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

Mr. Conor O'Brien:

Some 87% of our inspections are unannounced and 13% are announced. It could be across a number of different areas where we engage with the employer before doing the inspection. It could be where there is a particular production line in a factory that would need to be active for us to see it and the expertise needed there, so we talk to them about it. It could be in any situation. Mr. Cullen might outline other situations.