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Latest Publications
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2018
Cross Cutting and Manual Stacking - IFSG 304
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be used when cross-cutting and stacking timber. For guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE), the machine, preparing to work, maintenance, fuelling and starting procedures see IFSG leaflet 301 Using petrol-driven chainsaws.
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2018
Chainsaw Clearance of Windblow - IFSG 306
This leaflet applies to the manual harvesting of areas where the majority of adjacent trees have been windblown or broken and also to sporadic windblow, within or outside standing crops. Mechanised systems should be considered as a safer alternative.
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2018
Felling and Manual Takedown - IFSG 302
This leaflet covers basic felling and manual takedown in plantations, or of single trees in open spaces where there is a minimum of two tree lengths clear space in all directions, and pulling aids are not required.
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2018
Safe use of Quad Bikes in Agriculture and Forestry
This information sheet provides advice and guidance on the safe use of quad bikes. The guidance is no substitute for formal training and we recommend that quad bike operators undertake formal training in advance of quad bike or all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use.
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2018
Statistics Report 2017
Our annual Summary of Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics presents the most recently available statistics on occupational injury, illness and workplace fatalities in Ireland.
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2018
Annual Report 2017
This is the second annual report under the Authority’s strategy for 2016 to 2018. The Authority achieved a challenging and broad programme of work in 2017.
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2018
Quad Bike Safety Update
Quad bike fatalities represented 19% of all farm vehicle fatalities during this period. 75% of those that suffered fatal quad bike accidents were aged 60 years or older.
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2018
The Health and Occupation Research Network Information Sheet
THOR (ROI) is a Health and Occupation Research network comprising of four surveillance schemes collecting data on work related illness (WRI) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI).
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2018
Communicating Chemical Hazards at Work Information Sheet
When a chemical is delivered to a workplace, the hazard information is usually visible on the supply (CLP) or transport (ADR) label or for deliveries in tanks, it is provided via a REACH Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
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2018
Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, and Stress, Anxiety and Depression in Ireland - Evidence from the QNHS 2002–2013
This document is a summary version of the report named, produced also as a 'plain English' version. The full report is available to download at www.esri.ie.