revokes and replaces the previous Code in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
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2019
Job Stress and Working Conditions - Plain English Version
This analysis of the European Working Conditions Survey is a summary of the main ESRI report.
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2019
Plain English Construction-Related Fatal Accidents in Ireland '89-'16
This report is a summary of the longer document named in the title above. It examines fatal accidents in construction between 1989 and 2016.
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2019
Safe Quarry - A Guide for Quarry Workers
This guidance document has been developed by the tripartite Quarry Safety Partnership and provides essential information for both new and experienced quarry workers on all aspects of quarrying. It also introduces the SLAM technique, which when employed correctly allows on-the-job risk assessments to be made.
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2019
Managing Ergonomic Risk in the Workplace to Improve Musculoskeletal Health
This guide gives direction on the actions that need to be taken in order to manage ergonomic risks at workplace level. It explains the main ergonomic risk factors that may affect a person’s health when carrying out work activities, outlines the risk assessment process involved in managing ergonomic risks, and gives guidance on useful risk assessment tools that can be used to quantify ergonomic risk factors.