Health and Safety Authority (Ireland)
Function
The Health and Safety Authority is the national statutory body with responsibility for enforcing occupational safety and health law, promoting and encouraging accident prevention, and providing information and advice to all companies, organisations and individuals. The Authority is also the national Competent Authority for REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) and other chemicals legislation. The Authority deals with every size of workplace in every economic sector.
The aim of the Authority is to make occupational safety, health and welfare an integral part of doing business in every Irish workplace. It also aims to ensure that the manufacture and use of chemicals in Ireland do not affect human health or the environment. The Authority's strong legislative programme is fundamental to these objectives. To ensure compliance with the legislation, the Authority seeks, primarily, to reduce workplace accidents by providing guidance and support to employers and employees. In turn we also provide guidance and support to Irish businesses on the safe management of chemicals. Where the preventive approach fails, the Authority takes legal action to protect workers, the environment and enforce health and safety standards.
The mission of the Health and Safety Authority is to influence changes in the behaviours of employers and employees so that they can:
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The aim of the Authority is to make occupational safety, health and welfare an integral part of doing business in every Irish workplace. It also aims to ensure that the manufacture and use of chemicals in Ireland do not affect human health or the environment. The Authority's strong legislative programme is fundamental to these objectives. To ensure compliance with the legislation, the Authority seeks, primarily, to reduce workplace accidents by providing guidance and support to employers and employees. In turn we also provide guidance and support to Irish businesses on the safe management of chemicals. Where the preventive approach fails, the Authority takes legal action to protect workers, the environment and enforce health and safety standards.
The mission of the Health and Safety Authority is to influence changes in the behaviours of employers and employees so that they can:
- prevent injury and ill-health arising from work activity, and
- protect human health and the environment through the sound management and safe use of chemicals.
- To enable employers, employees and other duty holders to reduce risks to safety, health and welfare.
- To motivate and gain commitment to having safe and healthy workplaces which support success in all enterprises.
- To support the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in the initiation and development of appropriate legislation and policies.
- To hold accountable those who disregard their duties and responsibilities for occupational safety, health and welfare.
- To promote the safe and sustainable management of chemicals.
- To ensure the Authority is effective in delivering on its goals and achieves value for money.
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