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The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires the HSA to submit each year a programme of work to the Minister of Enterprise Trade and Employment for approval. The programme must outline the objectives and priorities for the year having regard to the strategy statement and available resources

The Programme of Work for 20071 represents the HSA’s operating priorities in the first year of the three year strategy 2007-2009.

Principal activities for the year are addressed under five headings: • Key Sectors

In order to make best use of its resources the Authority is prioritising a number of sectors for attention. These include the high-risk sectors of agriculture, construction and mines and quarries as well as the health services, local authorities and process industries.

95 employment of non-English speaking workers with a view towards establishing a best practice approach to the health and safety of new workers in the economy in partnership with all interests.

• Key Hazards

Following analysis of inspection reports, accident statistics and the changing nature of the Irish workplace, the Authority will be targeting a number of key hazards.

Slip and trip hazards and manual handling, two of the biggest causes of reported injuries each year, feature strongly. Working at heights is one of the biggest causes of serious accidents in a number of sectors, most notably construction.

Manual handling is to be targeted through an active inspection programme in the Healthcare and Transport Sectors in 2007 as part of an EU wide manual handling campaign.

Vehicles, machinery, noise and vibration, the transport of dangerous goods, electricity, asbestos, and stress are also singled out for attention. In relation to vehicles, the primary focus will be the particular danger they pose to workers and pedestrians on construction sites and the implementation of new requirements for reversing vehicles arising from the 2006 Construction Regulations.

• Multi-Sector Programmes

While much of the Authority’s work is by necessity sector-specific or hazard-specific, there are many programmes that clearly span all sectors and hazards.

The Authority will commence a youth education programme to influence the managers and workers of the future, and an innovative micro-business support programme will be tailored to meet the needs of those employing ten or less, including the self employed.

Across all of its activities, the HSA will continue its programme aimed at influencing CEOs and senior management in favour of workplace health and safety. This is a three-year programme which started in 2006 and the results found in 2006 will be compared with those from 2007 with a view towards ongoing improvement of the initiatives.

• Chemicals

The Authority will continue with the implementation of the new EU-wide chemical regulations REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Registration of Chemicals) and GHS (Global Harmonised system for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals). In addition the Authority will continue to fulfil its competent authority role for existing legislation on dangerous substances and preparations as well as occupational health with regard to carcinogens, chemical agents and asbestos.

• Corporate enablement programmes

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o Evaluation of the Authority’s investment in reducing fall from height incidents in the construction sector

o Pilot of an occupational disease reporting programme

o Differences in risk perception and locus of control between

Irish and non-Irish national workers • Overall inspection programme

The Authority will carry out a programme of 16,000 targeted workplace inspections across all sectors so that its inspectors can provide advice and information on site, assess compliance with the law and take enforcement action where appropriate. The focus with be on prioritised sectors and hazards, and those companies and regions with a poor compliance record. Inspections will focus on influencing chief executives and senior managements in relation to workplace safety and heath management requirements and duty-holder responsibilities. Safety statements will be sought and assessed in the majority of all workplaces routinely inspected. Enterprises which are served with improvement notices will be targeted for follow-up inspections.

The inspection programme sets sectoral targets including 1,500 farm inspections, 7,000 construction inspections and 500 mines and quarries inspections. All sites designated under the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations will be inspected and associated land use planning applications processed and appropriate advice given to the planning authorities. Twelve hundred road checks of vehicles conveying dangerous goods will be carried out.

1 Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Safety, Health and Welfare at Work; Stationary Office, Dublin, July 1993

1 Construction Safety Partnership Plan: Health and Safety Authority, Dublin, February 2002

1 Impact Assessment of the Working at Height Campaign in the Construction Sector, August 2007

1 Health and Safety Authority Strategy Statement 2007 – 2009, Health and Safety Authority, Dublin, March 2007

1 Health and Safety Authority Programme of Work 2007, Health and Safety Authority, Dublin, March 2007

NB all Health and Safety Authority Publications including References 2 to 5 above

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