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Please Note

We are currently reviewing our publications to take account of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 which came into effect on the 1st August 2013. If you have any queries in relation to the new regulations or any of our publications please contact us at wcu@hsa.ie or 1890289389.

Construction

2020

Construction Site Traffic Management Plan (CSTMP) Forms

This Construction Site Traffic Management Plan (CSTMP) will help a PSCS or small contractor in developing a traffic management plan for work on construction sites (not live roads)

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2020

Construction Site Traffic Management Plan (CSTMP) Guidance

This Construction Site Traffic Management Plan (CSTMP) will help a PSCS or small contractor in developing a traffic management plan for work on construction sites (not live roads).

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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

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

Review of Construction-Related Fatal Accidents in Ireland 89-16

Between 1989 and 2016, a total of 1,616 work-related fatal accidents were reported to the HSA. Over a quarter of all these involved construction businesses or other businesses engaged in construction activity.

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2018

Code of Practice for Access and Working Scaffolds

The aim of this Code of Practice is to provide practical guidance to scaffold erectors, contractors and users of scaffolding on the requirements and prohibitions set out in the relevant statutory provisions.

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2018

Use Chemicals Safely on Building Sites

Chemical products such as sealants, adhesives, glues, epoxy resins, solvent based paints, isocyanate based foams/ paints, mineral oil and cement based products are used every day on construction sites.

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2018

Guidance on Safety in Concrete Pumping

This guidance has been prepared by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in consultation with the Construction Safety Partnership Advisory Committee (CSPAC), an advisory committee to the Board of the HSA.

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2017

Requirements for Construction Site Welfare Facilities

This following guidance has been updated in order to comply with current legislation in particular the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 Part 14 Construction Site Welfare Facilities.

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2017

Crystalline Silica Dust Information Sheet

Crystalline silica is widely found in nature. Occupational exposure to crystalline silica dust occurs in many industries.

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