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NISO is a not-for-profit voluntary body,
dedicated to the promotion of health
and safety in Irish workplaces
SUMMER 2018
ANNUAL NISO
HEALTH & SAFETY CONFERENCE
& TRADE EXHIBITION
12 October 2018, Killarney, Co. Kerry
ED ITORIA L
President’s message
All Ireland Safety Awards (ESRI); Prof Dave Snowden,
IN THIS ISSUE Chief Scientific Officer,
This is a very busy time of the
Editorial/President’s year in NISO and NISG with Cognitive Edge and Founder
Message ........................................2 the marking by the and Director, Centre for
adjudicators of the All Applied Complexity,
NISO/National News..........3-5 Ireland Safety Awards coming University of Wales; and
to a conclusion. Darren Sutton, Senior
IOSH Forum............................6-7
As the marking concludes, Partner, RMS Switzerland.
HSA Forum ..................................8 the All Ireland Safety Awards Visit our dedicated
committee will be meeting to conference website,
Annual NISO Health review the marking and to safetyconference.ie, for
& Safety Conference................9 conduct our quality assurance further details.
programme to ensure that the
New Publications....................10
correct award goes to the HSA appoints new CEO Harry Galvin, president,
National Irish Safety Organisation
Legislation .................................11 correct organisation. NISO welcomes the
Following the quality appointment of Dr. Sharon
NISO Events .............................12 assurance programme, each McGuinness as Chief decision will most likely be
organisation that entered the Executive of the Health and greatly overtaken by the
awards will receive Safety Authority. Sharon has compensation payments,
correspondence advising had a very distinguished legal fees and official inquiry
whether they have qualified career in health and safety costs which will come in time.
for an award and to indicate and is the first woman to lead However, the financial costs
what category of award they the Authority. pale into insignificance
are receiving. Over the coming months compared to the suffering of
The actual award each the government will be the women and their families.
organisation will receive will preparing the annual budget My concern on the above
not be revealed until the night and we in NISO hope that issues of the cervical smear
of the All Ireland Safety extra funding will be tests and the reduction in
Awards Gala Dinner on Friday allocated for the Health and resources over recent years in
12 October in the Great Safety Authority. Extra the HSA and indeed cutbacks
Southern Hotel, Killarney. funding is required for health in other fire, health and
and safety with employment emergency services is that the
Annual Health and Safety now at an all time high of 2.2 decision makers deem it good
Conference million and unemployment financial planning to restrict
The NISO Annual Safety down to 5.1%. With fatalities money for prevention
Members visit Conference will take place on averaging one per working programs.
the same day as the All week, additional resources by History shows that small
niso.ie to download Ireland Safety Awards Dinner. way of more inspectors and amounts of money, saved in
previous copies of The theme of this year’s workplace inspections are the first instance, has a habit
the NISO Update! conference is “Safety: The needed to prevent injuries and of producing very large costs
Heart of the Matter” and we fatalities. in the long term.
have a very interesting line up I appeal to the government
of speakers, both national Funding cuts to take a long-term view and
and international, for the day. On the health front, we are fund all areas of safety, health
NISO Update! is issued Speakers include The Hon. currently seeing the scandal of and welfare to protect all our
by the National Irish Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, the cervical smear tests in the
Safety Organisation
citizens and prevent injuries,
Chief Justice, The Supreme news. The terrible effects that ill health and deaths.
(NISO).
Court; Dr. Sharon this has had on women and The costs of prevention of
Material printed in NISO Update! McGuinness, Chief their families are well known. injuries and ill health is, as all
is not necessarily endorsed by the Executive, Health and Safety The State is now embroiled in
National Irish Safety safety professionals will
Organisation.
Authority; Conor O'Brien, large compensation claims agree, minor compared to the
Chief Executive, Personal costing millions. From the high costs of health care,
Editorial enquiries to: The Editor, Injuries Assessment Board; outside it appears that some
NISO, A11 Calmount Park,
compensation and other costs
Dr. Deirdre Gleeson, years back a decision was associated with the human
Calmount Avenue, Ballymount,
Dublin 12. Tel: 01 465 9760 Specialist in Occupational made based on faster testing at suffering caused by our
Fax: 01 465 9765 Health, Medwise lower costs and to outsource failures.
Email: info@niso.ie Occupational Health the testing to laboratories Stay safe.
Services; Dr. Helen Russell, outside the State.
