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 [...]
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Tags: Employees , Health & Safety , health and safety , OHS , Risk Assessment , safety , safety management , Welfare , Work Act 2005 , Worker communication , Worker Consultation ,
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 ,
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 [...]
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Tags: Data Protection , employee wellbeing , Employees , Health & Safety , health and safety , OHS , PPE , safety management , SMART PPE , Welfare ,
Outline of Global Sustainability in OHS
10
Sep
Outline of Global Sustainability in OHS ANDY TILLEARD EHS Consultant EazySAFE What is sustainability?  A common definition for sustainability, in general, is to ensure that we have "…ability to meet the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs." It fundamentally relates to the available resources that we [...]
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Tags: COVID-19 , employee wellbeing , Employees , Health & Safety , management , OHS , safety management , Sustainability , Welfare , Wellness , workplace wellness ,