Health and Safety Authority

Short description: Regulatory body

Health and Safety Authority

State agency of the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment overview
Formed| 1989
Jurisdiction| Ireland
Headquarters| The Metropolitan Building, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1, D01 K0Y8
State agency of the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment executives|

* Sharon McGuinness, Chief Executive
* Tom Coughlan, Chairman

Key document|

* Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989

Website| HSA website
Warning notices about worker health and safety at the Corlis Point lighthouse.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the national body in Ireland with responsibility for occupational health and safety. Its role is to secure health and safety at work. It is an Irish state-sponsored body, established under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989, and reports to the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment.

The Authority consults widely with employers, employees, and their respective organizations. To help develop sound policies and good workplace practices, the Authority works with various Advisory Committees and Task Forces etc. which focus on specific occupations and hazards.

The HSA has overall responsibility for the administration and enforcement of health and safety at work in Ireland. The HSA monitors compliance with legislation at the workplace and can take enforcement action (up to and including prosecutions).

The HSA is the national centre for Information and advice to employers, employees and self-employed on all aspects of workplace health and safety. The Authority also promotes education, training, and research in the field.

Occupational safety and health policy at national level is determined by a twelve-member, tripartite Board, with nominees from the social partners and other interests concerned with safety and health in the workplace. The appointment of the Board of the Authority is a function of the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, 1989.

It operates from eight offices across Ireland: the Dublin headquarters and offices in Kilkenny, Athlone, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Sligo and Waterford.

## References

## External links

* HSA website

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1. ↑ Citizensinformation.ie. "Health and safety at work" (in en). https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment-rights-and-conditions/health-and-safety/health-safety-work/.

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