Design & Print: Print Bureau
Tel: 01 4733 567 Research Professor, Economic Whatever financial savings Harry Galvin,
www.printbureau.ie and Social Research Institute that were envisaged by this President, NISO
2 NISO UPDATE! SUM M ER 2018
NEW S
HSA launches online construction safety course
The Health and Safety Authority e-learning portal, http://hsalearning.ie. unsafe work practices, and
(HSA) has launched a short, The course is aimed at construction • source relevant information on
interactive on-line course titled “An contractors: in particular small construction health and safety,
Introduction to Construction Safety contractors and the self-employed. It is including the Safety Statement.
for Small Contractors and the Self- also suitable for employers and Contractors seeking to develop a
Employed”. The course has been employees working in the construction safety statement and/or conduct a risk
developed by the HSA with the sector, key duty holders, or those assessment can do so through the
support of the Construction Industry employing small contractors to carry HSA’s free online tool: BeSMART.ie
Federation (CIF), in order to provide out work. where it is tailored for use across a
relevant health and safety information On successful completion of this range of sectors including
to small construction contractors and course learners should be able to: construction. The site guides users
to raise awareness of the importance • identify key duties under health and through the risk assessment process in
of occupational safety, health and safety legislation, a way that is simple and
welfare in construction. • recognise key hazards and risks in straightforward.
The 30-minute course is free and can construction,
be accessed through the HSA’s • understand the consequences of Source: www.hsa.ie
NISO Midland Region sponsors
Health and Safety Award at SciFest
NISO Midlands sponsored a
Health/Safety award for the best
Health/Safety project submitted to
Scifest in Athlone Institute of
Technology (AIT).
There were over 200 projects from
40 schools involving 500 pupils at the
AIT run competition.
The winning project title
‘Investigation of effects of tyre
pressure on stopping distance’, by
students Emma Gowing, Adam Daly,
Eoghan Keenan from Tullamore
College, teacher Noreen Flynn.
SciFest was the brainchild of the
current SciFest CEO, Sheila Porter.
Arising from her involvement with the
Intel Educator Academy in the United
States, she approached the Institute of
Technology Tallaght (ITT) in 2006 Tullamore students Emma Gowing and Adam Daly receiving their award from Chris McCormack and Dr Sean
with an idea for a local science Reidy (AIT) and NISO Midlands Branch at the regional Scifest competition held in AIT recently. See their website
exhibition for second level students. A http://scifest.ie/ Info on Scifest
successful pilot SciFest science
exhibition was hosted by ITT in 2006 increased to 14 and an additional with SciFest. With her husband,
and repeated in 2007. With funding SciFest was hosted in Northern George, she set up a not-for-profit
from the Discover Science and Ireland. With the numbers increasing company, SciFest Ltd, to run the
Engineering programme and Intel so rapidly it was decided to expand SciFest project.
Ireland Sheila Porter was seconded the SciFest project in 2011 by In 2012 the project developed an
from her teaching post in Loreto introducing two new levels of international aspect with participation
College, St Stephen’s Green, to Intel in participation, school-based in the Intel International Science and
September 2007 to work on SciFest on (SciFest@School) and a national final. Engineering Fair (ISEF) in the USA.
a full-time basis. In 2012 Sheila’s secondment ended, This aspect of the project was further
The model proved highly scalable five years being the maximum allowed expanded in 2015 with participation in
and cost effective. In 2008 SciFest ran by the Department of Education and the International Environment and
in nine Institutes of Technology (ITs). Skills, and she decided to resign her Sustainability Project Olympiad
In 2009 the number of ITs involved teaching post and continue to work (INESPO) in the Netherlands.
N ISO UPDATE! SUMMER 2018 3
SAFETY ALERT
Management of Asbestos Containing Materials
on Demolition & Refurbishment Sites
The Health & Safety Authority (the with a number of sites where evidence the serious exposure risk to which
Authority) is specifically targeting this of poor practice or lack of employees or others may have been
alert at all duty-holders involved in the understanding of ACM risk subjected and its potential for the
management of demolition or management required formal development of asbestos related
refurbishment works including Clients, enforcement action to be taken. This diseases in years to come such as lung
Project Supervisors for the Design included the issuing of Prohibition cancer and mesothelioma. All such
Process (PSDP), Project Supervisors for Notices that result in the cessation of incidents are investigated and may
the Construction Stage (PSCS), work and effective site closure. Subject result in the prosecution of relevant
Designers (including architects, to the subsequent carrying out, by a parties including the Client, Designers,
engineers etc.) and contractors to competent person, of the required the PSDP, the PSCS and Contractors
ensure Asbestos-Containing Materials Refurbishment and Demolition depending on the duty holder failures
(ACMs) are correctly identified before Asbestos Survey (RDAS), some sites and circumstances involved.
