Fire Prevention - Health and Safety Authority
A fire prevention strategy and a fire risk assessment should include detail and a full consideration of all of the issues - including issues arising from heat, oxygen and fuel.

Fire - Health and Safety Authority
The Fire and Safety Division of Engineers Ireland is a dedicated network for engineers working in the area of fire safety The Institution of Fire Engineers promote, encourage and improve the science and practice of fire engineering, fire prevention and fire extinction

Fire Detection and Warning - Health and Safety Authority
All workplaces should have arrangements for detecting fire. IS 3218 gives a basis for assessing what type of detection system will be appropriate for a workplace and will also give guidance of its installation.

in Fishing - HSA
In an effort to aid prevention of accidents and ill-health among fishermen, this guidance document looks at the role of the Safety Statement in managing health and safety, the most common causes of death, injury and ill-health and gives basic information to help illuminate or control the risks involved in fishing.

ATEX - Health and Safety Authority
ATEX ATEX generally refers to the hazard of explosive atmospheres occurring in the workplace due to the presence of flammable gasses or combustible dust mixed in air, which can give rise to the risk of explosion. From an electrical perspective it is well known that equipment such as light fittings, switches, motors or virtually any type of electrical apparatus may cause sparking or could ...

Designing for Safety - Health and Safety Authority
Designing for Safety Designers can make decisions that significantly reduce the risks to safety and health during the construction stage and during subsequent use and maintenance. They are therefore a key contributor to construction health and safety. As a designer you can directly influence safety. Designers must take account of the General Principles of Prevention when preparing designs. The ...

Safety and Health Signs Information Sheet
This Information Sheet provides brief guidance on the requirements for signs as set out in the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007. The Guidelines (but NOT the Regulations) were amended in October 2009. This Information Sheet does not generally deal with acoustic signs, verbal communication, hand signals, signs for hazardous substances and mixtures ...

Safety Statement and Risk Assessment
What is a Safety Statement? Section 20 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires that an organisation produce a written programme to safeguard: the safety and health of employees while they work the safety and health of other people who might be at the workplace, including customers, visitors and members of the public The Safety Statement represents a commitment to their ...

Guide to the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application ...
From 1 November 2007, Part 8 of the General Application Regulations 2007 re-transposes the (ATEX) Directive 1999/92/EC1 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres and the risks from fire and explosion arising from flammable substances stored or ...

Electromagnetic Fields - Health and Safety Authority
Explosives Fire First Aid Hazards Health and Safety Myths Horticulture Human Factors Illness Reports Inspections Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) Machinery Managing Health and Safety Manual Handling Market Surveillance Motor Factors Personal Protective Equipment - PPE Physical Agents Noise Vibration Optical Radiation Electromagnetic Fields ...