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Press Releases 2024
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29Apr
Agricultural contractor fined €65,000 after serious injury of farmer
Agricultural contractor fined €65,000 following serious injury to farmer with unguarded farm machinery.
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24Apr
HSA announce the establishment of a Health and Social Care Advisory Committee
The HSA announce the establishment of a Health and Social Care Advisory Committee (HSCAC) with key health and social care stakeholders.
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08Apr
Dublin waste disposal company fined €60,000 following fatal accident
Dublin waste disposal company fined €60,000 following fatal accident where an employee was struck by a reversing work vehicle.
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05Apr
New Chemical Agents Code of Practice published
The Health and Safety Authority has today, Friday 5th April, published the 2024 Code of Practice for the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations (2001-2021) & the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances) Regulations (2024).
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02Apr
Ministers Heydon and Richmond launch farm machinery safety awareness campaign
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Neale Richmond T.D. today launched a farm safety awareness campaign focussing on farm vehicles and machinery.
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21Mar
Company fined €100,000 following death of worker
Esker Readymix ULC, a quarry and concrete manufacturing company headquartered in Athenry, Co. Galway, has today (Wednesday 20th March) been fined €100,000.
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20Mar
Fines handed down following fatal incident at quarry
Fines totalling €650,000 handed down following fatal incident at quarry.
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23Jan
HSA Urges Chainsaw Users to Put Safety First During Storm Clean Up
In the aftermath of the recent storms (Isha and Jocelyn), the Health and Safety Authority is urging all workers involved in the clean-up operations, to put health and safety first, especially when operating chainsaws.
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18Jan
HSA launches inspection campaign focusing on livestock safety ahead of calving season
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week farm safety inspection campaign on Monday 22nd January with a focus on the safe management of livestock during calving season.
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16Jan
Dairy farmer fined after fall from height leads to fatality on farm
Farmer fined €2,500 on a dairy farmer, from Bruree, Co. Limerick, following guilty pleas to breaches of the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulation 2013.