such works take place and are dealt have incurred substantial clean-up costs For further information and for
with accordingly. and significant project delays. advice on steps to take to manage
The Authority has recently engaged Needless to say, of greatest concern is ACMs please visit www.hsa.ie.
Wood Pellets: Toxic Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Following a recent fatal accident, the risk assessments and ensure unit/tank/vessel, even for a very short
Health & Safety Authority (HSA) is arrangements are in place to ensure period of time without necessary
issuing an urgent alert to all workers, safety of employees. precautions.
and others, on the inherent toxic 3. NOT ENTER storage unit/tank/vessel
Employers should:
dangers of Carbon Monoxide unless fully trained and competent in
1. IDENTIFY where wood pellets are
poisoning associated with Wood Pellets. confined space entry.
stored (even if only for a short period
Wood Pellets, may look harmless, 4. TAKE extreme care during
of time).
however even when transported or maintenance, especially when
2. ERECT and maintain asphyxiation
stored in normal conditions, Wood blockages happen, or when low levels
warning signs.
Pellets can emit Carbon Monoxide. of pellets occur.
3. PREVENT un-authorised access.
Unnoticed, the Carbon Monoxide can 5. KNOW that the presence of Carbon
4. PREPARE & implement safe systems
quickly build up to toxic levels. Monoxide cannot be determined
of work based on written risk
Carbon Monoxide will be present without specialist equipment.
assessment(s)
wherever Wood Pellets are transported
& stored. Workers must be informed of Employees should: Wood Pellet storage tanks may also
the significant risk and dangers of 1. ALWAYS Assume Carbon Monoxide contain augers/screw feeds. Contact
carbon monoxide exposure associated is present in areas where Wood with these devices may result in serious
with Wood Pellets. Pellets are stored injury.
Employers must identify such hazards 2. NOT ENTER or place their head For further information please visit
in their workplace and produce written into a wood pellet storage www.hsa.ie.
Public Consultation Notice
The Health and Safety Authority has technical experts who participated in consequence and risk.
issued a guidance document which an Authority working group The Health and Safety Authority
outlines the recommended approach established under the COMAH Cost requests comments and observations
to addressing significant modifications Review Group. ‘Significant (by 5.00 p.m. on Monday 10th
under Regulation 24 of the Chemicals modification’ reflects the changes September 2018) on the draft
Act (Control of Major Accident made in the Seveso III Directive and Guidance Document.
Hazards Involving Dangerous introduced in the COMAH To access the guidance document
Substances) Regulations 2015. Regulations 2015 regarding and to make a submission visit
It has been developed in modifications to establishments that www.hsa.ie.
consultation with operator groups and have implications for major accident
4 NISO UPDATE! SUM MER 2018
NEW S
Equivalent of two passenger Personal injury
planes killed on EU roads payouts four
The weekly number of road deaths meet the EU target of cutting road
in the EU is equivalent to two typical deaths by half over the decade to 2020. times higher
passenger airliners crashing and killing
everyone on board. A new report by
Up to now, Estonia and Greece are the
only EU countries that look on course
in Ireland than
the European Transport Safety
Council shows that road safety
to meet this target.
For the first time in the 12 years
in UK
progress in the European Union has since ETSC launched its Road Safety
Payouts for personal injuries in
stagnated for the last four years. The Performance Index programme, the
Ireland are on average 4.4 times
organisation says governments need organisation will not make its annual
higher than in the UK, an analysis
strong political will, urgent measures award for progress and leadership on
of the insurance payouts in both
and substantial investments in safe road safety to any country.
jurisdictions has found.
infrastructure to reduce the 500 deaths In a positive development, last
The analysis was carried out by
that occur on EU roads every single month the European Commission
the government’s Personal Injuries
week. announced a major new package of
Commission and has been
The latest Road Safety Performance road safety legislation that could
submitted to Business Minister
Index (PIN) report shows that EU prevent more than 2,000 deaths a year
Heather Humphreys, with a series
Member States are struggling to make by the end of the next decade thanks
of recommendations on how to
a breakthrough: 25,250 people lost to tougher vehicle and infrastructure
tackle high insurance costs.
