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The Section 20 document every Irish employer must have: what it contains, how it relates to the risk assessment, the small employer exception and how often to review it.
A safety statement is the written programme for managing safety and health in a particular workplace. Section 20 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires every employer in Ireland to have one, based on the hazard identification and risk assessment required by Section 19. It is the first document a Health and Safety Authority inspector asks for and the document that shows, in writing, that safety is managed rather than hoped for.
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The Health & Safety Induction for Employees at Irish HACCP is written so every member of staff can follow it easily: short video lessons, clear visuals and simple language cover hazard spotting, reporting, risk assessments, manual handling, fire safety and first aid, comfortable for learners of every nationality. The health and safety training follows the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and current HSA guidance, and issues a recognised Health and Safety Certificate accepted throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe. Irish HACCP proudly serves learners across every county in Ireland, including Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Kilkenny.
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Phone, tablet or laptop, on a break or after work. Pause the safety training mid module and resume exactly where you stopped.
Sit the 15 question assessment when you feel ready. You need 75% to pass, and every retake is free, so there is no pressure at all.
The second you pass, your Health and Safety Certificate is generated, ready for your employer or your safety records.
Irish HACCP is operated by a legally registered company, and this health and safety course carries independent approval from leading professional bodies. Employers in Ireland, from Dublin and Cork to Galway, accept our certification without question, as do businesses across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
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Yes, for every employer under Section 20 of the 2005 Act, with a code of practice alternative for employers with three or fewer employees.
The risk assessment identifies hazards and evaluates risks; the safety statement records those findings and sets out the whole programme for managing safety, including responsibilities, resources and emergency arrangements.
The employer is responsible for it. A competent person inside or outside the business may prepare it, but it must reflect that specific workplace, not a generic template.
The health and safety course runs beautifully on PC, laptop, tablet and smartphone, on a break or after hours, anywhere in Ireland. Learners in Ireland study from home, from work or on the move, with no classroom visit needed anywhere across every county in Ireland.
Inducting every employee is painless. Every seat comes with instant access, unlimited retakes and no time limits, and the free Employer Dashboard assigns the health and safety course, tracks progress live and holds every certificate in one place, exactly what a safety audit wants to see. Businesses in Ireland certify entire teams in a single afternoon, with every certificate collected in one place.
The health and safety training is fully accredited and compliant with Irish legislation. Businesses in Ireland, from construction and pharma to healthcare, hospitality, logistics and agriculture, rely on it every single week.
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Short video lessons, real workplace examples and 6 focused modules, available around the clock on phone, tablet or computer with no deadlines attached.
Take the 15 question online assessment whenever you feel prepared. 75% passes, retakes cost nothing and support is always close by.
Your accredited Health and Safety Certificate appears the moment you pass, recognised by employers across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
Discover why workers and businesses in Ireland, from Dublin, Cork, Galway and beyond, choose Irish HACCP for health and safety training.
The health and safety course at Irish HACCP fits Ireland working life perfectly. From Dublin's construction cranes and Cork's pharma plants to Galway's medtech campuses, Limerick's manufacturing belt and the farms, hotels, warehouses and hospitals in every county between, Irish workplaces run on certified, compliant staff. Instead of losing a day to a classroom, learners in Ireland complete the full accredited training online, in about 1-2 hours, from home or straight from the workplace.
Local employers know exactly what they are looking at when your certificate arrives: CPD Certified, RoSPA approved, HSA aligned training from a provider used by businesses across every county in Ireland. The unique verification code on every certificate makes checks instant, whether you work in Dublin, Cork or Galway.
For businesses, the free Employer Dashboard turns a team rollout into one afternoon of work: bulk registration, live progress and every health and safety certificate in one clean screen, with automatic volume discounts applied at checkout.
Many providers sell a safety induction as a deck of text slides. This course is built from real training videos, filmed scenarios and clear visuals: the cost of a hazard nobody reported, the right way to lift, what to do when the fire alarm sounds.
