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Driver Safety, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Workplace Accidents

Driving safety: Prevent workplace accident

Driving safety: Prevent workplace accident Among work-related accidents, road accidents are generally the most serious. Driver safety is not only a concern for professional drivers, but also for all working people who use their cars to get to work. Road accidents can have both irreversible consequences for the worker and his or her family and can be detrimental to the company's business. It is therefore essential to assess these risks and implement actions to limit…

Environmental Awareness, Health & Safety Tips, Risk Asessment, Safety Management, Wellbeing, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Wellness

Advice for Employees Working in Outdoors

Advice for Employees Working in Outoors? Working outside in the fresh air most definitely has its bonuses, especially when the sun is shining! It does however come with risks and hazards that indoor worker never have to consider. Outdoor employees, who are they? Construction workers Photo by Gregory Hayes on Unsplash Farmers Gardeners Environmental scientists/geologists/conservation workers/park rangers Outdoor employees are exposed to many types of hazards that depend on their type of work: Geographic location Season Duration…

Environmental Awareness, Safety Culture, Safety in the Home, Safety Management, Wellbeing, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Culture, Workplace Health & Safety, Workplace Wellness, Workstation Safety

VDU Assessment – Are you sitting comfortably?

VDU Assessment - Are You Sitting Comfortably? GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE One of my favourite parts of my job, as a health and safety consultant, is carrying out VDU assessments for people. Why? Because a difference can be made almost immediately! Such simple changes can help people sit more comfortably, ease any pain they are experiencing and create a better working environment. What are the legal requirements? Many employees or even employers…

Compliance Training, Contractor Management, Manual Handling, Online Training, Safety Culture, Safety Management, Safety Statement, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Health & Safety, Workstation Safety

Manual Handling

Manual Handling GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE Back injuries and back pain are something that most people suffer during their lifetime. A lot of the time, back injuries happen in the workplace. In fact, according to the HSA manual handling accidents are the most common accidents (2019) and these accidents usually cause back injuries. So, it makes sense for any company to focus on reducing all manual handling risks as much as possible to ensure employees are…

Driver Safety, First Aid, Health & Safety Tips, Return to Work, Workplace Accidents

Safety Tips for Winter Driving

We all know that you will never regret being prepared for anything, winter driving is no different. Be sure that you and your vehicle are ready for anything this time of the year with these safety tips for winter driving.

Farm Safety, Safety Management, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Health & Safety

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…

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 …

Security, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Health & Safety, Workstation Safety

Lifting Operations

This discussion looks at the safety issues that are related to lifting operations, including equipment and accessories and what general arrangements need to be in place to safely manage this type of hazardous work.

Compliance Training, Contractor Management, Safety Management, Security, Workplace Accidents, Workplace Health & Safety

The Benefits of Health and Safety Induction Training

Everyone that visits your site should have some kind of formal induction. Each induction will need to cover different topics, for example, Visitors won’t need to know how to fill out a permit to work form, but they will need to know where their assembly point is, in the event of an emergency.

Corporate business team and manager in a meeting

Workplace Accidents

Human Error: What it is and how to mitigate against it

It is clear than in terms of accident investigations especially those for major events, these major accidents are never what might be called ‘blue sky’ events. It may seem like that to the people impacted by them but invariably the investigation report will uncover and identify weaknesses and stress in the system that went either unreported or if reported, uncorrected.