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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Health and Safety Authority Data

Photo of Niall CollinsNiall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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110. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding the Health and Safety Authority spent on all safety initiatives; the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34737/17]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The following sets out the number of inspections and investigations and spend on safety initiatives by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for the period 2011 - 2017

YearInspections and Investigations
YearInspections and Investigations
201115,340
201213,835
201312,244
201410,719
201510,880
201610,460
2017 –  to  10 July5,458 recorded year to date 10 July 2017
YearSpend on Safety Initiatives
YearSpend on Safety Initiatives
2011€1.567m
2012€1.907m
2013€1.595m
2014€1.154m
2015€1.776m
2016€1.297 m
2017 to 10 July€400,000 estimated year to date of €1.53m proposed

Health and Safety Authority Inspectors carry out inspections across all work sectors and work activities that come under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and the Chemicals Act 2008. Most inspections are targeted at the high risk sectors such as construction, agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, mines, quarries, transport of dangerous goods by road, or the chemical sectors. Other inspections can be part of a particular safety awareness campaign e.g. on manual handling, on slips, trips or falls or on compliance with the REACH Regulation.

The HSA produces a Programme of Work each year setting out its plan for all areas of its work, including inspection targets. The 2017 Programme of Work set a target of 11,100 inspections and investigations. To date (10 July 2017) the HSA has carried out 49% of its target number of inspections and investigations for the year.

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