Managing public safety in light of COVID-19
Managing public safety in light of COVID-19 TONY MANGAN EHS Consultant EazySAFE COVID-19 is upon us and it is everyone’s responsibility to keep each other safe. Employers are responsible for the health and wellbeing of their staff and of everyone in their workplace. This includes contractors, part-time staff, suppliers, visitors and the public. In this article, we will concentrate on visitors to your workplace, including the public. The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act…
COVID-19 Protocols and the Importance of Risk Assessments for Return to Work
Covid-19 Protocols and the importance of Risk Assessments for Return to Work TONY MANGAN EHS Consultant EazySAFE A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm in terms of human injury or ill health, such as work materials, equipment, work methods or practices, poor work design or exposure to harmful agents such as chemicals, noise or vibration. A risk is the likelihood that somebody will be harmed by the hazard and how serious the…
Health & Safety Priorities For Q4 2020
Health & Safety Priorities as 2020 Comes to an End GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe” – Abraham Lincoln I love this quote above! How apt it is, having no plan and not setting your priorities is like taking a run in the dark! I think we can all agree that 2020 has been the strangest…
Dealing with a HSA Inspection
Dealing with a HSA Inspection GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS CONSULTANT EazySAFE Before we even get started into what to expect from a HSA inspection, lets take a look at who the HSA are and what they are all about. The Health and Safety Authority was founded in 1989 and is the national body in Ireland, with responsibility for occupational health and safety. Its role is to secure health and safety at work. The body has…
Does Safety Have to Take a Back Seat to Productivity?
Does Safety Have to Take a Backseat to Productivity? TONY MANGAN EHS CONSULTANT EazySAFE I have almost 30 years’ experience in many aspects of manufacturing, in a wide variety of businesses. Safety and productivity have been high and low. I have found that where safety becomes integral to “how it is done” in the company, employees feel more valued, everyone takes care of how things are done, they feel proud of their work, people buy…
Farm Safety
Farm Safety GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Most of the time, when we think of working safely, we automatically think of manufacturing, construction, and offices etc. We tend to forget about farming and what a high-risk job it can be, even when all the safety precautions have been put in place. According to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), one third of all workplace fatalities in Ireland occur in farming, even though a small…
Compassionate Leadership in Uncertain Times
Compassionate Leadership in Uncertain Times ALAN WHITE Wellness Consultant EazySAFE As we begin to return to some normality in our lives, many people are beginning to realise that what lies ahead is unfortunately more uncertainty. As well as the threat of COVID-19 there also looms the threat of economic uncertainty. As well as the fear for our health, many will now fear for their future professional lives also. Living with fear creates high levels of…
How to Stay Focused During your Workday
How to stay focus during your workday ? GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE It happens us all. We have a “to do” list as long as your arm and you just can’t seem to focus on one task at time! With so many employees now working from home during the pandemic and many more encouraged to continue working from home into the near future, it is fair to say that we all need some extra techniques…
Stop! Machine Guards
Stop! Machine Guards TONY MANGAN Health and Safety Consultant EazySAFE Crushed fingers, broken bones, amputation, strike by flying material. These are just some of the real outcomes of poorly guarded machines. It can be life altering. And it can kill. Each piece of machinery has its own unique mechanical and non-mechanical hazards, causing injuries from minor to very severe. Each machine must have adequate safeguards to protect operators and other employees in the immediate work…
Planning Your Safety Budget
Planning Your Safety Budget GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE When a company creates a budget for safety, then you know that they are taking the first step to taking safety seriously. A safety budget isn’t just keeping some money aside for the obvious things like PPE and fire safety maintenance, it's about using your available financial resources in a creative way to ensure that other less thought about aspects of safety are considered and…