Quarry safety campaign launched by HSA

The Health and Safety Authority has launched a two-week quarry safety inspection campaign focussing on the management of contractors.

In the ten-year period 2014-2023, quarrying, mining and the associated manufacturing activities in the industry accounted for seven work-related fatalities in Ireland."Quarries are potentially hazardous workplaces and often utilise contractors to carry out day to day work duties," said Hilary Byrne, Senior Inspector, HSA.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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