BMS SWORDS REWARDED FOR SAFETY CULTURE PROGRAMME
BMS Swords was the overall winner of the ‘Health & Safety Award’ for its Safety Culture Transformation Programme at the Pharma Industry Awards 2016.
BMS Swords was the overall winner of the ‘Health & Safety Award’ for its Safety Culture Transformation Programme at the Pharma Industry Awards 2016.
Staff at Louth County Council take the third highest amount of sick leave in the country when compared with other local authorities.
The Irish Deaf Society has received funding from the Department of Justice & Equality to provide Deaf Awareness Training in the workplace.
The HSA’s Assistant Chief Executive, Dr Sharon McGuinness, becomes the first Irish person to have been appointed to the honorary role of Chair of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Management Continue Reading →
For a second consecutive term, ‘Health & Safety Times’ has joined the EU-wide network of media partners for the latest ‘Healthy Workplaces’ campaign, which aims to help employers to address the challenges of an ageing workforce and raise awareness of the importance of sustainable work throughout employees’ working lives. Continue Reading →
A new Code of Practice for Health and Safety in Dock Work now provides clear advice on how to reduce the dangers that are common in ports and docks. Continue Reading →
A series of training workshops, to focus on topics ranging from food safety, personal hygiene, and the collection, storage and preparation of food, will be held in Ennis to build an appetite for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in August. Continue Reading →
Increased focus on work-related health risks, the safe use of chemicals, and the continued prioritisation of high-risk farming and construction sectors are the main priorities outlined in the Health and Safety Authority’s new three-year strategy. Continue Reading →
The Health and Safety Authority has added to its BeSMART.ie tool, with major focus now specifically for the agribusiness sector. Continue Reading →
A major driver education programme has hit the road, following the findings of a survey which revealed that drivers from abroad, who normally drive on the right-hand side of the road, are twice as likely to have an accident in Ireland. Continue Reading →