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The HSE was created by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and has since absorbed earlier regulatory bodies such as the Factory Inspectorate and the Railway Inspectorate though the Railway Inspectorate was transferred to the Office of Rail and Road in April 2006. [3] The HSE is sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions.
The information enables the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local government authorities "to identify where and how risks arise, and to investigate serious accidents". [ 3 ] During 2006-2007 about 30 million working days were lost due to work-related ill health, and 6 million due to workplace injury.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) was established by the Health Act 2004 and came into official operation on 1 January 2005. It replaced the ten regional Health Boards, the Eastern Regional Health Authority and a number of other different agencies and organisations.
The HSE also provide mental health services, and treatment and rehabilitation services for alcohol and drug addicts. The Irish healthcare system is often criticized for not providing sufficient services for those with mental health issues, [ 26 ] leading to a rapidly growing suicide rate, [ 27 ] and ineffective services delivered to young people.
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 [8] Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 [9] Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 [10] Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 [11] Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) [12] Management of Health and Safety at Work ...
HSE CEO Paul Reid said that the system had not been strategically designed, but was the result of amalgamation of health boards, hospital groups and Community Healthcare Organisations. [13] The system is very fragmented and siloed. [13] In contrast, the HSE staff were described as resilient, working quickly to ensure continuity of services. [13]
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The OSHA Training Institute, which trains government and private sector health and safety personnel, began in 1972. [38] In 1978, the agency began a grant-making program, now called the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, to train workers and employers in identifying and reducing workplace hazards.