Safety watchdog confirms 26 work-related fatalities in 2022

The Health and Safety Authority has confirmed that there were 26 work-related fatalities in the State in 2022. Construction and agriculture combined for nearly three-quarters of that total. The final tally of 26 represents a sharp decline from the 38 deaths noted in 2021 and is the lowest figure noted since the authority was founded … Read more

Five nurses physically, verbally or sexually assaulted every day in June – INMO

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for increased security across all areas of hospital campuses.  This comes as figures reveal that over 5 nurses were physically, verbally or sexually assaulted a day in the month of June.  In 2021 the Health and Safety Authority recorded 7477 inspections but only 446 inspections in health and … Read more