Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Extreme Weather) Bill 2026: First Stage
Leave was granted to introduce a Bill protecting workers during extreme weather, with Second Stage scheduled for next Tuesday.
I move:
That leave be given to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to make further provision for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees in the event of extreme weather, to protect employees against penalisation for making a reasonable decision not to attend at, or travel to, a place of work during extreme weather, to require the Health and Safety Authority to collect and publish information relating to the impact of extreme weather on the safety, health and welfare of persons at work, to amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007, and to provide for related matters.