their lives on EU roads in 2017. standards. But EU Member States and
Personal injury claims generally
Although road deaths declined by 2% the European Parliament still need to
arise from motor, workplace or
last year, they have decreased by just approve the proposals, and a range of
public place accidents, or medical
3% over four whole years since 2013. more immediate measures will be
negligence incidents. They can be
This is substantially short of the needed to make significant progress in
resolved through direct settlement
decrease of 6.7% needed annually to the near future.
between parties, through the
Personal Injuries Assessment Board
(PIAB) or through the Courts.
Health and Safety Authority Ireland operates a fault-based
system in relation to injury claims.
publishes 2017 Annual Report The legislative/ constitutional
framework in Ireland is that the
The Health and Safety Authority has Key figures: victim of an accident caused by
published its 2017 Annual Report. The • Last year the Authority completed a the negligence of others is entitled
report provides details on a wide range total of 9,934 inspections and to be compensated by the liable
of activities undertaken from business investigations. party.
advice and support through to • There were almost 2,000 farm While it was known that the
enforcement. During 2017 the free inspections and investigations and payouts for injuries by Irish courts
online safety tool for small businesses, over 4,400 carried out in the was higher, the difference of more
BeSMART.ie, added a further 8,500 construction sector. than four times the average was
new users. • Inspectors issued 512 improvement unanticipated.
Over 30 industry specific guidance notices and 547 prohibition notices According to the report, Ireland
documents were published with after serious breaches were found. has a very high frequency of
approximately 360,000 publications • A total of 21 prosecutions were ‘whiplash’ claims, and that
downloaded from the HSA website. successfully concluded, resulting in ‘whiplash’ compensation levels are
Almost 25,000 students at post- fines of over €2.6m. also significantly higher.
primary and further education It is estimated that 80pc of
participated in the ‘Choose Safety’ As well as protecting workers the motor personal injury claims
programme and 17,750 Authority plays a key role in currently reported are ‘whiplash’
courses were taken on protecting consumers. There were 400 related. When compared to the
the Authority’s market surveillance checks of chemical UK, the whiplash claims are on an
eLearning portal. products on the Irish market, average three times higher.
In anticipation of the including 200 on detergents to address The report concludes that soft-
UK Exit from the EU concerns for consumer safety. tissue injuries account for a large
in 2019, advice was To download a copy of the 2017 proportion of claims by volume in
provided to companies Annual Report visit Ireland.
on the implications http://www.hsa.ie/!544RNJ. Source: www.independent.ie
for chemicals supply
2017
al Rep ort 2017
An nu
chains. Source: www.hsa.ie
N ISO UPDATE! SUMMER 2018 5
IOS H FORU M
“Better-than-ever” line-up
for IOSH conference
IOSH 2018, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s annual international
conference, has a “better-than-ever” line-up, packed with key insights and updates from top
speakers and an all-new careers zone for those looking to land their dream job.
Among the speakers at the commitment to ensuring the debate, allowing delegates stage of their career they
ICC Birmingham will be safety of the buildings and to pitch questions to a panel are at. All of this in a
Dame Judith Hackitt, who those who live in them. The of safety and health superb, dedicated
will go through the findings regulatory system is not fit experts. conference venue. Why
from her review into for purpose and does not IOSH meanwhile has wouldn’t you want to be at
building regulations and fire drive the right behaviours.” teamed up with The HSE IOSH 2018?”
safety, commissioned after The conference is being Recruitment Network and Visit
last year’s Grenfell Tower held from 17-18 September. healthandsafety-jobs.co.uk www.ioshconference.com to
tragedy in London. Other speaker highlights to run the careers zone, book your ticket.
