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Gaeilge - Health and Safety Authority

Legal - Health and Safety Authority

Vehicles at Work Guidance & Resources - Health and Safety Authority

Accessibility - Health and Safety Authority

Every page should have a clearly defined heading, known as a "H1" (Heading 1).

A `H1` is the main heading of the page. It helps accessibility by allowing uses to
skip to the main content of the page. It helps all users identify what the page is about. 
It helps SEO by giving special emphasis to the topic of the page.

It is not enough to simply include large text. Headings must be coded 
[semantically](https://html.com/semantic-markup/) as `<h1>` tags, like so:

```html
<h1>This is a heading</h1>
```

Note that headings must contain some machine readable text to be considered valid. 
For example, this heading is not valid:

```html
<h1>
    <img src="company-logo.png">
</h1>
``` 

But with the addition of `alt` text, this heading is valid:

```html
<h1>
    <img src="company-logo.png" alt="About Company Inc.">
</h1>
``` 

Generally we recommend you just use plain text for your headings.
See [Technique H42](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H42) for more details.

missing-h1

September 2025

August 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Home - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/	1
Workplace Health - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/workplace_health/	1
cookie-managementwww.hsa.ie/eng/cookie-management/	1
2025 - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/safety_alerts/2025/	1
Your Industry - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/your_industry/	1
Online Complaint Form - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/publications_and_forms/online_complaint_form/online_complaint_form.html	1
Gaeilge - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/gaeilge/	1
Legal - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/legal/	1
Vehicles at Work Guidance & Resources - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/vehicles_at_work/transport_safety_guidance_resources/	1
Accessibility - Health and Safety Authoritywww.hsa.ie/eng/accessibility/	1

Ensure every page contains a top-level heading

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