Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion
9:30 am
Dr. Adrienne Duff:
----- online or indeed front-line workers as well. It is audiovisual and written sensitive content. This guidance was published last year and it has been well received. We have undertaken a targeted inspection programme to date which has been beneficial to raising awareness of the issues and pointing out what employers need to consider in risk assessments. We have also conducted two separate workshops with organisations and with staff working in clinical risk and general risk areas. It is a case of talking them through the guidance and how to approach a risk assessment for their staff.