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The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the state-sponsored body national body in Ireland with responsibility for occupational health and safety. It consults widely with employers, employees and their respective organisations to help develop sound policies and good workplace practices. The HSA has overall responsibility for the administration and enforcement of health and safety at work in Ireland.

The HSA is the national centre for information and advice to employers, employees and self-employed on all aspects of workplace health and safety. The authority also promotes education, training and research in the field.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has overall responsibility for the administration and enforcement of health and safety at wor...
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Managing Safety and Health in Schools
3-4 hrs 17,389 learners
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You Will Learn How To

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Identify the requirements of Health and Safety legislation
  • Identify roles, duties, and responsibilities for safety in schools and workplaces
  • Describe a safety statement
  • State the main features of a safety statement
  • Define a hazard
  • Identify hazard types
  • Define risk and risk assessment
  • Describe risk measurement
  • Define risk control measures
  • Explain the safe system of work
  • Identify key control measures
  • List key elements of emergency planning
  • Complete an accident report
  • Outline the role of a safety committee
  • List the main entitlements of a safety representative
  • Describe reporting and investigating procedures
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Construction Safety and Health
3-4 hrs 85,439 learners
By Health and Safety Authority
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the SMP20
  • Outline the different sections in the SMP20
  • Discuss forms in SMP20
  • Identify key Identify the key regulations that govern safety at work in construction
  • Define hazard, risk, and control measures
  • Describe the SSWP document
  • Describe the duties of different groups of people when it comes to scaffolding work
  • Describe the features of different types of scaffold
  • Discuss common hazards and risk controls that can occur when doing scaffolding work
  • Define demolition work
  • Discuss the process of noise assessment
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Health and Safety
Construction Safety and Health
3-4 hrs
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Managing Health and Safety in Healthcare
3-4 hrs 37,288 learners
By Health and Safety Authority
You Will Learn How To

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Explain how to manage occupational health and safety in a healthcare environment
  • Explain the safe system of work
  • Identify the components and describe the function of a safety statement
  • Recognise accidents and incidents in healthcare
  • Outline the steps in an accident investigation
  • Identify the main requirements of the Safety, Health and Welfare Act
  • List the four categories of hazards in healthcare settings
  • Describe the risk assessment process
  • Apply the General Principles of Prevention in your workplace
  • Outline the four biological agent risk groups
  • Describe the measures used to safeguard healthcare employees from the harmful effects of hazardous biological or chemical agents
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Managing Health and Safety in Healthcare
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