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Understanding Safety: How to Approach Worker Consultation
28
Jan
Understanding Safety: How to Approach Worker Consultation ANDY TILLEARD EHS Consultant EazySAFE Worker consultation is a legal requirement within Irish health and safety legislation so that employers can carry out their duties in law to communicate workplace hazards and to promote occupational health and safety. Communications is a key component of any safety management system [...]
Posted in: Health & Safety Tips , Safety Culture , Safety Management , Safety Statement , Workplace Culture , Workplace Health & Safety , Workstation Safety ,
Tags: Employees , Health & Safety , health and safety , OHS , Risk Assessment , safety , safety management , Welfare , Work Act 2005 , Worker communication , Worker Consultation ,
Respect in the Workplace
21
Jan
Respect in the Workplace LISA QUINN O'FLAHERTY Solicitor Fitzsimons Redmond It is tempting for employers to draft a Bullying and Harassment Policy for their workplace, and then sit back in the hope that everyone will play nicely and get along. Unfortunately, human relationships are complex, and conflict is likely to arise in every workplace. It [...]
Posted in: Employee Engagement , Safety Culture , Safety Management , Stress Management , Wellbeing , Workplace Culture , workplace culture , Workplace Health & Safety , Workplace Wellness ,
Tags: Bullying and Harrassment , EazySafe , employee culture , employee wellbeing , Health & Safety , management , Returning to Work , Safety Culture , safety management , Wellness , workplace wellness ,
Effective Safety Management: The Business Argument
07
Jan
Effective Safety Management: The Business Argument ANDY TILLEARD EHS Consultant EazySAFE Ireland has a good track record for accidents in the workplace. Data shows that Ireland has the lowest standardised incidence rates (per 100,000 employees) of fatal accidents at work for 2018 and averaged rates from 2015 – 2017 at 0.45 and 0.96 respectively. However, [...]
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Tags: employee wellbeing , Employees , Employer , Health & Safety , health and safety , HSA , OHS , safety management , Welfare ,
Manual Handling
19
Nov
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 [...]
Posted in: Compliance Training , Contractor Management , Manual Handling , Online Training , Safety Culture , Safety Management , Safety Statement , Workplace Accidents , Workplace Health & Safety , Workstation Safety ,
Tags: EHS , Manual Handling , Risk Assessment , Safety Culture , safety goals , safety management , safety management system ,
Understanding Safety: What is smart PPE?
05
Nov
Understanding Safety: What is smart PPE?  ANDY TILLEARD EHS Consultant EazySAFE PPE (personal protective equipment) has long been recognised as a useful tool in providing a barrier between a person and a hazard. We are all familiar with high visibility vests, hard hats and safety footwear which are probably the most common items of PPE used throughout the [...]
Posted in: COVID-19 , Health & Safety Tips , Safety Culture , Safety Management , Workplace Health & Safety , Workstation Safety ,
Tags: Data Protection , employee wellbeing , Employees , Health & Safety , health and safety , OHS , PPE , safety management , SMART PPE , Welfare ,
Returning to Work After Pregnancy
22
Oct
Returning to Work After Pregnancy   LISA QUINN O'FLAHERTY Solicitor Fitzsimons Redmond There are a number of circumstances that may be in play when a worker returns to work after pregnancy. In some circumstances, the worker may have experienced miscarriage. There is no right to miscarriage leave in Irish law, but the worker may have [...]
Posted in: Employee Engagement , Safety Culture , Safety in the Home , Safety Management , Stress Management , Wellbeing , Workplace Culture , workplace culture , Workplace Health & Safety , Workplace Wellness ,
Tags: EazySafe , employee culture , employee wellbeing , Health & Safety , management , maternity leave , Returning to Work , Safety Culture , safety management , Thefourdaysweek , Wellness , workplace wellness ,
Planning Your Return to Work
24
Sep
Planning Your Return to work JENNY COLLINS EHS Consultant EazySAFE The Irish Government have issued an easing of COVID-19 restrictions with a phased return to the office, emphasising flexibility from 20 September 2021. This brings a lot of consideration and yet more change for Organisations. COVID-19 forced a mandatory ‘work from home’ arrangement from March [...]
Posted in: Remote Working , Return to Work , Safety in the Home , Workplace Culture , workplace culture , Workplace Health & Safety , Workplace Wellness , Workstation Safety ,
Tags: employee wellbeing , Employees , Health & Safety , management , MENTAL HEALTH , OHP , safety management , Wellness , Workplace Stress , workplace wellness ,
Personal Injuries
21
Apr
Personal Injuries TONY MANGAN EHS Consultant EazySAFE We have all seen our car insurance premiums increasing year by year. Charities, voluntary groups, sports clubs, leisure companies and many other businesses are faced with soaring public liability insurance. Insurance companies state that the level of pay-outs for injuries is much higher here than in other jurisdictions, and that this adds to the cost. To help to tackle this, the government is reconstituting [...]
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Tags: COVID-19 , culture , diversity , EHS , employee culture , healthandsafety , HR , Public Safety , Safety Culture , safety management , safety management system , training , workplace inclusion ,
Farm Safety
05
Aug
Farm Safety GEMMA COLLINS DOYLE EHS Consultant   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 [...]
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Tips for Remote Workers
28
May
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