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What Section 13 of the 2005 Act requires of every worker in Ireland, what happens when duties are breached and the rights that go with them.

Health and safety at work is not only the employer's job. Section 13 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 places clear legal duties on every employee in Ireland, and an employee can be prosecuted for breaching them. In return the Act gives employees rights to information, training, consultation and protection from penalisation.

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At Ireland Safety Training, our accredited Health & Safety Induction for Employees pairs structured online lessons with practical examples that are easy to follow in any language background. The employee safety training uses clear videos, illustrations and readable text covering hazards, risk assessment and emergency response, so every step feels manageable. Our workplace safety course online meets HSA and HSE expectations, aligns with EU requirements and delivers a recognised health and safety certificate accepted across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Enrol in the employee safety training you need today. Ireland Safety Training proudly serves learners across every county in Ireland, including Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Kilkenny.

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Straight answers about the health & safety induction for employees for Ireland learners: local acceptance, online delivery, certification and pricing at Ireland Safety Training.

Yes. The HSA prosecutes employees who breach Sections 13 or 14, for example by interfering with safety equipment or endangering others through improper conduct.

Yes. Section 13 requires employees to attend the training and undergo the assessment their employer reasonably requires, and the employer must provide it during working hours at no cost.

Where there is a reasonable belief of serious and imminent danger, an employee may leave the place of danger and cannot be penalised for doing so in good faith under Section 27.

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Discover why workers and businesses in Ireland, from Dublin, Cork, Galway and beyond, choose Ireland Safety Training for health and safety training.

The health & safety induction for employees at Ireland Safety Training fits Ireland working life perfectly. From Dublin's construction cranes and Cork's pharma plants to Galway's medtech campuses, Limerick's manufacturing belt and the farms, hotels, warehouses and hospitals in every county between, Irish workplaces run on certified, compliant staff. Instead of losing a day to a classroom, learners in Ireland complete the full accredited training online, in about 1-2 hours, from home or straight from the workplace.

Local employers know exactly what they are looking at when your certificate arrives: CPD Certified, RoSPA approved, HSA aligned training from a provider used by businesses across every county in Ireland. The unique verification code on every certificate makes checks instant, whether you work in Dublin, Cork or Galway.

For businesses, the free Employer Dashboard turns a team rollout into one afternoon of work: bulk registration, live progress and every health and safety certificate in one clean screen, with automatic volume discounts applied at checkout.

At Ireland Safety Training, our premium online employee safety training is designed for absolute flexibility, so your people can complete their learning from home, at work, or on the move. The workplace safety course combines HD video, animation and interactive questions that make hazards, risk assessment and emergency response genuinely simple to understand. Each employee moves through the training at their own pace, pausing and resuming whenever they need, on any device they own.

The full syllabus covers everything the HSA expects from general employee training: employer and employee duties, hazard identification and reporting, risk assessment basics, fire safety, manual handling awareness, ergonomics, welfare and occupational health. Every module uses real Irish workplace examples across offices, shops, sites and factories, so the lessons feel practical rather than theoretical.

Because the platform is cloud based, there is nothing to install and progress is saved automatically. Whether you are onboarding one new starter or running a company wide refresher, the whole experience is smooth, fast and genuinely enjoyable.

Classroom safety inductions mean lost work days, scheduling headaches and venue fees. Our online health & safety induction for employees eliminates all of it. Your team completes the course from home, from the office or from any internet connected device, with no need to wait for specific training dates in Dublin, Cork or anywhere else in Ireland. You can enrol staff at any time and they start immediately.

Employers use our workplace safety course online to replace expensive in person sessions while still meeting HSA requirements in full. Simple dashboards and instant reporting let managers track every completion and prove compliance to auditors within seconds. Combined with our automatic bulk discounts, this is by far the most cost effective accredited employee safety training in Ireland.

There are no hidden fees at any point. The price you see includes full course access, unlimited assessment retakes and the instant health and safety certificate. One honest price, everything included.

Our self-paced workplace safety course is ideal for teams working full time, on shift patterns or across multiple locations. Employees can pause and resume modules on any device, making it easy to complete their safety training in smaller sessions that fit around real work. This flexible approach helps learners stay focused, retain more information and complete the certification without pressure or strict deadlines.

The platform clearly tracks progress so everyone always knows how much of the course is complete and how close they are to their certificate. Some finish in one focused sitting of about 1-2 hours; others spread it across two or three relaxed sessions. Either way, the pace belongs to the learner.

Managers can assign the health & safety induction for employees to the whole company and trust that everyone can fit it around daily tasks without disrupting operations, which is exactly why Irish employers keep coming back to us year after year.

As soon as an employee passes the assessment, their digital health and safety certificate is generated instantly and ready to download or print. The certification is aligned with Irish legislation and industry standards, giving your team a recognised qualification accepted across Ireland, the UK and Europe.

