ORGANISATIONS URGED TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF SAFETY
To mark this year's Workers Memorial Day (29 April), the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has called on more employers across all sectors to appoint safety representatives within their workplaces. Organisations are being...
LARGE DROP IN SETTLEMENT COSTS THROUGH INJURIES RESOLUTION BOARD
The average cost of settling claims through the Injuries Resolution Board decreased by 33% in 2022 in comparison to 2020, according to the latest report from the Central Bank. Dara Calleary, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, says...
HSA CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE FARM MACHINERY SAFETY AWARENESS
A farm safety awareness campaign has been jointly rolled out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Health and Safety Authority to focus on promoting behavioural change when operating farm vehicles and...
‘WORK POSITIVE’ RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL REVAMPED
Work PositiveCI – the State backed, long-term risk assessment tool to help organisations identify work-related stress and ways to improve employee wellbeing – has been completely revamped. The free online tool, which was first launched in March 2017 by the Health and...
NEW CODE OF PRACTICE ON FLEXIBLE AND REMOTE WORKING REQUESTS
Following the introduction by Minister Simon Coveney of the new Code of Practice, making and managing requests for flexible work and remote work, the work-life balance rights for workers have been strengthened. The new Code of Practice, developed by the Workplace...
SME CONSULTATION ON EXPANDING HEALTHY IRELAND @ WORK WEBSITE
The Department of Health and University of Galway are inviting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to join online consultation sessions, which are being facilitated and promoted by NISO, on the co-design and expansion of the Healthy Workplace Framework website. The...
NISO-NISG SAFETY QUIZ REGIONAL HEATS FOR 2024
The Regional Heats for this year's All-Ireland Occupational Safety Quiz, which is organised by the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Safety Group (NISG), will take place during February, March and April. It's time to...
INSIGHT INTO ‘TOP 100 COMPANIES LEADING IN WELLBEING’ INDEX
The ‘Top 100 Companies Leading in Wellbeing’ index was launched by Ibec, in association with the Business & Finance media group, during this year’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day.
NEW CHIEF TAKES THE HELM AT HEALTH AND SAFETY AUTHORITY
Conor O’Brien, the newly appointed HSA Chief Executive who took over from Interim CEO Mark Cullen at the start of May has over 15 years’ experience working in senior executive roles in both the public and private sectors in the insurance, banking, technology and services industries.
FREE ONLINE HEALTH AND SAFETY INDUCTION COURSE FOR EMPLOYERS
An online Workplace Safety, Health and Welfare Induction training course, aimed at supporting employers to deliver induction to new employees, has been launched by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo.
FUNDING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY WORKPLACE WELLBEING SCHEME
Funding of €300,000 is being made available to local authorities for strategic initiatives aimed at supporting and maintaining the wellbeing of council staff under a new workplace programme, co-ordinated by the Local Government Management Agency.
TRADE UNION CONGRESS CAMPAIGNS TO ‘MAKE REMOTE WORK’
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) ‘Make Remote Work’ campaign group has welcomed the Government’s commitment to a new workers’ right to request remote work, following what Congress had described as “a previous false dawn”.
