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PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE
This guide was produced and the information was collated as a guide
for safety representatives, shop stewards and members of the TEEU.
The guide lays out in a straight forward format the main provisions
of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 relating to the
workplace and its associated regulations. It is intended to simplify
the main provisions of the act to enable the workplace representative
to have an informed guide as to main provisions of the 2005 Act
and its effective implementation.
INTRODUCTION:
It is widely acknowledged by industry sectors, by the Health and
Safety Authority, and by the social partners that effective safety
representatives making representations regarding worker safety health
and welfare enhance the management of safety health and welfare
in the workplace.
The Health and Safety Authority recognises the value of the role
that safety representatives and other worker representatives play
in promoting safety health and welfare at work.
The current legislation provides “rights ” for safety
representatives in recognition of the role that they play on behalf
of workers. After all,it is workers that bear the brunt of poor
management of safety health and welfare in an enterprise through
illness and injury,and all too often fatalities. The most obvious
benefit of an informed workforce is a safer place of work with less
accidents, illness, and injuries.
The TEEU recognises the importance, the value, and the benefit of
effective safety representatives in the workplace. It is intended
that this guide to safety health and welfare legislation will provide
safety representatives, shop stewards and others with the relevant
information to enable them to have a working knowledge of what the
safety health and welfare legislation is and how it should be implemented.
In the workplace the TEEU have always been to the forefront of lobbying
for legislation to protect workers and their families. The safety
health and welfare at work legislation is an example of where trade
unions have always and will always be to the forefront.
While we hope that TEEU Representatives and members will find this
guide useful the TEEU provide Safety Representatives, Shop Stewards
and members with training, support and advise on workplace health
and safety matters.
CONTENTS
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1
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Purpose
of this Guide |
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2
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Some
relevant terms to Safety, Health & Welfare |
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3
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Origin
of current Safety, Health and Welfare Legislation |
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| OVERVIEW
OF THE LAW |
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4
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Safety,
Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 |
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5
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Employer’s
Duties |
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6
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Employees
Duties |
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7
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Safety
Statement |
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8
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Hazard
Identification |
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9
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Risk
Assessment |
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10
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Principals
of Prevention |
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11
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Directors
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12
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Others
with Duties |
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13
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General
Applications Regulations 2007 |
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14
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Codes
of Practice |
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15
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Enforcement
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| INDUSTRY
SPECIFIC GUIDE |
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Construction:including
Safety Representatives |
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17
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Electricity
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Plant,
Equipment, Machine Guarding |
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| SAFETY
REPRESENTATIVE:SELECTION, ROLE AND RIGHTS |
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Selection
of and the Role of the Safety Representative |
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The
Rights of the Safety Representative |
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Consultation
and Safety Committees |
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Joint
Safety Agreements |
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| GUIDANCE
FOR SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND WORKERS |
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Training
for Safety Representatives |
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Sample
questions to be asked when addressing hazards at work |
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Useful
Addresses /Contacts |
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If you are every in doubt about any workplace health and safety
issue or wish to find out more about training course please don’t
hesitate to contact your TEEU Regional Office or Branch or visit
our web site at www.teeu.ie.
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