HSA inspection campaign to target wind farms


THE Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched an inspection campaign today that will target renewable energy installations including wind farms, solar farms and anaerobic digestion facilities. This is the first inspection campaign of its kind to be carried out by the Authority due to a rapid growth in the renewable energy industry. HSA inspectors […]


HSA to launch two week inspection blitz in quarries across Ireland


The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will carry out a two week quarry safety inspection campaign commencing today. The focus of the campaign is on safe machinery operation, machinery guarding and maintenance activities. In the ten year period 2013-2022 Quarrying, Mining and the associated manufacturing activities in the industry accounted for 8 work-related fatalities in […]