The syllabus tracks exactly what the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 expects an induction to deliver: six modules that finish with you able to spot hazards, report them properly and work safely every day.
The result is a health and safety course employers recognise as genuine training, backed by a certificate they trust on sight.
Shift patterns leave no room for fixed course dates. Every lesson streams on any device, every pause saves your place, and nothing needs installing.
Start the safety training after work, continue on a break and finish on a day off. Progress syncs across every device automatically, so split shift and weekend workers get exactly the same experience.
No classroom day, no travel, no waiting list: enrol now, certify today, start tomorrow.
Pass the assessment and the digital Health and Safety Certificate is generated on the spot, aligned with Irish safety law and recognised across Ireland, the UK and Europe.
It lives permanently in your account for re-download during audits, job applications and insurance renewals, and its unique verification code lets any employer confirm it instantly.
For job seekers, the certificate opens doors in every industry, because every Irish employer needs safety trained staff.
Every module comes from licensed, Chartered (CMIOSH) consultants who know exactly what the HSA expects from workplace safety training.
That experience shows: hazard reporting that actually gets things fixed, risk assessments explained in plain words, manual handling technique filmed properly and emergency response that works under pressure.
Content is re-reviewed against the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and current HSA guidance, so the course never drifts out of date.
A classroom induction day means lost shifts, travel and cover costs. The online health and safety course removes all of it.
Employees certify from home or the workplace, starting the moment you enrol them, and owners can show an inspector the complete training record in seconds.
Pricing is honest: one figure covers all 6 modules, unlimited retakes and the instant Health and Safety Certificate. No add ons, ever.
The free Employer Dashboard registers staff in bulk, assigns the health and safety course to each person, shows live progress and stores every certificate in one clean screen, exactly what a safety audit wants to see.
Volume discounts apply automatically at checkout, and expiry reminders arrive before anyone lapses, which matters with staff turnover in hospitality and retail.
Restaurants, cafes, hotels, shops, offices and warehouses across Ireland run their safety inductions through us year after year.
Everyone who works: the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires every employer to provide the information, instruction and training needed to work safely, and every employee to follow it.
In practice, the people certifying with us are kitchen and restaurant teams, retail and hospitality staff, office workers, construction and trades, warehouse operatives, carers and teachers, plus every new starter before day one.
For food businesses it pairs naturally with HACCP training: one keeps the food safe, the other keeps your people safe.
The Section 20 document every Irish employer must have: what it contains, how it relates to the risk assessment, the small employer exception and how often to review it.
The hazards identified and the risks assessed. The protective and preventive measures taken, and the resources provided. The plans and procedures for emergencies and serious and imminent danger. The names and job titles of the people responsible for performing the tasks in the statement. The arrangements for consultation and the names of safety representatives. The statement must be in a form, manner and language understood by the employees.
The statement is built on the risk assessment: walk the workplace, list the hazards, judge the risk of each, decide the controls, record it. Specific assessments feed in: manual handling, display screen equipment, chemical agents, noise, work at height, fire, pregnant employees, young workers, lone working. The statement then says who does what to make the controls happen.
An employer with three or fewer employees can meet Section 20 by observing the terms of a code of practice published by the HSA for their class of work, where one exists, for example for farming, construction contractors or small retail. Many small employers still write a short statement because customers and insurers ask for it.
The statement must be brought to the attention of employees at least once a year and after every change, and to other people at the workplace who may be affected. It must be reviewed when there is a significant change, when there is reason to believe it is no longer valid, and when an inspector directs. A statement written once and filed is not compliance.
Every employer; built on the Section 19 risk assessment.
Hazards, controls, emergency procedures, who is responsible, consultation.
Communicated yearly, reviewed after every significant change.
The training the safety statement promises is delivered by the accredited Health and Safety Course, with a CPD certified certificate for the file.
The accredited Health & Safety Induction for Employees, fully online. Finish in about 1-2 hours on any device and download your Health and Safety Certificate straight away, no classroom, no travel, no waiting.
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