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IR1 notification

The Irish form and process for notifying the Health and Safety Authority of a workplace accident, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease.

By jurisdiction

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UK HSE

No equivalent

No equivalent in this jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction note: The IR1 is an Irish instrument. The GB equivalent is RIDDOR 2013 reporting. Trigger criteria differ.
RegulatorySource
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Irish HSA

IR1Exact equivalent

Employers must notify the HSA of accidents resulting in the death of an employee or any absence of more than three consecutive days (not counting the day of accident). Dangerous occurrences listed in Schedule 2 of the General Application Regulations 2007 must also be reported.

RegulatorySafety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (SI 299/2007), Part 9Source
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US OSHA

No equivalent

No equivalent in this jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction note: The IR1 has no US equivalent. OSHA recordkeeping (29 CFR 1904) and severe injury reporting (1904.39) are the nearest instruments.
RegulatorySource

Note: Irish-only instrument. Related family with RIDDOR and OSHA recordable/reportable.

Practitioner note: Submitted to the Health and Safety Authority, not the HSE. A GB RIDDOR report does not discharge the Irish duty for the same event.

Same term, different meaning across frameworks

Nearest equivalent in other frameworks

  • →over-seven-day-injury (GB uses 7 days, not 3)

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