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AUTUMN 2015

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Safety Award Winners2015

Special 6-pageSafety AwardsFeature

52nd AnnualNISO Conference2015 Feature

NISO President Reflects on 2015 Conference andAwardsIN THIS ISSUE

Editorial/President’s Message ........................................2

NISO/National News..........3-5

FEATURES

Conference Feature..............6-7

Awards....................................8-13

New members .........................14

HSA Forum................................15

IOSH Forum.......................16-17

Helpline ......................................18

Legislation .................................19

Upcoming events....................20

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EDITORIAL

2 NISO UPDATE! AUTUMN 2015

NISO Update! is issuedby the National IrishSafety Organisation(NISO).

Material printed in NISO Update!is not necessarily endorsed by theNational Irish SafetyOrganisation.

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Pauric Corrigan, president, National Irish Safety Organisation

National Irish SafetyOrganisation held its 52ndAnnual Safety Conferenceand Awards PresentationGala Dinner on 2 Octoberlast, hosted by our WesternRegion in the Radisson BluHotel & Spa, Galway.

NISO wishes to acknowledgethose who participated inand attended our conference.The feedback from theconference evaluation formshas been very positiveindicating that the panel ofspeakers was well received bythose in attendance.

Safety AwardsSubmissions to the 24thNISO/NISG All IrelandSafety Awards improved inquality on previous years andthe number of organisationsattending the Gala Dinnerhave increased. The awardswere co-presented by MartinO’Halloran, CEO, Healthand Safety Authority (HSA);Keith Morrison, CEO,Health and Safety ExecutiveNorthern Ireland (HSENI);Pauric Corrigan, President,National Irish SafetyOrganisation (NISO); JimmyFenton, Chairperson,Northern Ireland SafetyGroup (NISG); DermotCarey, Head of SafetyServices, ConstructionIndustry Federation (CIF).

Supreme Safety AwardWinnerCongratulations to SierraSupport Services Group, thisyear’s winner of the SupremeSafety Award, sponsored byPhillips 66. Sierra Support

Services Group showedconsistently good andcontinuously improvinghealth and safetyperformance over a numberof years through their awardssubmission.

Superior Performance AwardThis year saw theintroduction of the SuperiorPerformance Award,sponsored by Anderco. Thisaward was won by LaganConstruction Group whodemonstrated superiorperformance in theirapproach to the managementof safety within theirorganisation.

Occupational Health AwardThe occupational healthaward was won by Eli LillyS.A. − Ireland Branch, fordemonstrating the bestoverall proactive approach tothe management ofemployees’ health. Thisaward is jointly sponsored bythe HSA and the HSENI.

Safety Innovation AwardI would like to congratulateDublin-based SNPS Ltd. onwinning the Small/SubContractor Safety InnovationAward, in association withConstruction SafetyPartnership.

Safety Rep of The YearAwardFinally, I would like tocongratulate Pauline Byrne,Ballina Beverages, onwinning the SafetyRepresentative of the Yearaward 2015, in associationwith Nifast.

Thank you to all thecompanies and organisationswho made submissions toour awards; they should eachbe extremely proud of whatthey have achieved and NISOlooks forward to receivingtheir submissions in 2016.Please do share your successin your place of work as thisis an award that reflects onthe whole of the organisationthat made the submission.

As president, on behalf ofNISO, fellow officers,executive committeemembers, NISG, staff athead office and all whohelped in the successfulrunning of our AnnualConference and All IrelandSafety Awards 2015, I wouldlike to extend my sinceregratitude.

Pauric Corrigan,NISO President.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) hascalled for nominations in their annual“Leading Lights in Road Safety”Awards. Now in its eighth year, theawards recognise and honour thecontribution made by people nationwideto reducing deaths and serious injurieson our roads. The RSA is calling oncommunities all over Ireland to onceagain nominate their “Leading Lights”in road safety – whether it be a group oran individual who campaigns, educatesand is committed to improving roadsafety in their community.

Nominations are now open for the RoadSafety Authority Leading Lights awardsto recognise the work of committedvolunteers, businesses and organisations.

Details of how to enter your nominationin the “Leading Lights in Road Safety”

Awards are available onwww.rsa.ie/leadinglights. You may enteryour nomination online, by e-mail or bypost.

The closing date for entries is Tuesday,27 October.

Road Safety Authority “Leading Lights in Road Safety” Awards

NISO expresses concern at the increase inpersonal injuries claims in 2015National Irish Safety Organisation(NISO) has expressed its concern overfigures recently published by the injuriesBoard in its mid-year review. TheInjuries Board reports that 17,132 newclaims have been made in the first sixmonths of 2015 representing a 7%increase on the 15,987 new claimsreceived in the same six-month period in2014. The mid-year review also revealsthat workplace claims are up 8.5%,accidents in public places are up byalmost 9% and motor claims are up6%. The average compensation awardfor the first six months of 2015 is€22,375, compared to an average awardof €22,082 in the same period last year.

Commenting on the six month figures,Mr. Maurice Priestley, Interim CEO atthe Injuries Board, stated: “It is notsurprising that there has been a modestincrease in claims volumes year to dategiven the general economic upturn withmore people at work and a lot morevehicles on the road. Greater economicactivity would be expected to generate

greater numbers of policies andpremium income for insurers.”

