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Fire Prevention - Health and Safety Authority Fire Prevention A fire needs three elements - heat, oxygen and fuel Without heat, oxygen and fuel a fire will not start or spread A key strategy to prevent fire is to remove one or more of heat, oxygen or fuel The risk assessment should include detail on all three elements to minimise the risk of a fire starting spreading
Fire - Health and Safety Authority Fire Services Act 1981 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 Licensing of Indoor Events Act 2003
Fire Detection and Warning - Health and Safety Authority A fire safety risk assessment should be conducted A fire safety risk assessment should include Fire Prevention Fire Detection and Warning Emergency Escape and Fire Fighting Emergency procedures must also be in place and practiced to ensure safe evacuation in the event of a fire Section 11 of the 2005 Act states that employers are required
Slip Risk Assessment and Prevention - Health and Safety Authority The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act requires risk assessment The Slip Risk Assessment and Prevention Process can be completed with three key steps The two-page Slip Prevention and Risk Assessment Tool Sample, or a similar document, can help prioritise areas for attention and record and track progress
Safety and Health Management System - Health and Safety Authority The key elements of a successful safety and health management system are: 1 Policy and commitment The workplace should prepare an occupational safety and health policy programme as part of the preparation of the Safety Statement required by Section 20 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, which repealed and replaced the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 was brought in to make further provision for the safety, health and welfare of persons at work This Act clarifies and enhances the responsibilities of employer‘s, the self-employed, employees and various other parties
Accidents and Behaviour - Health and Safety Authority 1 The first of these approaches, behaviour-based safety, focuses on the identification and modification of critical safety behaviours This is a focused approach using the above method sequence to classify behaviours which led or might lead to errors, regardless of whether accidents ultimately resulted
Storage of Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories - Health and Safety . . . Chemical container unsuitable for chemicals or poorly maintained e g labels illegible or damaged, damaged or incorrect fitting caps Fume hoods designed for chemical experiments dedicated chemical reactions being used to store chemicals Flammables not stored in fire proof cabinets Excessive quantities of chemicals such as flammables stored
Stairs and Steps - Health and Safety Authority See the Safer Work Stairs and Steps Information Sheet for advice In 2014, 71% of over 500 HSA workplace visits found no activities restricted on stairs, steps The rate improved to 16% in 2020 This overall trend is mirrored in Manufacturing and Construction There was no change in the Retail rate
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