Dame Judith hopes to include: Mark Gallagher, where delegates will receive
engage delegates on how a founder and CEO of specialist advice on how to
“culture change” can Performance Insights Ltd make the next steps in their
happen in the construction and Formula One co- careers.
industry which will ensure commentator; Dominic Sue Bull, IOSH
people feel safe – and are Wigley, Group Health, Conference Producer, said:
safe – in their homes. Safety and Security Director “We are delighted to able to
She said: “My review has for Merlin Entertainments confirm the programme for
revealed that despite the Group; Salman Khan, EHS our conference this year. It
huge improvements which Head - Siemens, Midddle really is better than ever.
have occurred in the East, North Africa and “We have some excellent
construction sector in Pakistan; and Ian Hynes, speakers for plenary and
delivering safety for the CEO of Intersol Global. track sessions and a chance
workforce, there is nothing Meanwhile conference to debate the hot topics. We
like the same level of chair, Cathy Newman, will have something for
responsibility for or chair a Question Time-style everyone, no matter what
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IOSH FORUM
New international reporting standard
will drive better health and safety performance
The long-awaited revised occupational health and safety reporting standard, GRI 403, has
been released by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an independent organisation which
has pioneered international sustainability reporting for over 20 years.
The Institution of Affairs, said: “IOSH The new Standard work conditions involve
Occupational Safety and believes that public provides best practice for both prevention of physical
Health (IOSH) has been reporting of OSH measuring and reporting on and mental harm, and
closely involved in the performance helps occupational health and promotion of workers’
development of the new organisations and their safety impacts on the health”.
standard having initiated stakeholders to have a economy, the environment “Prevention of harm and
the call for change via the better view of when and and society. promotion of health require
Center for Safety and where attention and It includes important new an organization to
Health Sustainability resources should be focused features such as leading demonstrate commitment
(CSHS) in Chicago. for improvement. indicators on the to workers’ health and
As part of the project “Standards like this, implementation of an safety [and]…to engage
working group, and as an supporting transparency in occupational health and workers in the development,
organisational stakeholder, operations and supply safety management system implementation, and
IOSH rallied its members chains worldwide, can help and improved performance evaluation of
and OSH professionals ensure reports are methodologies for an occupational health and
around the world to respond meaningful and comparable measuring and reporting safety policy, management
to the 2012 GRI Survey, and drive better health and work-related injuries and ill system and programs that
which informed the work. safety performance - health. are appropriate to the
Richard Jones, IOSH benefiting individuals, The new Standard states organisation’s size and
Head of Policy and Public businesses and societies.” that “Healthy and safe activities,” it says.
New course tackles the toll of work-related disease
A new course introduced by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) seeks
to tackle the issue of work-related ill health and occupational disease, which caused almost
26 million lost work days in Britain in 2016/17.
In the UK alone sickness Through ‘Managing manager’s job is looking organisation. By equipping
absence costs the economy Occupational Health and after the health of their all managers with the tools
£100bn each year, £8bn of Wellbeing’ IOSH aims to employees. If they can do to recognise health and
that is due to mental ill- equip them with the right that I am absolutely sure the wellbeing risks in their
health, and presenteeism knowledge and techniques employees will perform environments and how to
(working when unfit to do to recognise health risks better, their teams will deal with them, this course
so) is estimated to cost a and the range of skills perform better, and so forms part of IOSH’s
further £15bn. needed to manage people businesses will perform WORK 2022 strategy to
Occupational illnesses with health issues. better. make the world of work a
can also be fatal. It is one of the first “The course sets the right safer place.
Worldwide, a daily average courses of its kind tone at the right time. There “This is such an
of around 7,600 deaths are developed specifically to are a lot of people talking important part of
linked to work. Recent help managers look after about health and wellbeing occupational safety and
research revealed that 86% the physical and mental in the workplace, but I health today that all IOSH
of these are caused by wellbeing of their workers. think some businesses are people managers will be
occupational diseases rather Tony Bickerstaff, Chief struggling with how they go undertaking this course.”
than accidents. Financial Officer of British about addressing it.” More information on the
The new IOSH course is technology-based Bev Messinger, IOSH course can be found on the
targeted at line managers construction and Chief Executive, said; IOSH website:
and supervisors, who have engineering firm Costain, “Health, safety and iosh.co.uk/ManagingOHW.
critical roles in preventing said of this course: “An wellbeing should be a
this from happening. important part of any priority in every
N ISO UPDATE! SUMMER 2018 7
HS A FORU M
Good Practice Awards 2018
Have You Entered Yet?
