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Safety statement, risk assessments, Safe Pass, RAMS for high-risk work, insurance-ready records.
Construction health and safety hub / Ireland
Find the form, template, ticket or H&S trigger before the site starts.
PlanningBrief turns HSA guidance, building-control paperwork, training tickets and planning-triggered risk signals into one practical construction H&S page.
Safety Statement
Company safety statement and risk assessment duties
HSARAMS
Risk Assessment Method Statement and Safe Plan of Action
HSASafe Pass
Who needs it and renewal guidance
HSACSCS Cards
Safety-critical construction skills and card tasks
HSAWork at Height
Planning, competence, equipment and inspections
HSAAsbestos
Surveys, demolition/refurbishment and health surveillance
Start by role
Different people need different paperwork
Subcontractor
RAMS, inductions, training cards, plant tickets, toolbox talks and inspection records before arriving on site.
Main contractor / PSCS
Construction-stage plan, contractor checks, RAMS review, AF notices, inspection registers and coordination records.
Client / developer
Appoint duty holders, keep appointment evidence, understand AF1/AF2 and prepare for commencement/handover.
Designer / PSDP
Design-risk register, preliminary safety plan, residual-risk notes, asbestos/protected-structure checks.
Official forms by stage
Common construction H&S and building-control forms
Client notification
Before design appointments
Notice before construction begins
Before work starts
Lifting equipment report
After thorough examination
Excavation/scaffold records
During active site works
Commencement Notice
14 to 28 days before works
Certificate of Compliance on Completion
At handover where applicable
Downloadable packs
Start with the Safety Statement template
Safety Statement Pack
Get the editable safety statement template and join the PlanningBrief construction email list.
RAMS Template
Method, hazards, controls, sequence, emergency plan and sign-off.
Use with site-specific details DOCX plannedToolbox Talk Sheet
Topic, attendance, actions, supervisor sign-off.
Weekly site routine DOCX plannedSite Induction Checklist
Access, rules, hazards, welfare, emergency points, permits.
New worker / visitor PDF plannedWorking at Height Checklist
Ladders, scaffolds, roof work, fall prevention and inspection points.
High-search topic PDF plannedAsbestos Pre-Works Checklist
Building age, RDAS need, survey evidence, notification and competent contractor checks.
Before demolition/refurbishmentTraining and cards
Tickets people search for before they can get on site
Safe Pass
General construction safety awareness
- Cycle
- Renew every 4 years
- Who
- Most site workers
CSCS Plant
Excavator, dumper, crane and other safety-critical tasks
- Cycle
- Card based
- Who
- Plant operators
Scaffolding / Mobile Tower
Erecting, altering or dismantling scaffold/towers
- Cycle
- Task specific
- Who
- Access work
Signing, Lighting and Guarding
Road works traffic controls
- Cycle
- CSCS task
- Who
- Road opening works
Abrasive Wheels
Wheel selection, mounting and safe use
- Cycle
- Employer/course based
- Who
- Cutting/grinding
Manual Handling
Lifting and handling controls
- Cycle
- Employer/course based
- Who
- General site
Working at Height
Planning, equipment and rescue basics
- Cycle
- Risk based
- Who
- Roof/scaffold/MEWP
Confined Spaces
Entry, rescue, atmosphere and permits
- Cycle
- Risk based
- Who
- Tanks/drains/services
First Aid Response
Workplace first aid cover
- Cycle
- Certificate based
- Who
- Site supervisors
Asbestos Awareness
ACM recognition and emergency steps
- Cycle
- Before relevant work
- Who
- Pre-2004 buildings
Occupational health
Surveillance, vaccines and site medical checks
Asbestos health surveillance
Required where workers do licensable asbestos work. Medical practitioner involvement and records matter.
Silica dust
Cutting stone, concrete, blocks and tiles can require exposure controls and health surveillance planning.
Noise / audiometry
Plan checks for workers exposed to high noise from cutting, breaking, plant or prolonged tool use.
Hand-arm vibration
Track trigger time and exposure from breakers, grinders, drills and compactors.
Lead paint / old buildings
Stripping old coatings can create lead exposure concerns.
Tetanus
Puncture wounds and contaminated materials make vaccination status worth checking with a GP/occupational-health provider.
Hepatitis A/B
Sewage, drainage, wastewater and contaminated sharps work may justify medical advice.
Drug and alcohol testing
Client, plant, rail, utility or high-risk site policy may require a programme.
Respiratory fit testing
Tight-fitting RPE needs face-fit testing and records.
Skin checks
Cement, solvents, resins and wet work can trigger dermatitis controls.
Mental health support
Useful for toolbox talks, supervisor signposting and welfare planning.
Pre-employment medicals
Often requested for safety-critical roles, plant, confined spaces or heavy manual work.
Future paid directory
Find an occupational-health provider by county
This lookup becomes a monetisable provider directory for clinics, mobile medical units, asbestos surveyors and health surveillance providers.
High-risk topic pages
Deep links that should become their own SEO pages
Working at height
Falls remain a major construction risk. Link planning leads where scaffolds, roofs or multi-storey works are likely.
Asbestos before demolition
Pre-2004 buildings and demolition/refurbishment can require RDAS and competent surveyors.
Confined spaces
Useful for tanks, drains, service chambers, basements and wastewater works.
Road works
Road openings create signing, lighting, guarding and traffic-management demand.
Lifting operations
GA forms, lifting plans, competent inspections and plant tickets become buying signals.
RAMS / SPoA
Plan it, brief it, do it: the recurring H&S document need behind many site tasks.
Planning data only when the H&S trigger is real
H&S-triggered planning leads
Demolish the former Coughlan Fireplaces Sales Room and workshop and boundary walls; the construction of a new access road off Colliers Lane with new boundary walls for the two existing roadside dwellings immediately to the north and south of the proposed ac...
- Stage
- New Application
- Value band
- EUR 10m-30m
- Applicant
- Ormonde Homes (Portlaoise) Ltd
- Agent
- Jennifer Lynch
- Units / floor
- 42 units / 4830 m2
Fire / FSC likelyH&S triggerLarge residentialVacant / reuse signal
Useful for: ElectricalFire SafetyGroundworksHealth & SafetyMain contractor
the extension of duration for planning ref. 18/1193, already extended under Planning Ref. 24/7010: a residential development comprising 48 residential units, (46 no. semi-detached houses, 2 no. detached houses), provision of phase 2 part of link road betwee...
- Stage
- New Application
- Value band
- EUR 10m-30m
- Applicant
- Lioscarran Patrickswell Ltd
- Agent
- Arnold Leahy Architects Ltd
- Units / floor
- 48 units / floor unknown (units estimated)
Fire / FSC likelyH&S triggerLarge residential
Useful for: ElectricalFire SafetyGroundworksHealth & SafetyMain contractor
a change of use of 20 houses permitted under An Bord Pleanála Reference Number ABP-300188-17, (Planning Register Reference Number 17/800), to use as student accommodation. The development for retention involves 80 number bed spaces and also involves retenti...
- Stage
- New Application
- Value band
- EUR 10m-30m
- Applicant
- Plassey Trust Company
- Agent
- Joseph O'Brien
- Units / floor
- 20 units / floor unknown (units estimated)
Fire / FSC likelyH&S triggerLarge residentialVacant / reuse signal
Useful for: ElectricalFire SafetyGroundworksHealth & SafetyMain contractor