A new safety campaign is be launched to tackle falls on construction sites and to strengthen site culture.

The Construction Industry Federation’s 2025 construction safety campaign, “Back to Basics”, runs from today to 24 October and encourages construction companies across Ireland to revisit the core principles that keep workers safe.

“Over the past ten years, 70 construction workers in Ireland have lost their lives due to falls from height, with six more fatalities this year recorded, most of them linked to falls,” said Sean Downey, Director of Safety and Training at the Construction Industry Federation.

“This year, we are urging the industry to step up and take decisive action to ensure that safety protocols are not just in place, but actively protecting every worker, every day.”

“We’re reminding construction companies that, as outlined by the Health and Safety Authority, working at height refers to any place where a fall could cause injury, whether above, at, or below ground level.”

“There’s no minimum height for these rules to apply, but once work is carried out at two metres, the law requires that proper safety measures are in place,” Mr Downey said.

There are five themes under the banner of ‘Back to Basics’, including leadership in safety, working with utilities, developing the next generation, critical risks management, and falls from height.

Construction companies are being encouraging to host talks, workshops, and site-wide safety events aligned with these themes throughout October.