eileen alana
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Under Irish law every worker has a right to a safe place of work.
The law doesn't say this in absolute terms. If you look at the SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK ACT 2005, section 8 states (with my bolding for emphasis)Under Irish law every worker has a right to a safe place of work.
8.—(1) Every employer shall ensure, so far as is reasonably
practicable, the safety, health and welfare at work of his or her
employees.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the
employer’s duty extends, in particular, to the following:
(a) managing and conducting work activities in such a way as
to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety,
health and welfare at work of his or her employees;
(b) managing and conducting work activities in such a way as
to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, any
improper conduct or behaviour likely to put the safety,
health or welfare at work of his or her employees at risk;
(c) as regards the place of work concerned, ensuring, so far as
is reasonably practicable—
(i) the design, provision and maintenance of it in a
condition that is safe and without risk to health,
(ii) the design, provision and maintenance of safe means
of access to and egress from it
The law doesn't say this in absolute terms. If you look at the SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE AT WORK ACT 2005, section 8 states (with my bolding for emphasis)
So unless you are aware of some other relevant legislation, it is not quite as black-and-white as you imply.
The OP should certainly ask his employer for details of what risk assessment has been carried out to assess the risks involved in this assignment, and what risk control measures are being put in place.