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…
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…
Developing Organisational & Employee Resilience
Developing Organisational & Employee Resilience Small Acts of Persistence Developing Organisational and Employee Resilience One of the key pillars of personal wellbeing is the ability to overcome setbacks and challenges. Being able to do this develops our sense of self-belief and our resilience. Resilience is a mental toughness, it is the ability to bounce back from setbacks in our lives as well as the ability to cope with and overcome challenges we face in our…
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…
Air Quality in the Workplace and the Impact on Worker Well-being
Air Quality in the Workplace and the Impact on Worker Well-being GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant EazySAFE “Clean air is considered to be a basic requirement of human health and well-being. However, air pollution continues to pose a significant threat to health worldwide.” (WHO 2005) Believe it or not, the quality of the air in your office area is extremely important. When we think about air pollutants, we usually think about those found outside whether in…
Finding The Motivation to Change
Finding The Motivation to Change ALAN WHITE Wellness Consultant EazySAFE January is traditionally a time of resolutions. Declarations of change that will turn our lives in fantastic new directions. The inertia of Christmas indulgence makes us feel that we are not achieving enough and we decide that in the New Year it’s time to change. As 2020 begins, we look at what motivation it takes to actually change and improve your physical and mental…
Injured and Disabled Employees: Getting them back to work
Injured and Disabled Employees: Getting them back to work TONY MANGAN EHS Consultant EazySAFE Have you ever thought you could break a leg or arm on a skiing holiday or falling down the stairs? How about becoming more disabled? Perhaps a stroke? You could acquire a debilitating progressive disease like Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson. Or maybe this has happened to one of your employees. And then again, not all disabilities are obvious; mental health issues,…
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…
Challenging our Beliefs for Better Workplace Relationships
Challenging our Beliefs for Better Workplace Relationships ALAN WHITE Wellness Consultant EazySAFE To promote a culture of wellbeing in the workplace, relationships must be at its core. Developing strong, positive relationships with colleagues not only creates a positive working environment but will also increase flow and efficiency of work. Employees model the behaviour of leaders in the organisation so it’s important that they develop self-awareness of how they react and interact with the people they…
Understanding Safety – Electrical Safety – PAT Testing Principles and Practice
Understanding Safety : Electrical Safety - PAT Testing Principles and Practice ANDY TILLEARD EHS Consultant EazySAFE The idea of electrical portable appliance testing (PAT) is relatively recent in Ireland and therefore there can be some confusion about what this basic term means, how it is carried out and what equipment is covered under the testing requirement. For our discussion, portable appliance testing does not include electrical installation testing. Electrical installations in Ireland are covered under…