This virus has shown itself as being very dangerous with over 20 million cases worldwide at time of writing. Here in Ireland we have had 26712 cases and 1772 people unfortunately have died. There [...]
Covid-19 which initially was considered to be a form of Flu which would pass as the Winter / Spring progressed has now developed into a worldwide Pandemic and is causing major health and safety [...]
This week ( 16 – 20 July ) is Farm Safety Week in Ireland with the HSA promoting a series of health & safety themes during the week, some of which are aimed at Children & Elderly on [...]
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that results from the decay of uranium in rocks and soils. The gas is colourless, odourless and tasteless and can only be measured using special [...]
Tuesday 6 February was designated as Safer Internet Day 2018 around the World and it’s theme was “Create, Connect and Share Respect : A Better Internet starts with You”. A link [...]
Health & Safety at Work is everyone’s responsibility – not just Management. We all have a Duty of Care to ensure that whatever we do or fail to do does not result in an accident [...]
I’m still surprised at the low level of safety awareness in the workplace. You might ask what is a “workplace” ? It is basically defined as a place where work is being carried out, and , in [...]
As a Builder, do you know what documentation, from a health & safety point of view, is required to be addressed during your Project ? You are required to have : Your own Safety Statement, [...]
A badly designed and ill-fitting Workstation will, inevitably, cause problems to the User. Ergonomics is the science of fitting the Workstation to suit the Person rather than the other way round. [...]
