How to renew your Safe Pass card in Ireland
If your Irish Safe Pass is due to expire or has expired, you can renew through a designated test centre or by repeating the full-day classroom programme. The best route depends on whether you’d prefer to revise independently or work through the material with a tutor.
Try a free lesson
- 4 years
- Standard card validity
- 50 questions
- Computer-based renewal test
- 45 minutes
- Time allowed for the test
Choose your renewal route
Check your card and the date you need it
Find the expiry date and the details on your existing card. If a new job depends on a valid card, agree a start date with the employer and leave time to renew.
Book a test centre if you want to revise independently
Check eligibility and current booking information through SOLAS. The computer-based test is taken at a designated centre. Use the official revision portal for the question sets and mock test.
Book a classroom course if you prefer tutor-led learning
You can also renew by attending the full-day programme with a SOLAS-approved tutor. Ask about dates, cost and what identification to bring.
Use the replacement process for a missing card
If your current card is still valid and you lost it, follow the official replacement route. If it has expired, check the renewal options.
What should you revise?
Site rules and reporting
Review who to tell about an unsafe condition, a near miss or an accident. Think through how you would report it on your own site.
Falls, vehicles and PPE
Revisit the controls for common hazards, including falls and moving equipment. Check how your employer’s procedures apply to the work you do.
Use the official mock test
Start with SOLAS’s free revision portal for the renewal exam. Use the Safety Courses lessons below to refresh specific workplace safety topics.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take the renewal test from home?
You can book and revise online. The renewal test itself is taken at a designated testing centre.
Is this the route for my first Safe Pass card?
The test-centre route is for renewal. If you’ve never held a Safe Pass card, follow the first-card route through an approved tutor.
Do your free lessons renew my Safe Pass?
The lessons are free topic refreshers. Use the SOLAS renewal test or approved classroom programme to renew your card.
Applying for the first time? See how to get your first Safe Pass card.
Refresh your site safety knowledge for free
Try these first lessons before your Safe Pass renewal. For the official question sets and mock test, use the SOLAS revision portal above.