Small employers in Ireland

What does your business do?

Free safety statement checklist for employers in Ireland: what section 20 of the 2005 Act requires, the 3-employee code of practice route, and BeSMART.

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ePlan fills in

  • Sector hazards
  • Codes of practice
  • Workplace address

How it works

Safety statement checklist, from one answer

  1. Tell us what the business does and how many people work there.
  2. ePlan works through the section 20 headings for your hazards.
  3. Read the free checklist. Building in England under planning conditions? Start a construction management plan draft.

What you get

Safety statement checklist and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Construction management plan door.

The first draft

Safety statement checklist (free)

  1. Hazards identified and risks assessed
  2. Protective and preventive measures and resources
  3. Emergency plans and procedures
  4. Employees' duties
  5. Names of people responsible for safety tasks
  6. Safety representatives and consultation

Modeled on: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, s.20; HSA safety statement guidance

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Risk assessment record

  1. Hazards
  2. Risks
  3. Controls
  4. Who is responsible
  5. Review date

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

3 employees

or fewer means you can comply by following a code of practice on safety statements for your type of work, where one exists
Source: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, s.20(8)

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Questions

Safety statement checklist: what people ask

Who needs a safety statement?

Every employer in Ireland. It must be written, based on the hazards identified and the risk assessment, brought to employees' attention at least once a year, kept under review, and available at the workplace.

Source: revisedacts.lawreform.ie

Can I use a generic safety statement?

No. The HSA says each employer must prepare a safety statement for their own place of work, based on its hazards and risk assessment. A safety statement is specific and unique to each workplace.

Source: hsa.ie

Is there a free tool?

Yes. BeSMART.ie is a free online safety statement and risk assessment resource for businesses.

Source: besmart.ie

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