The Health and Safety Authority is European stage, winners will receive
coordinating the European Good their award at a prestigious ceremony If you have a good example of
Practice Awards in Ireland and is now at the headquarters of EU-OSHA in managing the risk of dangerous
seeking best practice examples that Bilbao, Spain. substances, there’s still time to put
demonstrate an innovative and effective Dangerous substances have been on your entry together. Further
approach to the management of the OSH policy agenda across the EU information on how to enter is
dangerous substances. The closing and in Member States for decades. available at www.hsa.ie.
date for entries is September 26th and Although some substances have been Alternatively contact Gavin
full details can be found at www.hsa.ie. banned, restricted or subject to strict
Lonergan, Head of Communications
The theme this year is “Healthy regulatory control, dangerous
with the HSA on (01)799 7838 or
Workplaces Manage Dangerous substances continue to be a major safety
Substances”, entries should and health risk in many workplaces. email gavin@hsa.ie.
demonstrate tangible improvements in Promoting a prevention culture in
the use and handling of dangerous workplaces will benefit workers,
substances that contribute to safe and management and the environment.
healthy working conditions.
Two national winners will be selected
from the Irish entries (one small
organisation and one large) and both
will go forward to the European leg of
the competition where they will be
judged against other national winners
from across Europe. If successful at the
Annual NISO Health and Safety Conference 2018
The Annual NISO Health and Safety & Founder / Director for Applied Exhibition of Safety Products and
Conference and Trade Exhibition will Complexity, University of Wales Services
this year be hosted by the Southern • Darren Sutton, RMS Switzerland The Health and Safety Exhibition of
Region in the Great Southern Killarney, • Owen Wilson, Gas Networks Ireland Safety Products and Services is held on
Killarney, Co. Kerry, on 12 October 2018. the same day as the conference.
The theme of this year’s conference is The Safety Conference is part of a Leading manufacturers and sellers
“Safety: The Heart of the Matter”. series of events: of health and safety products and
All Ireland Occupational Safety services will be there to showcase their
Safety: The Heart of the Matter Awards Presentation Dinner in latest products and services.
NISO has invited distinguished speakers association with Northern Ireland Visit safetyconference.ie to view all
who will present on the theme Safety: Safety Group (NISG) of this year’s exhibitors.
The Heart of the Matter: The All Ireland Occupational Safety
Enda Campbell, Irish Heart Awards Presentation Dinner will Site Visit
Foundation follow the conference. It will take Venue: Glan Agua Water Treatment
• The Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke, place from 19.00hrs onwards at the Plant, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Chief Justice, Supreme Court Great Southern Killarney, Co. Kerry. Date and Time: Thursday afternoon,
• Dr. Deirdre Gleeson, Medwise Join us on this festive occasion to 11 October 2018 (Time: 14.30hrs to
Occupational Health Services meet and congratulate the Safety 17.00hrs)
• Rosemary Keogh, Irish Wheelchair Awards winners and make new friends. Fee: Participating in the site visit is
Association Organisations that have submitted to complementary for conference
• Dr. Sharon McGuinness, Health the All Ireland Occupational Safety delegates.
and Safety Authority Awards are notified in late August or
• Bev Messinger, Institution of early September as to which category Conference Sponsors:
Occupational Safety and Health their award falls into. The winners are Many thanks to all our sponsors who
(IOSH) then invited to attend the Occupational have given us the opportunity to
• Conor O’Brien, Public Injuries Safety Awards Presentation Dinner to promote Health and Safety.
Assessment Board (PIAB) collect their award and celebrate in style. Gold Plus: Anderco, Intel Ireland Ltd.
• Prof Helen Russell, Economic & For more information on the All
Social Research Institute (ESRI) Ireland Safety Awards, visit Silver Plus: Ayrton Group
• Prof Dave Snowden, Cognitive Edge safetyawards.ie. Bronze: DB Schenker, Roadbridge.
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Communicating the use, maintenance and during this period. 75% of those
Chemical examination of vehicle tail lifts that suffered fatal quad bike
Hazards at Work (tail lifts). accidents were aged 60 years or
Information older.
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When a chemical Occupation HSA Annual
is delivered to a Research Report 2017
workplace, the Network This is the
hazard Information second annual
information is Sheet report under the
usually visible on the supply (CLP) THOR (ROI) is Authority’s
or transport (ADR) label or for a Health and strategy for 2016
2017
deliveries in tanks, it is provided Occupation to 2018. The 2017
Annual Report
via a REACH Safety Data Sheet Research network comprising of Authority
(SDS). four surveillance schemes achieved a
collecting data on work related challenging and broad programme
Safe Vehicle Tail illness (WRI) in the Republic of of work in 2017.
