Irish Workplace Safety Compliance Calendar
A quick-reference library for Irish safety officers, facilities and site managers: the key training and inspection duties, how often they apply, and the regulation or standard behind each, with a link to the course or service that keeps you compliant.
Irish workplaces have recurring training, inspection and certification duties under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and its Regulations, enforced by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). The table below summarises the most common duties, their typical frequency and the relevant regulation or standard. Frequencies are best-practice guides, your risk assessment governs. Each row links to a detailed reference page and the relevant course or service.
The compliance quick-reference
Find the duty you are checking, note the typical frequency and basis, then open the detailed reference page for the exact rule and the course or service that meets it.
| Duty | Typical frequency | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Manual handling training | Refresher approx. 3 years (risk-based) | Gen. Application Regs 2007, Ch.4 Pt.2 |
| Fire warden / marshal training | Refresher approx. 2 years (risk-based) | SHWW Act 2005; Fire Services Acts |
| Confined space training | Refresher, risk-based | Confined Spaces Regs 2001 (SI 218/2001) |
| Mobile access tower (PASMA) | Card typically 5 years | Work at Height Regs 2006 (SI 318/2006) |
| PAT / electrical equipment | Risk-based, no fixed interval | Gen. Application Regs 2007, Electricity |
| Harness / fall-arrest inspection | Every 6-12 months, plus pre-use | Work at Height Regs 2006; IS EN 365 |
| Pallet racking inspection | Expert inspection at least yearly | IS EN 15635 |
| Fire extinguisher servicing | Basic service yearly; extended periodically | I.S. 291 |
| Ladder inspection | Regular formal checks, plus pre-use | Work at Height Regs 2006 |
| First-aid provision | Reviewed by risk assessment | Gen. Application Regs 2007, Pt.7 (First-Aid) |
| ATEX / explosive atmospheres | Zoning and training, ongoing | Gen. Application Regs 2007, Pt.8 |
How to use this
Find the duty you are checking, note the typical frequency and basis, then open the detailed reference page for the exact rule and the course or service that meets it. Frequencies are guidance, your written risk assessment determines what applies to your site.
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