http://hdl.handle.net/10147/215145 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:16:20 GMT 2013-05-20T06:16:20Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/430354/HSA.gif http://hdl.handle.net/10147/215145 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/275913 Title: Guidance on the prevention and management of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) in the workplace Authors: Health and Safety Authority (HSA) Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/275913 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/265014 Title: Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989 and the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations, 1993. Authors: Health and Safety Authority (HSA) Description: This comprehensive Guide is aimed at safety and health practitioners, employers, managers, safety representatives and employees to give guidance on the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989 (the 1989 Act) and the Safety, Health and Welfare at work (General Application) Regulations, 1993 (the General Application Regulations). It is not intended as a legal interpretation of the legisiation. It's objective is to give general guidance aimed at the prevention of accidents .. Account should also be taken of codes of good practice which are appropriate and current. Lists of, references are included in the Bibliography. The 1989 Act is radical legislation applying modem concepts to occupational safety and health. It is a framework Act covering all persons at work, imposing general duties on several parties and requirements on employers to prepare a safety statement and to consult employees, aimed at a preventative approach to reducing accidents and ill health at work. It establishes the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health (the Authority) and provides enforcement procedures for the Authority's inspectors. The General Application Regulations implement in Irish safety and health law seven European Union Directives as well as updating national law on the safe use at work of electricity, on first aid and on the notification of accidents and diseases. Various provisions in existing safety and health legislation have been repealed on foot of the above measures. Many of the former provisions continue to exist and are now linked to the 1989Act for enforcement purposes. A full list of current legislation may be found in the Annual Report of the Authority. The new legal framework brought about by the 1989 Act recognises the role of both sides in employment and Government in framing and in executing occupational safety and health policy in Ireland. It requires radical action and commitment from all parties if it is to be successful. Fri, 01 Dec 1995 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/265014 1995-12-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/265013 Title: Health and Safety Authority annual report 1994 Authors: Health and Safety Authority (HSA) Description: I am pleased to submit to you the Annual Report of the Health and Safety Authority for 1994, in accordance with Section 26 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989. Six years ago, the national approach to health and safety at work was a reactive one. Accidents happened, they were investigated and blame apportioned where necessary. The 1989 Act brought a fundamental change, to a system based on preventive measures in every workplace, with the tripartite Health and Safety Authority set up to oversee and administer the laws. There is an essential prerequisite to the establishment of an effective prevention-based system. It requires a change in approach on the part of everyone at work: no longer must hazards and dangers in the workplace be seen simply as part of the job, to be tolerated or ignored until something should happen. The Authority has adopted a three-fronted drive to bring this change about, combining awareness-raising with vigilance and enforcement. Both socially and economically, the drain of resources that poor standards of work place health and safety represent is unacceptable. For example, every year, the entire community foots a bill of some £300 million for health service provision, in occupational injuries benifit and claims against employers' liability insurance. We can no longer tolerate this constant drain which damages the country's competitiveness, especially when it is clear that two-thirds of all workplace accidents could have been prevented. In 1994, the Authority undertook 10,182 workplace visits, comprising 9,856 formal inspections and 326 advisory and other visits. Changing approaches is a slow process. One measure of how effective the Authority's strategy has been can be found in workplace accident statistics. It is heartening that the level of workplace fatalities during 1994 declined to a total of 50 - a reduction of 21 % on 1993. The number of accidents reported to the Authority rose by 25%, from 4,020 to 5,022. This does not, however, reflect a worsening situation, but an increase in the number of accidents that are being reported following the passage of the 1993 General Application Regulations and reflects improved compliance. Sat, 01 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/265013 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/263244 Title: Health and safety at work in residential care facilities Authors: Health and Safety Authority (HSA) Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/263244 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z