Latest Publications

2025

Safety Consultation and Representation in Health and Social Care

The purpose of this information sheet is to highlight the importance of consultation between employers and employees in the Health and Social Care sector on workplace health and safety matters. It explains the legal requirements and outlines good practice for consultation.

2025

Sample Risk Assessment – Work-related Violence and Aggression

This risk assessment is a template only and used to illustrate common control measures for violence and aggression. Control measures must always be based on risk assessment carried out at the place of work.

2025

Code of Practice: Safe Use of Industrial Trucks

This Code of Practice provides practical guidance on compliance with legislation related to the use of rider operated industrial trucks in all workplaces. It sets out the basic roles and responsibilities of those who have duties in relation to ensuring the safe operation of industrial trucks and the training of industrial truck operators. It provides a framework for managing industrial truck operations in a more holistic, safe, and sustainable way based on a Safe Systems Approach. It emphasises employers’ responsibilities to ensure their workplace are safe, their operators are competent and to provide adequate supervision.

2025

Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2024

Táimid tar éis Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2024 dár gcuid a fhoilsiú ina bpléitear bliain d’fheidhmíocht láidir i bhforfheidhmiú sábháilteachta san ionad oibre, rannpháirtíocht chomhoibríoch le comhpháirtithe náisiúnta, AE & idirnáisiúnta, agus cláir for-rochtana dhírithe.

2025

Annual Report 2024

We are delighted to share our Annual Report 2024 outlining a year marked by strong performance in workplace safety enforcement, collaborative engagement with national, EU and international partners, and targeted outreach programmes.

2025

Construction Safety Action Plan 2025 – 2027

The Construction Safety Partnership Advisory Committee (CSPAC) Action Plan 2025–2027 aims to foster collaboration between key stakeholders, including unions, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF), the Health and Safety Authority, and other industry representatives, to create a safer working environment, reduce accidents, and promote a culture of safety through innovation and standardisation of good workplace practices through the sharing of information.

2025

Driving for Work: Risk Management Guidance for Employers

This guidance document has been jointly developed by An Garda Síochána, the Health and Safety Authority and the Road Safety Authority to help employers understand and manage the main risks that working drivers face and create when driving for work.

2025

Storage of Hazardous Chemicals in Warehouses

The storage of large quantities of hazardous chemicals in warehouses may present significant risks to workers and the environment. This information sheet highlights good practices for the safe warehousing of hazardous chemicals.

2025

Farm Safety Action Plan 2025 – 2027

This Action Plan represents a collaborative effort between stakeholders in the farming community, including farmers, industry representatives, government agencies, and safety experts. The goal is simple yet vital: to foster a culture of safety that protects workers, ensures compliance with safety standards, and ultimately saves lives.

2025

Health and Social Care Advisory Committee (HSCAC) Action Plan 2025 – 2027

Due to the nature of their work, health and social care workers can face a variety of potentially hazardous activities. In fact, the sector reports the highest number of non-fatal work-related incidents to the HSA with falls, manual handling, and work-related violence and aggression the leading incident triggers. This action plan will help the sector reduce the risk of work-related injuries and illnesses, while also improving its health and safety culture.

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