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Press Releases 2016
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28Apr
Dead and Injured Workers Remembered on Second Workers’ Memorial Day
National commemorative event unites Congress, CIF, Ibec and HSA to prevent accidents and promote workplace safety and health.
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27Apr
Cavan Student Wins HSA National Farm Safety Multimedia Award
A 3rd year student from Cavan has won the HSA Multimedia Farm Safety Competition
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14Apr
“Keep Safe” Road Show Comes to Offaly School Children
A range of state agencies and organisations came together to deliver the programme which is directed at 5th and 6th class pupils in the school.
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08Apr
Safe Operation of Machinery a Key Focus for Farm Safety Fortnight
Monday 11th of April marks the beginning of an intensive two week farm safety inspection campaign with Inspectors from the Health and Safety Authority visiting roughly 300 farms across the country.
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04Apr
Workers’ Memorial Day for Ireland to take place on Thursday 28th April 2016
Workers’ Memorial Day will be formally observed in Ireland on Thursday 28th April 2016 at a special ceremony involving the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Congress), Ibec, the Construction Industry Federation and the Health and Safety Authority.
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16Mar
Cork IT Claim Top Prize in HSA Safety in Undergraduate Construction Competition
A team of students from Cork IT has won the Health and Safety Authority’s annual Safety in Construction competition.
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11Mar
New Workers Four Times More Likely to Have an Accident
The Health and Safety Authority has launched a new campaign aimed at reducing accidents involving new and inexperienced workers.
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19Feb
Concrete Product Manufacturer Fined €125,000 for Breach of Health and Safety Legislation Leading to Death of Employee
Kilsaran Concrete fined €125,000 and ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation which led to the death of a worker.
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01Feb
Minister Nash Launches Online Tool for Agribusinesses Aimed at Reducing Accidents and Saving Costs
BeSMART.ie is a free online safety tool that allows small businesses to carry out risk assessments and create their own safety statements.
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01Feb
Minister Nash Launches Health and Safety Authority “Strategy Statement 2016-18”
The new strategy focuses on ensuring that workers and those affected by work activity return home safely and that everyone is protected from the harmful effects of chemicals.