SAFETY TEAM INSPECTS IMPACT OF ASSAULTS ON HEALTHCARE STAFF
The Health and Safety Authority's new national policy and inspection team is investigating the impact that the rising number of assaults against nurses and midwives is having within the healthcare sector. The initiative has...
SIPTU CAMPAIGNS FOR ACTION AGAINST ABUSE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT
SIPTU recently met with Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to discuss the trade union’s ongoing ‘Respect Transport Workers’ campaign, which is demanding greater protection for staff members on bus, rail and Luas networks against anti-social behaviour and abuse, including...
WORKPLACE SMOKING BAN SAVES OVER 3,700 LIVES IN FIRST FOUR YEARS
Ireland's workplace smoking ban – the first initiative of its kind in the world – saved more than 3,700 lives in just under four years after it was first rolled out in 2004, according to campaigners who gathered with Tánaiste Micheál Martin to mark its 20th...
GARDA SURVEY TO INVESTIGATE MENOPAUSE AWARENESS ACROSS ALL RANKS
Gardaí across the country are being asked to shape the first ever menopause guidance policy, which aims to investigate how An Garda Síochána can become a more menopause friendly employer and to support female staff by raising awareness across the ranks. The move was...
‘TRAIN-THE-TRAINER’ APPROACH TO IMPROVE FARM SAFETY CULTURE
The use of the ‘Train-the-Trainer’ approach has shown the potential to vastly improve farm safety practices and the culture of those living and working on farms, which was a key finding of a PhD study conducted at the School of Psychology, University of Galway. The...
PROTECTING WORKERS AGAINST HAZARDOUS MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
Ireland’s trade union Fórsa and the European Biosafety Network are calling for greater protection for healthcare workers from long-term exposure to hazardous medicinal products, which can cause cancer, leukaemia and miscarriages in employees such as pharmacists,...
