Health and Safety Authority

Vincent O’Brien died on December 31st 2019 while conducting maintenance work at a water treatment facility

Blaze at Moto Pitstop on Orwell Road began just after 10am

Most accidental encounters with toxic chemicals happen in the home

Health and Safety Authority (HSA) unsure why the number of deaths increased from 28 in 2022 to 43 last year

Carlow farmer Michael Purcell was lucky to survive when his outdated, cabless tractor turned over and pinned him to the ground

Paddy Byrne died from his injuries in a work-related incident in 2011. What followed was particularly painful for his widow as she sought accountability

Workers in health, social care and related areas accounted for almost 25% of all workplace injuries reported last year - HSA statistics

Minister Paschal Donohoe hopes guidance on protected disclosures system for public sector will help private companies

Adults and children avoided serious injury during incident at Duffy’s pub in Kilkelly on Tuesday morning

Plumber (50s) died following possible electrocution during work on Dublin premises

Man (60s) died following incident at Loughrea mart on Saturday evening

Protections against psychological harm need to be put in place to safeguard employee health and guard against legal actions, employers told

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority investigating after man in his 50s died following fall through roof he had been working on

When we text or browse the internet, we often strain muscles and joints. Solution? Put down that phone

Gardaí and emergency services attended scene near Castlegregory on Sunday afternoon

Judge imposed fine for offence of failing to ensure safety of employee during work activities

Incident involving man in his 50s occurred at a farmyard in Enniscorthy

Gardaí responded to reports of incident near Athboy shortly after 12.30pm

Tadhg O’Sullivan involved in workplace incident near Charleville on Thursday and pronounced dead at the scene by a local GP

John Murphy (41) sustained burn and blast injuries at plant in Carrigtwohill in April

Both gardaí and Health and Safety Authority investigating fatal incident in Duagh, north Kerry

Health and Safety Authority warns about dangers of automatic gates at coroner’s court

Patrick McKeogh (16) was thrown from vehicle on to his head while trying to retrieve cattle, inquest hears

Victim aged in his 30s fatally injured at building site in Gorey

There were 34 vehicle-related deaths on farms over past five years, of which 18 involved tractors and four involved quad bikes

Coroner recommends that driving instructors check learners’ helmets at each stage of training course

Pat Lacey (53) was fatally injured when he was struck by the grab of a Caterpillar wheel loaded in 2019

GP Wood pleaded guilty to three counts of breaches of safety laws in relation to incident involving loading shovel

People often confuse massage with the array of techniques a physiotherapist employs to aid mobility and cut pain

Health and Safety Authority says three quarters of such deaths involved people engaged in farming and construction work

Drumderry Aggregate Limited pleaded guilty to breach of legislation when employees died after falling from a height on building site

The Health and Safety Authority received reports of 8,279 non-fatal workplace incidents in 2021

Ceremony held to remember those who died in workplace accidents

Statistics show 38 people died in workplace in 2021, a 30% drop on previous year

Social media giant said it had a dedicated team of clinical and counselling psychologists available to work with content moderators

Tech giant was advised to liaise with bodies to resolve ongoing complaints from workers

Four fifths of bystanders killed in farming workplace accidents were children

Casual worker lost his limb after his leg became trapped beneath an excavator track

These three women, through having children, successfully identified gaps in the market

Problems aggravated by ‘unscrupulous practices’ of some agencies, Covid-19 committee told