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No. 7/1989:
SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK ACT, 1989
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART I
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PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
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Section
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1. Short title and commencement.
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2. Interpretation.
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3. Service of notices, etc.
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4. Repeals.
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5. Expenses.
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PART II
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GENERAL DUTIES
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6. General duties of employers to their employees.
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7. General duties of employers and self-employed to persons other than their employees.
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8. General duties of persons concerned with places of work to persons other than their employees.
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9. General duties of employees.
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10. General duties of designers, manufacturers, etc., as regards articles and substances for use at work.
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11. General duties of persons who design or construct places of work.
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12. Safety statement.
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13. Consultation at place of work and safety representatives.
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PART III
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NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
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14. Establishment day.
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15. Establishment of the Authority.
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16. Functions of the Authority.
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17. Advisory committees.
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18. Director General.
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19. Staff of the Authority.
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20. Provisions applicable to officers, etc., transferred to the Authority.
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21. Superannuation of staff of the Authority.
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22. Grant to the Authority.
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23. Power of the Authority to borrow.
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24. Charges for services.
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25. Accounts and audits.
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26. Annual report.
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PART IV
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REGULATIONS AND CODES OF PRACTICE
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27. Review of legislation.
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28. Regulations.
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29. Miscellaneous adaptations.
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30. Codes of practice.
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31. Use of codes of practice in criminal proceedings.
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PART V
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ENFORCEMENT
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32. Enforcing agencies.
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33. Authorisation of inspectors.
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34. Powers of inspectors.
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35. Improvement directions and plans.
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36. Improvement notice.
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37. Prohibition notice.
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38. Power of officer of customs and excise to detain articles, etc.
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39. Order of High Court as to use of place of work.
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40. Indemnification of inspectors, etc.
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41. Inquiry into enforcing agency.
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PART VI
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OBTAINING AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
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42. Obtaining of information by the Authority.
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43. Information communicated by the Revenue Commissioners.
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44. Access to information.
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45. Restrictions on the disclosure of information.
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PART VII
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SPECIAL REPORTS AND INQUIRIES
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46. Investigations and special reports.
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47. Power to direct an inquiry.
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PART VIII
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OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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48. Offences.
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49. Penalties.
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50. Onus of proof.
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51. Prosecution of offences, etc.
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52. Appeals from orders.
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53. Evidence.
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PART IX
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MISCELLANEOUS
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54. Certificates of birth.
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55. General obligations with regard to fire safety.
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56. Inquest in case of death by accident or disease at work.
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57. Application of Act to prisons, etc.
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58. Increases in miscellaneous penalties.
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59. Licences.
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60. Civil liability.
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61. Immunity of Authority or enforcing agency.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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PART I
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EXISTING ENACTMENTS
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PART II
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REGULATIONS MADE UNDER THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ACT, 1972 , WHICH ARE EXISTING ENACTMENTS
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THIRD SCHEDULE
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ASSOCIATED STATUTORY PROVISIONS
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FOURTH SCHEDULE
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REGULATIONS
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FIFTH SCHEDULE
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REPEAL AND REVOCATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE EXISTING ENACTMENTS RELATING TO PENALTIES
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PART I
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REPEAL OF STATUTES
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PART II
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REVOCATION OF STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
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ACTS REFERRED TO
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| Air Navigation and Transport Act, 1936 |
1936, No. 40 |
| Air Pollution Act, 1987 |
1987, No. 6 |
| Boiler Explosions Act, 1882 |
1882, c. 22 |
| Boiler Explosions Act, 1890 |
1890, c. 35 |
| Companies Act, 1963 |
1963, No. 33 |
| Dangerous Substances Acts, 1972 and 1979 |
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| Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1927 to 1988 |
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| European Assembly Elections Acts, 1977 and 1984 |
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| European Communities Acts, 1972 to 1986 |
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| Explosives Act, 1875 |
1875,c. 17 |
| Fire Services Act, 1981 |
1981, No. 30 |
| Gas Acts, 1976 to 1987 |
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| Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973 |
1973, No. 25 |
| Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1987 |
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| Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 |
1965, No. 7 |
| Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts, 1973 and 1984 |
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| Notice of Accidents Act, 1894 |
1894, c. 28 |
| Nuclear Energy Act, 1971 |
1971, No. 12 |
| Office Premises Act, 1958 |
1958, No. 3 |
| Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 |
1851, c. 93 |
| Poisons Act, 1961 |
1961, No. 12 |
| Railway Employment (Prevention of Accidents) Act, 1900 |
1900, c. 27 |
| Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 1984 |
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| Regulation of Railways Act, 1842 |
1842, c. 55 |
| Regulation of Railways Act, 1871 |
1871, c. 78 |
| Road Traffic Acts, 1961 to 1987 |
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| Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987 |
1987, No. 18 |
| Safety in Industry Acts, 1955 and 1980 |
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| Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 |
1981, No. 1 |
| Superannuation Acts, 1834 to 1963 |
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| Unfair Dismissals Act, 1977 |
1977, No. 32 |
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Number 7 of 1989
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SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK ACT, 1989
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AN ACT TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION FOR SECURING THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF PERSONS AT WORK, FOR PROTECTING OTHERS AGAINST RISKS TO SAFETY OR HEALTH IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF PERSONS AT WORK, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FURTHER REGULATION OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN SO FAR AS THEY MAY AFFECT PERSONS OR PROPERTY AND FOR MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE AFORESAID.
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[19th April, 1989]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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