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Behaviour Based Safety 101

Behaviour Based Safety 101 GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Back when Behaviour based safety (BBS) was introduced, it was almost as if a magic wand had been created for any struggling safety programs. It was seen as the Swiss Army Knife of safety programs; it was thought that it could take care of nearly everything. Today, it is accepted that this is another tool, along with more, that are needed to ensure a robust…

Safety Culture, Safety Management

The Benefits of an Effective Safety Committee

The Benefits of an Effective Safety Committee GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Some people may think that there is no need for a safety committee and that may be true, only if the one that you have in place is not effective! Speaking from experience, I have always found that an effective safety committee can be a huge benefit to the company and to employees. Working with all different types of companies — large…

Safety Culture, Safety Management

Trends in Health & Safety

Trends in Health & Safety TONY MANGAN EHS Consultant EazySAFE Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has grown in importance in the past decades as governments recognise the cost of poor health and safety, and employees recognise the benefits of prevention. Many more stakeholders now recognise that prevention pays. There are two aspects to OHS: work related injuries, and illness as a result of work, and their relative sizes varies in different parts of the world.…

Safety Culture, Workplace Wellness

Making the Workplace More Family-Friendly

Making the Workplace More Family-Friendly GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE The important of a family friendly workplace begins before an employee becomes a parent! With the busy world that we live in, it's possible that family life suffers. This is for sure, not the way nature intended. The early years of a child’s life are critical to their development. It is also the only time in their life where they will grow and develop…

Safety Culture, Safety Management, Safety Statement, Workplace Health & Safety

Understanding Safety: Workers in Sensitive Risk Groups

Understanding Safety: Workers in Sensitive Risk Groups ANDY TILLEARD EHS Consultant EazySAFE There are myriad environments that people work in on a day to day basis in which they are able to work without undue problems, what most of us would consider to be a normal working regime. Although there are some more hazardous risk management issues that may need to be assessed and managed, such as working with chemicals, working in a confined space…

Fire Safety, Health & Safety Tips, Manual Handling, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Safety Statement, Security, Stress Management, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Health & Safety, Workplace Wellness, Workstation Safety

Hidden Dangers – Office Safety

The office is not the first place you would think of when you think of safety at work! Office places would not usually fall into the high-risk category, but this does not mean that no hazards exist here. Let’s take a closer look. A job where most work tasks are carried out while sitting in a chair in a climate-controlled office would …

Health & Safety Tips, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Safety Statement

Understanding Safety: Safety Statements

The term safety statement is used to describe a document which summarises how an Irish company manages risk and provides an opportunity for company management to show commitment to their employees that workplace risk is effectively managed.

Health & Safety Tips, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Security, Workstation Safety

Personal Protective Equipment

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is one of the most useful, but also the most misunderstood risk control measures available in the workplace. The correct PPE can provide very robust barriers to hazards but it must be used in the right context which unfortunately is not always the case in the workplace.

Compliance Training, Health & Safety Tips, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Workstation Safety

Health and Safety – Costly or Beneficial?

Well, this is an interesting topic for discussion! If you ask a small business owner or someone in management, they will probably say that health and safety is costly, takes up time and can be a barrier. Ask a health and safety professional and you will get the opposite answer!

Safety Culture, Safety Management, Workplace Health & Safety

Promoting a Culture of Safety

Safety Culture is probably one of the most important aspects of safety management, and probably the most difficult to implement. Whether you are a safety professional, supervisor, manager or an employee of a company, you need to consider the importance of creating a strong safety culture within your Organisation.