Guide to Key Occupational Health and Safety Legislation

Its important for employer`s to be aware of the current Legislation Governing Health and Safety in Ireland.

Below are a list of the most common Acts and Regulations but a full list can be found on the Health Service Executive (hsa) website www.hsa.ie

Acts.

Safety,Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005(The 2005 Act).

Chemicals Acts 2008 and 2010

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.

Regulations:

Safety,Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (The Regulations.)

Safety,Health and Welfare at Work (Reporting Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences) Regulations 2016.

Construction Regulations 2013

Codes of Practice.

Code of Practice for working in confined spaces

Code of practice for Avoiding danger from underground Services

Code of practice for Safety in roof work

Code of practice for the Chemical Agents Regulations

Code of Practice for Biological Agents

Hopefully knowing these and other Legislation exists will help Employers in ensuring Safety in the workplace.

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