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Work-related deaths reached a record low last year, according to figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).

Provisional data reveals the fatality rate per 100,000 workers fell from 2.7 to 1.2 between 2015 and 2024.

There were 33 work-related fatalities last year, a 23pc drop on the previous year.

Significant improvements in ­safety in the agriculture and construction sectors underpinned the reduction, according to the HSA.

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