Because every certificate is stored securely in each account, staff can re-download proof of training anytime, during an audit, an inspection or a role change. Every certificate carries a unique verification code so HSA inspectors, insurers and auditors can confirm it is authentic in seconds.

For your business, that means a complete, verifiable training record for every single employee, available at the exact moment an inspector asks for it.

Every module of our health & safety induction for employees is written by licensed, Chartered (CMIOSH) health and safety consultants with NFQ Level 6 and QQI Level 6 qualifications and years of front line experience in Irish workplaces. Your team is not learning from a random voiceover; they are learning from some of the most qualified safety professionals in the country.

The employee safety training blends clear theory, HD video, real life case studies and interactive quizzes. Staff learn to spot the hazards they actually walk past every day, understand why risk assessments exist, know what to do when the fire alarm sounds and protect their backs when lifting. Real Irish examples make every lesson memorable and practical.

The content is reviewed regularly against the latest Irish and European legislation and HSA guidance, so the workplace safety course your team takes today always reflects current best practice.

With Ireland Safety Training your team receives 24/7 access to the health & safety induction for employees, so learning is always available when they are ready. Staff complete their safety training during quiet periods on shift, from home in the evening or on the weekend, whatever suits each schedule best.

The learning platform automatically saves progress, meaning anyone can log in from any device and continue exactly where they left off. Workers on nights, weekends or remote sites get the same premium experience as everyone else, every day of the year.

Employees can also revisit modules anytime, so a quick refresher on fire response or hazard reporting is always one tap away, turning the course into a living safety resource for your whole organisation.

Ireland Safety Training has earned the trust of over 749,500 learners across Ireland, the United Kingdom and Europe, making us one of the most established providers of workplace safety training in the region. Every day, new employees join us to complete their health and safety training alongside Manual Handling, Fire Safety, First Aid and dozens of other accredited programmes.

The numbers speak for themselves: a 98% pass rate, a 4.9 star average rating and thousands of verified 5 star reviews on Google Maps that we cannot edit, delete or hide. From Dublin to Cork, Galway to Limerick, Waterford to Belfast, our employee safety training has helped build genuinely safer companies.

Businesses return year after year because our workplace safety course delivers results: consistent compliance, clean reporting and certificates that every employer recognises instantly.

Every employee in every Irish workplace, because the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires training at induction, on role changes and at regular intervals for everyone on the payroll. This is the single course that applies to your entire organisation.

In real life, businesses use our health & safety induction for employees as the company wide baseline: every new starter completes it during induction, existing staff refresh on a rolling cycle, and role specific courses like Manual Handling, Working at Heights or HACCP are layered on top for the people who need them.

That layered approach is exactly what the HSA wants to see, and our employer dashboard makes it effortless to run. Our friendly Irish team is one message away if you want help designing the right training matrix for your company.

Essential Knowledge

Employee Health and Safety Responsibilities

What Section 13 of the 2005 Act requires of every worker in Ireland, what happens when duties are breached and the rights that go with them.

The Section 13 duties

Comply with the relevant safety legislation and take reasonable care to protect your own safety, health and welfare and that of anyone who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work. Ensure you are not under the influence of an intoxicant to the extent that you endanger yourself or others, and submit to reasonable testing if the employer has a lawful policy. Cooperate with your employer so they can comply with the law. Attend the training and undergo the assessment your employer reasonably requires. Make correct use of any article, substance and protective clothing or equipment provided. Report to your employer or supervisor, as soon as practicable, any work being carried out in a way that may endanger anyone, any defect in the place of work, systems, equipment or PPE, and any breach of safety law you become aware of.

What not to do

Section 13 also prohibits employees from engaging in improper conduct or behaviour likely to endanger themselves or others, and Section 14 prohibits anyone from intentionally, recklessly or without reasonable cause interfering with, misusing or damaging anything provided for safety, health and welfare, or placing anyone at risk. Removing a machine guard, disabling an alarm or horseplay on a forklift are offences.

Consequences of a breach

Employees can be prosecuted by the HSA, with the same penalties as employers: up to 5,000 euro and twelve months on summary conviction, more on indictment. Breaches are also disciplinary matters under most contracts of employment and can be grounds for dismissal. In a personal injury claim, an employee's own breach can reduce compensation for contributory negligence.

Your rights

To be given the information and training needed to work safely, in a form you understand and at no cost. To be consulted and to select a safety representative. To leave a place of danger where there is serious and imminent risk. Not to be penalised, dismissed or disadvantaged for raising a safety concern, refusing dangerous work in good faith or acting as a safety representative (Section 27).

Care and cooperation

Reasonable care for yourself and others; cooperate so the employer can comply.

Train, use, report

Attend training, use PPE and equipment properly, report defects and dangers.

Rights in return

Information, training, consultation and protection from penalisation.

The accredited Health and Safety Course turns these duties into everyday habits for every employee, with an instant CPD certified certificate.

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