This week marks the seventh annual Farm Safety Week UK & Ireland. The initiative, led by The Irish Farmers’ Association, aims to reduce the number of accidents on farms and bring about a change in culture that makes unsafe practices socially unacceptable. The message for this year’s campaign is: Save Lives. Think Safety – Farm Safely….
Forest Fire Danger Rating issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine.
The Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine have issued a Status Orange (High Fire Risk) warning. The warning is effective from 1200 hrs 27/06/2019 to 1200 hrs 01/07/2019 Arising from forecast high temperatures associated with high pressure weather patterns and recent southerly hot air flows, a high fire risk is deemed to exist in areas where…
Inspection Alert – Health & Safety Authority June Campaign
The Health & Safety Authority have announced a construction inspection campaign with a focus on Plant, Machinery and Vehicles on sites. Their inspectors will be focusing on 3 areas, namely Traffic management plans, Safe machinery & Training. As part of the industry supports they will also be highlighting key safety themes and resources that can help…
Trant O’Meara Group partners with The Mercy Hospital Foundation
The picture that has our made our day is definitely this one! It shows 16 year old Reece receiving a Cobra King F9 driver from the CEO of Mercy Hospital Foundation (kindly donated by The Trant O’Meara Group.) Inspirational Reece was recently released from hospital with the all clear after battling cancer. We wish Reece all…
Free online Asbestos awareness-raising course now available.
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) recently launched a free short on-line course aimed at assisting tradespeople who may encounter asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) in the course of their work. It can be accessed through the HSA e-learning portal https://hsalearning.ie. The 30 minute online course will help raise asbestos awareness amongst a range of workers including electricians,…
ESB Networks Code of Practice for avoiding danger from overhead electricity lines is updated.
ESB Networks have updated their Code of Practice which is aimed at those involved in carrying out work where they are at risk from overhead electricity lines. It revokes and replaces the previous Code in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. Every company should review and implement the new code…
Keep Safe Programme Delivered to Schools.
Its never too early to learn about safety! Over one hundred primary school children from Gaelscoil de hÍde, Scoil Íosaif Naofa and Maree National School in Oranmore attended a Health and Safety Authority ‘Keep Safe’ event at Oranmore Community Centre earlier this month. The programme, which brings together a range of state agencies and organisations,…
Forestry fire warning: Condition Orange – High Risk.
FORESTRY FIRE WARNING: Condition Orange – High Fire Risk. Effective period: 13.05.19 – 17.05.19 Condition Orange will generally derive from extended periods of low precipitation, moderate relative humidity and low to moderate wind conditions which have the capacity to significantly increase the risk of wildfire initiation and spread. DO NOT DISCARD CIGARETTE BUTTS OR USE NAKED…
Do you wish to be ISO 45001:2018 certified? We can help!
Are you transitioning from OHSAS 18001? Trant O’Meara Group can help you. We can provide a detailed breakdown of ISO 45001:2018 requirements and provide you with GAP analysis of your business and assist in the implementation of the standard. For more information, please call us now on 021 – 4500 911.
Learn how to help protect you and your family from Lyme Disease.
Read the fact sheet and discover the preventative measures that you can take & important facts in helping to protect your family from Lyme Disease.
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