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Partnership Plan 2008-2010

This Plan sets out the goals of the Construction In addition to the decreases in overall accidents
Safety Partnership (CSP) for the three year period over the past eight years, there are other
2008 to 2010. It builds upon the past achieve- successes such as FÁS Safe Pass, the one day
ments of the partnership and reflects the current Safety Awareness Training Programme. Since it’s
challenges for the industry. launch in October 2000 over 888,000 FÁS Safe
Pass cards have being issued. Skills training is
The CSP was set up in 1999 against a background
also mandatory for workers engaged in safety
of an unacceptable level of accidents including
critical activities and this is achieved through the
fatal accidents in the industry. The aim was
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS).
simply to improve worker safety on construction
These industry wide improvements in safety
sites and to reduce accidents. Since that time
awareness and skills competency of those
there has been substantial progress.
working on our sites is hugely beneficial for all
The tables below indicate the positive change that
stakeholders.
has been achieved in the area of construction:
Furthermore the mandatory obligation to have a
Construction Worker Fatality Rate workers’ safety representative on all sites with
over 20 employees continues to make a
Worker fatality rate - all sectors compared to construction 2000-2007
significant contribution to improving site safety
(HSA)
and worker involvement. The Safety
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Representative Facilitation programme has
Rate per 100,000 workers 8 6 4 employers and employees, ensuring that the
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successfully merged the message from both
value of the on site representative is maximised.
From the start, the CSP has fostered a spirit of co-
operation between the main stakeholders in the
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industry. This, perhaps above all else, has been
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it’s greatest achievement. The CSP approach has
2000 20 01 2002 2003 2004 2005 2 006 2007
been practical and action oriented. Many actions

Construction
are still in place and are a tangible demonstration
All Sectors
of this partnership. A more recent phase of the
CSP made considerable progress in leveraging
Construction Non-Fatality Injury Rate
the strong influence of clients, designers and 2010
procurers of projects in improving safety
Non-fatal injury rate - all sectors compared to construction 2002-2006 -
performance. Equally the CSP identified gaps and
(CSO) 2008
set ambitious targets to advance safety education
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and training both on and off site including third Plan
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level education. Addressing these issues was a
Rate per 1,000 workers 20 timely build up to the Construction Regulations Partnership
2006. In the past eight years also greater
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emphasis has been placed on the dual role of
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prevention initiatives of the HSA alongside
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enforcement actions. Safety
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Construction
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Source CSO, QNHS: QNHS estimates are subject to sampling and other survey errors.

Estimates and changes over time of a lower magnitude can be taken to have lower
precision and should be interpreted with caution.
Construction
All Sectors
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