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28th April 2023
10:07am BST
Medical professionals operating on patient in ICU. Doctors and nurses wearing protective coveralls. They are at hospital during pandemic.[/caption]
"The HSA has done phenomenal work in transforming workplace safety in the construction and agriculture industries - if given the resources it must do the same in healthcare".
461 people were killed in work-related incidents over ten years in Ireland, from 2013 to 2022.
In the first quarter of 2023, five people lost their lives this way.
In the 27 recorded in 2022, ten were employees, 13 were self-employed and three were not workers.
Farming is still the most dangerous workplace, with 12 incidents reported in 2022.
"Last year we saw the lowest number of work-related deaths since records first began over 30 years ago, though 27 people sadly lost their lives," said Minister of State for Business, Employment Affairs and Retail Neale Richmond to RTÉ.
During January, February and March of this year, there have been 2,162 reported work-related injuries or illness, an increase of 3% compared to 2022.
Human health and social work, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles and construction were the sectors with the highest reports of injuries or illnesses in 2022.
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