Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013
Public bill · Private Member · Introduced
The proposal would require many public places—such as hospitals, sports venues, transport hubs, shops, places of worship and larger schools—to provide accessible, maintained defibrillators for public use. Owners would have to display location signs, publish information online, train staff, and keep records; the Health and Safety Authority could inspect and enforce these duties, with fines or prison for serious breaches. People who use a defibrillator in good faith during an emergency would generally be protected from civil claims, unless they were grossly negligent.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to require the owners of particular types of premises or venues to install and maintain defibrillators so that they are available for public use and to require such occupiers to erect signage and make information available online regarding the location of such defibrillators and to require the occupiers to provide training to persons on the premises; to require the maintenance of a register in each premises concerning defibrillators located therein; to provide appropriate exemptions from civil liability; to provide for offences; to empower the health and safety authority to supervise and ensure compliance with this Act and for that purpose to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; and to provide for related matters
Last updated 1 May 2018
- First StageSeanad
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