WorkSafe Ireland Safe Pass courses are €175 per person for public dates. Group in-company rates are available on request — see the upcoming courses page for confirmed pricing. The price covers the full one-day SOLAS-approved course, the assessment, the SOLAS Safe Pass registration card (valid 4 years) and same-day registration. See live pricing and dates on our Upcoming Courses page, or read the official SOLAS Safe Pass programme rules.

You complete a one-day Safe Pass course delivered by a SOLAS-registered tutor. Book a date on our Upcoming Courses page, bring photo ID and your PPSN, then sit the day's training and assessment. SOLAS issues your registration card by post, usually within about two weeks. Full rules: Citizens Information - Safe Pass.

A Safe Pass course is one full day - approximately 8 hours including registration, the training modules, breaks and the end-of-day assessment. Doors open from 07:45 and training starts at 08:00 sharp. See available dates on Upcoming Courses.

No. Safe Pass and Manual Handling are two separate SOLAS-recognised qualifications. Most Irish construction sites require both, which is why we run combined Safe Pass and Manual Handling days so you walk away with both certificates.

Apply directly to SOLAS for a replacement using their online replacement card form. It costs €32 and takes around two to three weeks. Your card must still be in date to be replaced. For step-by-step help, see our Safe Pass page.

Same process as a lost card - pay the €32 SOLAS replacement fee and give your old card number (or PPSN). If your card is more than 4 years old it cannot be replaced, so you will need to redo the one-day Safe Pass course, which we run weekly across Wexford and Dublin.

The initial Safe Pass course must be completed in person with a SOLAS-registered tutor, because the assessment has to be supervised - it cannot be done fully online. Since 2023, if you already hold a card you can renew it online through SOLAS's computer-based test at an approved centre. Our nearest in-person dates are on the Upcoming Courses page.

WorkSafe runs Safe Pass courses every week in Gorey, Co. Wexford and monthly in Tallaght, Dublin, plus on-site nationwide for groups of eight or more. See our location guides: Safe Pass Courses in Wexford and Safe Pass Courses in Dublin, or live dates on Upcoming Courses.

The Safe Pass assessment is open-book and based on the SOLAS workbook handed out on the day, so there is no official online mock test for the classroom course. The best preparation is to read the SOLAS Safe Pass material - we send a digital copy to every learner the week before the course. Book a date on Upcoming Courses.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is Ireland's equivalent of the US OSHA. The HSA enforces the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, inspects workplaces and can prosecute breaches.

The core law is the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, together with the General Application Regulations 2007. Every Irish employer must hold a written Safety Statement, carry out risk assessments and provide certified training such as Safe Pass, Manual Handling and First Aid Response.

Two years. The PHECC-approved First Aid Response (FAR) certificate is valid for 24 months from the date of issue, after which a one-day FAR Refresher is required. Authority: PHECC.