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Latest Publications

  • 2014

    Safety with Lead at Work

    This guide provides general information on lead with regard to chemical health and safety issues for workers using or exposed to lead while they are at work.

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  • 2014

    Programme of Work 2014

    This is the second Programme of Work prepared as part of our strategy for the period 2013 to 2015. Our vision is a country where worker safety, health and welfare and the safe management of chemicals are central to successful enterprise. This Programme of Work is designed to move us closer to achieving our vision.

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  • 2014

    Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Guidance

    This guidance is written for employers, managers, employees and their safety representatives and those who provide, install and maintain local exhaust ventilation (LEV) systems.

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  • 2013

    Guide on Manual Handling Risk Management in Transport and Storage

    This guide gives practical information on actions that can be taken to manage the potential hazard of manual handling in transport and storage.

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  • 2013

    Reducing the Manual Handling of Roof Panels

    This factsheet aims to highlight the physical risk factors associated with the manual handling of roof panels and to present examples of how such risk factors can be reduced.

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  • 2013

    Safety in Contract Cleaning

    Chemical and biological safety guidance for employers and employees. This guidance document provides information in relation to chemical and biological safety with respect to those working in contract cleaning

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  • 2013

    Staying Fit for Farming

    The National Centre for Men’s Health, Institute of Technology Carlow was commissioned to write this booklet.

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  • 2013

    Driving for Work - Driver Health Guidelines

    The aim of these guidelines is to make working drivers more aware of the main health issues that may affect them and, consequently, to improve their ability to drive safely.

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  • 2013

    Guide for Homeowners

    This guide tells you what you need to know and do when you are having construction work done in your home. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) developed this guide in light of new responsibilities for homeowners under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013. The regulations apply to construction work that you pay to get done in your home. They do not apply to DIY (Do it yourself) jobs.

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  • 2013

    Guide for Contractors and Project Supervisors

    This guidance is aimed at contractors who undertake construction work on private domestic dwellings. Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, a Client is a person for whom a construction project is carried out. This now includes a person having construction work carried out on their own home.

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