Safe Quarry - A Guide for Quarry Workers

Safe Quarry - A Guide for Quarry Workers

Dr Sharon McGuinness, CEO of the Health and Safety Authority officially launched the 'Safe Quarry - A Guide for Quarry Workers' booklet at a Irish Concrete Federation Workshop on the 25th of February 2019 at the Horse and Jockey Hotel.

The electronic version can be downloaded here 

Quarry Workers Guide

Safe Quarry - A Guide for Quarry Workers was developed by the tripartite Quarry Safety Partnership and provides essential information for both new and experienced quarry workers and provides information in the following areasnull
  • Raising safety, health and welfare issues 
  • Protecting my safety and health at work
  • What others can do to protect my safety and health at work
  • Protection for self-employed or contractor’s employees
  • Regulations applying to quarries and who enforces them
  • Using the SLAM technique to do an on-the-job risk assessment
SmCG Launch
The Booklet is available electronically and in hard copy, the hard copies are available from the Irish Concrete Federation for their member companies and if not a member of the Irish Concrete Federation they can be ordered by e-mailing wcu@hsa.ie HSA-ICF