Health and Safety
The following is provided for information purposes only on health and safety in Ireland.
The competent authority for enforcing compliance with occupational health and safety legislation in Ireland is the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).
The HSA should be contacted directly for all queries in relation to health and safety.
Please find link to the HSA’s website below.
The Health and Safety Authority
Please find links to information on health and safety below.
Managing Health and Safety
When establishing a place of business in Ireland, service providers are required to comply with the relevant health and safety legislation applicable.
More information is available in the following link on the HSA’s website
Safety statement and risk assessment
Service providers are required to carry out a risk assessment of their place of business.
They must then prepare a written safety statement for their place of business
More information is available on preparing a safety statement in the link below on the Health and Safety Authority’s website.
General information on Health and Safety
General information on health and safety, including a guide to the relevant legislation is available below.
Contacting the Health and Safety Authority
Please find contact details for the Health and Safety Authority below.
