NORMLEX

Ratification of ILO conventions

Database on international labour standards

Provides access to the latest information on ILO international labour standards on OSH (such as ratification information, reporting requirements, comments of the ILO's supervisory bodies, etc.).

2013

Strategy Statement

This is the third Strategy prepared by the Health and Safety Authority under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. It outlines the mandate, mission, vision, strategic outcomes and priorities up to the end of 2015 and will set the overall direction for the Authority’s activities.

Main laws

The Act applies to all employers, employees (including fixed-term and temporary) and self-employed people in their workplaces. It sets out the rights and obligations of both employers and employees and provides for substantial fines and penalties for breaches of the legislation. Almost all of the specific OSH laws which apply generally to all employments are contained in the (General Application) Regulations.

NATLEX

National legislation

National labour legislation database

Includes abstracts of OSH legislation and citation information. Full text of laws or a relevant source is linked to the records, when available.

Health and Safety Authority

The Authority is the national statutory body with responsibility for enforcing OSH law, promoting and encouraging accident prevention, and providing information and advice to all companies, organisations and individuals. It was established in 1989 under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989 and reports to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. Its mission is to protect people from death, injury and ill-health arising from all work activities and chemicals. The Authority works with key duty holders to ensure that they meet their legal obligations in relation to workplace health and safety and chemicals. It motivates and informs through providing a combination of promotion, information, inspection and enforcement.

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The role of the Health and Safety Policy Section is, principally, to act as a liaison mechanism between the Health and Safety Authority and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

ILOSTAT

Occupational injuries

Database of labour statistics

Contains annual data collected mainly through the ILO yearly questionnaire. It covers a wide range of topics including occupational injuries.

ILO-CIS centre