Health and Safety

Welcome to Health and Safety

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Welcome

The purpose of legislation is to make provision for securing the safety, health and welfare of persons at work and for the enforcement of the relevant statutory instruments. The Code of Practice gives practical advice and guidance on how to reduce the risk of dangers in the workplace.

Legislation Links 

  1. Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction Regulations) 2006 [ pdf 329kb ]
  2. HSA procurement, design and site management requirements 2006 [ pdf 1296kb ] 
  3. Safety, health and welfare at work Act 2005 [ pdf 294kb ] 
  4. Safety, health and welfare at work general application 2007 [ pdf 1591kb ] 

Codes of Practice Links

  1. HSA Code of Practice for Access and Working Platforms [ pdf 8463kb ]
  2. Code of practice for avoiding danger from underground services [ pdf 1045kb ]
  3. Code of practice for safety in roof work [ pdf 2583kb ]
  4. Code of practice for working in confined spaces [ pdf 129kb ] under revision 2009
  5. Code of practice on the prevention of workplace bullying [ pdf 115kb ]
  6. Code of practice safety, health and welfare at work with chemical agents 2001 [ pdf 218kb ] under revision 2009
  7. HSA Code of Practice Safety in Excavations [ pdf 1441kb ]
  8. HSA An Employers Guide - Employees with Disabilities [ pdf 456kb ]
  9. Guidance for Homeowners undetaking Construction Work [ pdf 555kb ]
  10. Guidelines for Working on Roads [ pdf 1595kb ]

The Health and Safety Authority provide further Health and Safety Publications in addition to information sheets on a wide range on topics on their  website.

Employee Safety Handbook

  1. Employee safety handbook 2006 [ pdf 816kb ]