Lift Operations Ireland (ROI).
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sheet provides Quad bike
basic fatalities
information and represented 19%
highlights legal of all farm
responsibilities in vehicle fatalities
Fatal Workplace Injuries by Economic Sector 2008-2018 (NACE Revision 2)
Economic sector 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
A Agriculture + forestry and fishing 16+1+2 21+0+1 21+0+3 18+6 30+1 16+5 20+8 22+5 22+7 10+3 20+2
B Mining and quarrying 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1
C Manufacturing 2 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 2 1 6
D Electricity; gas, steam and air conditioning supply 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
E Water supply, sewerage, waste management and
remediation activities 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 3 2 0 2
F Construction 4 5 9 11 8 11 8 6 6 10 15
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and
personal goods 2 1 2 2 4 3 3 2 4 2 3
H Transportation and storage 2 6 1 4 4 4 1 7 3 6 3
I Accommodation and food service activities 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
J Information and communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K Financial and insurance activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L Real estate activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M Professional, scientific and technical activities 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1
N Administrative and support service activities 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
P Education 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Q Human health and social work activities 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
S Other service activities 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Total 31 40 44 56 55 47 48 54 48 43 57
(Source: HSA, correct at 27 July 2018. Note that some accidents may be under investigation and may not have been recorded yet.)
10 NISO UPDAT E! SUM MER 2018LE GI SLATI ON
Legislation Update
SI No. 133 of 2018 – Safety, Health Regulation (EEC) No. 339/93 and Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 349 of
and Welfare at Work (Mines) include duties to have proper market 2011) and can be cited together with
Regulations 2018 surveillance procedures consistent all previous amending statutory
These Regulations set out with EU Regulation 765/2008. instruments as the European
requirements with respect to safety, The Regulations provide that the Communities (Carriage of Dangerous
health and welfare in mines, as making available on the market of Goods by Road and Use of
defined in Regulation 3, and replace a PPE in conformity with Directive Transportable Pressure Equipment)
range of provisions formerly applied 89/686/EEC continues to be lawful up Regulations 2011 to 2018.
in the Mines and Quarries Act, 1965 to 21 April 2019. These Regulations may be cited as
and in various Regulations made The Regulations revoke and replace the European Communities (Carriage
under that Act. the European Communities (Personal of Dangerous Goods by Road and
The Regulations also retranspose, Protective Equipment) Regulations, Use of Transportable Pressure
in relation to mines, the relevant 1993 (S.I. No. 272 of 1993), the Equipment) (Amendment)
provisions of Council Directive European Communities (Personal Regulations 2018.
92/104/EEC2 of 3 December 1992 on Protective Equipment) (Amendment) These Regulations shall came into
the minimum requirements for Regulations, 1994. (S.I. No. 13 of effect on 3 July 2018.
improving the safety and health 1994), the European Communities
protection of workers in surface and (Personal Protective Equipment) (CE
underground mineral extracting Marking) Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No.
industries. The Regulations further 457 of 1994) and the European
provide that the Safety, Health and Communities (Personal Protective Dates for
Welfare at Work (Extractive Equipment) (Amendment)
Industries) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 81 of your Diary
467 of 1997) no longer apply to a 1997) cited together as the European
mine as defined in Regulation 3 of Communities (Personal Protective
these Regulations Equipment) Regulations 1993 to
The Regulations apply to all mines 1997, from 21 April 2018.
where persons work and set out
duties on the owner, operator, SI No. 197 of 2018 – European
manager and employees at a mine Communities (Carriage of
with respect to persons at or in the Dangerous Goods by Road and Use
area immediately surrounding a of Transportable Pressure
mine. Equipment) (Amendment)
The Regulations came into Regulations 2018-07-30
operation on 30 April 2018. These Regulations transpose the
provisions of Commission Directive
SI No. 136 of 2018 – European Union (EU) 2018/217 of 31 January 201814 NISO Annual Health and
(Personal Protective Equipment) amending Directive 2008/68/EC of Safety Conference
Regulations 2018 the European Parliament and of the Great Southern Killarney,
The Regulations transpose into Council on the inland transport of Co. Kerry
national legislation the provisions of dangerous goods by adapting Section
Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the I.1 of its Annex I to scientific and 12 October 2018
European Parliament and of the technical progress (insofar as that
Council of 9 March 2016 on personal Directive relates to the transport of Trade Exhibition of Health
protective equipment and repealing dangerous goods by road). and Safety Products and
Council Directive 89/686/EEC. These Commission Directive (EU) 2018/217 Services
Regulations also set out the gives effect to the changes to the ADR Great Southern Killarney,
obligations on economic operators in agreement that came into force on 3
Co. Kerry
relation to these products and the January 2018.
