Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 April 2017
777. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide examples of appropriate identification as described in SI 291 of 2013 - Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2014 - Schedule 5 (2)(b); if examples of identification that would not be seen as appropriate can also be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18064/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2014 do not specifically prescribe a definition of appropriate identification.
For the Deputy’s information, in practice, an example of appropriate identification would be a letter from the employer stating the trainees name, what training the trainee is undertaking, when they began the training, the name of the competent person supervising the trainee together with some photographic identification (this photo identification could include the operative’s Safe Pass card).
Another form of acceptable identification would be a SOLAS ‘Trainee Card’ where the trainee had undertaken SOLAS new entrant training on the activity they are engaging in and are receiving training.
It is not possible to provide details of inappropriate identification but people are encouraged to use the forms of identification referred to above.
