Are you aware that following a storm, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive inspection of scaffolding and complete the GA3 form, ensuring it is signed before utilising the scaffolding. Given the current high winds, the recommendation is that scaffolding must be inspected thoroughly by a competent person and any necessary remedial works carried out. …
Happy Christmas to all our Team & Customers
Happy Christmas to all our Customers and and the Trant O’Meara Team. Thank you to our Customers for your unwavering commitment to promoting health and safety in your workplaces over the past year. Your dedication to excellence, continuous learning, and passion for creating safer environments while putting your trust in us to help you reach…
1.6m workdays lost during 2022
The Health and Safety Review have just released a comprehensive review of workdays lost and reasons for during the full year of 2022. Overall during that year 1.6 million workdays were lost with 28 people killed in work-related deaths. which was the lowest on record since the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) was established in 1989….
Now Recruiting – Health and Safety Officer
Trant O’Meara Group are looking for a Health and Safety Officer to join our expanding team. The role is based in Cashel, Co. Tipperary (close to Junction 8 on M8). We’re looking for an enthusiastic, career driven person who is passionate about Health & Safety and capable of managing our Health & Safety Management system…
Training on di-isocyanates a legal requirement from August 2023
Do you work with products containing di-isocyanates such as foams, glues or adhesives? Are you aware that from 24th August 2023, all workers (employed or self-employed) using using mixtures containing di-isocyanates (e.g. insulation and filler foams used in construction and vehicle repair), must undergo training. Not only that but all employers are legally obliged to keep…
HSA launch guidance on the dangers of UV rays for outdoor workers
HSA launch guidance on the dangers of UV rays for outdoor workers In Ireland, skin cancer is the most common cancer with 13,000 cases diagnosed annually. People who work outdoors have a higher-than-average risk of skin cancer. Today (Thursday 15th June) for example the UV rays in Ireland are above 6, and according to professional…
Trant O’Meara host a Client Safety Day
Our Safety, Health and Wellbeing Director, Dr Aoife Trant recently led a Safety Day for our client Dermot Casey Tree Care along with our MD Frank O’Meara. It was an excellent day with topics covered such as Site Safety, Mental Health & Resilience Training, Situational Awareness and more. Many thanks to our team Sara Cooney…
Construction Worker receives 9 months suspended jail sentence for misuse of work vehicle
Picture: File Picture The movement of large work vehicles has long been recognised as one the hazards that duty holders must take all possible measures to eliminate or reduce risks when operating. The below demonstrates the importance that operators of site vehicles have suitable training (including the Construction Skills Certification Scheme CSCS). This training provides…
FREE online Safe Pass revision and renewal portal launched.
The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in partnership with SOLAS have launched a new Safe Pass revision and renewal portal. The portal has been designed to assist candidates who opt to renew their Safe Pass online. This resource is FREE and allows the user to not only revise questions from each module but to prepare for the…
HSA case demonstrates importance of pedestrian & traffic management systems.
A recent HSA case has once again demonstrated the importance of pedestrian and traffic management systems in the workplace. A West Cork timber company has been fined €90,000 for breaches of health and safety regulations that came to light in the course of an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority into a fatal workplace…
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