required conformity assessment The Regulations also give further 12 October 2018
procedures for PPE. These effect to Directive 2008/68/EC of the
Regulations also give further effect to European Parliament and of the NISO/NISG All Ireland
Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 of the Council of 24 September 2008. Safety Awards Gala Dinner
European Parliament and of the These Regulations amend for the Great Southern Killarney,
Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the seventh time the European Co. Kerry
requirements for accreditation and Communities (Carriage of Dangerous
market surveillance relating to the Goods by Road and Use of 12 October 2018
marketing of products and repealing Transportable Pressure Equipment)
N ISO UPDATE! SUM MER 2018 11EVENTS
National Irish Safety Organisation
Events Diary
Visit our website niso.ie to book courses and to stay up to date with
safety training and events in 2018.
1. NISO Safe Pass Training: Health and Safety Representation MID WEST REGION
(QQI L5) Course: NISO Certificate in Safety,
East: NISO Training Centre,
Duration: 4 days Health and Welfare at Work
Ballymount, Dublin 12
10-13 September Limerick Institute of Technology
Dates: 3, 17, 24 & 31 August
Course length: 13 weeks/2 hrs p/wk
Weekly: On Fridays Manual Handling Instruction
Commencing: 25 September 2018
(QQI L6)
South East: Springhill Court Hotel, Contact: FLLimerick@lit.ie
Duration: 5 days (3 days week 1 /
Co. Kilkenny
2 days week 2) SOUTH EAST REGION
Dates: 8 August
17, 18, 19 & 24, 25 September Course: NISO Certificate in Safety,
Monthly
Health and Welfare at Work
Risk Assessment Basic Concepts
South East: Clonmel Park Hotel, Venue: Waterford Institute of
(NISO cert)
Poppyfields, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Technology
Duration: 2 day
Dates: 15 August Course length: 13 weeks/2 hrs p/wk
18-19 September
Monthly Commencing: 18 September 2018
VDU/DSE Assessor Course Contact: info@niso.ie
South: Clayton Hotel Silver Springs,
(NISO cert)
Cork WEST REGION
Duration: 1 day
Dates: 22 August Course: NISO Certificate in Safety,
Date TBC
Monthly Health and Welfare at Work
Venue: GMIT Castlebar Campus
2. Courses scheduled at NISO 3. Courses and events in the Course length: 13 weeks/2 hrs p/wk
Training Centre, regions Commencing: 18 September 2018
Ballymount, Dublin 12 EAST REGION
Contact: info@niso.ie
Manual Handling Basic Course: NISO Certificate in Safety,
Health and Welfare at Work
4. National/All Ireland Events
Duration: half day
9 August; 6 September NISO Training Centre, Dublin 12 55th Annual NISO Health and
Course length: 13 weeks/2 hrs p/wk Safety Conference
IOSH Managing Safety (IOSH cert)
Commencing: 18 September 2018 Great Southern Hotel, Killarney,
Duration: 4 day
Contact: info@niso.ie Co. Kerry
13-16 August
12 October
MIDLAND REGION
Safety Representation (NISO cert)
Course: NISO Certificate in Safety, Trade Exhibition of Health and
Duration: 2 days
Health and Welfare at Work Safety Products and Services
20-21 August
Athlone Institute of Technology Great Southern Hotel, Killarney,
Risk Assessment (QQI L5) Course length: 13 weeks/2 hrs p/wk Co. Kerry
Duration: 4 days Commencing: 24 September 2018 12 October
27-30 August Contact: sreidy@ait.ie
27th Annual NISO/NISG Safety
IOSH Working Safely (IOSH cert) Awards Gala Dinner
Duration: 1 day Great Southern Hotel, Killarney,
5 September Co. Kerry
12 October.
NISO, A11 Calmount Park, Calmount Avenue, Ballymount, Dublin 12.
Tel: 01 465 9760 Fax: 01 465 9765 Email: info@niso.ie Website: niso.ie
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