In response, NISO President, PauricCorrigan, has stated that “WhileNational Irish Safety Organisationwelcomes the recent upturn in theeconomy and the volumes returning towork, it is now more important thanever for employers and employees tokeep health and safety awareness at theforefront. With more and more peoplejoining the workforce, health and safetymust be the top priority to help preventthe continuation of this upward trend inaccidents and claims.”

Key Statistics:New claims (applications to theBoard): • New claim applications to the Injuries

Board during the six months to Juneincreased by 7% year-on-year to17,132.

• Accidents in public places andworkplace accidents are the maindrivers of the 7% increase in new

claims. During the first six months of2015, public liability claims are up byalmost 9%, employer liability claimsare up by 8.5% while new motorclaims are up 6%.

Awards for compensation (completedclaims): • The Board made 5,741 awards for

compensation to the value of €128.45million.

• The average award of €22,375 wasmarginally ahead of the average awardof €22,082 for the same six-monthperiod in 2014.

• Road traffic accidents represented overthree quarters (75.3%) of awards while16.9% of awards were for accidents inpublic places with the remaining 7.8%relating to workplace accidents.

• Administrative costs to process awardsthrough the Board’s model havereduced to 6.6% compared to anaverage of 58% for cases dealt withthrough litigation.

• At an administrative cost of 6.6%, thecost of processing a claim through theInjuries Board is at historically lowlevels; €600 for those responding to aclaim (typically insurers) and arefundable application fee of €45 forclaimants.

• Awards were processed in an averagetime of 7 months in the period.

• Direct savings of €35.48 million tothe end of June 2014 were achieved.Annual savings are in the region of€100 million.

NEWS

NISO UPDATE! AUTUMN 2015 3

SAFETY ALERT Small Tipper Trucks

The Health and Safety Authorityhas issued an urgent warning toowners and operators of Tippertrucks used for transportation ofconstruction materials, followingan incident involving the failure ofthe pivot bar for the tipper section.

The pivot bar at the back of thetruck that allows the body to lift asthe hydraulic ram extends upwardsto create the tipping movement,sheared at the left bracket, whilethe right bracket casing shearedcompletely allowing the body toslip off the chassis while in theraised position. The body slippedonto a worker nearby causingsevere crush injuries.

It appears that the bar and bracketsfailed due to fatigue arising frominadequate inspection and greasingof safety critical moving partsduring the lifetime of the vehicle.

Owners and operators of thesevehicles are advised to include thesaid brackets and pivot bar in theirroutine servicing and inspection ofthese vehicles. As part of themaintenance process, the pivot barand brackets should be inspectedand greased on a regular basis andreplaced where there is evidence offatigue/failure.

Please visit www.hsa.ie for moreinformation on safety alerts.


Teagasc to hold Farm SafetyCode of Practice TrainingCourses

Teagasc plan to hold a series of half-day Farm Safety Code of PracticeTraining Courses over the wintermonths.

Teagasc health and safety officer,John McNamara, said that a Teagascstudy had shown the farmers whocompleted half-day safety trainingfound the course highly motivating.Those who attend training identified40% more controls forimplementation. Also, the majority offarmers implement the controls theyspecified, and had a higher level offarms with satisfactory occupationalhealth and safety standards.

John McNamara reminded farmersthat safety training is now mandatoryunder the recently announced TAMS2 schemes. To obtain payment underthese schemes farmers must havecompleted the half-day Farm Safetycourse or the “Green Cert” within theprevious five years.

He also called for continuing highfarm safety vigilance, as the winterapproaches and light fades, to cut thetoll of farm deaths and serious injury.

He stated that 11 farm deathsoccurred in the last four months of2014. So far in 2015, fatal farmaccident levels are 40% lower than2014, but that one accident is one toomany.

Sixty per cent of deaths in 2014 wereassociated with getting struck orcrushed by a farm vehicle ormachines, mainly in, or around thefarmyard. Other major causes ofaccidents include livestock attacks,collapsing objects such as bales, andslurry incidents, including drowningand gassing.

To seek further information onTeagasc Training Courses, contactany Teagasc office or visit the websiteat www.teagasc.ie.


NEWS

Carriage of Asbestos-ContainingMaterials by Road

The Carriage of Dangerous Goodsby Road and Transportable PressureEquipment Regulations and theEuropean Agreement Concerning theInternational Carriage of DangerousGoods by Road (ADR) provide thelegal framework under which alldangerous goods, including asbestos,may be transported by road. This HSAdocument provides guidance andinformation to participants who areinvolved in the carriage of asbestos,mixtures containing asbestos andasbestos waste, which are generallyreferred to as “Asbestos-ContainingMaterials (ACMs)”.

Please visit www.hsa.ie to downloadthe guidance document.

Report - EU-OSHA review ofsuccessful Occupational Safety andHealth benchmarking initiatives

This report documents the collectiveoutput of research activitiesundertaken by the Institute forEmployment Studies in response to arequest from EU-OSHA to undertake areview of successful OSHbenchmarking initiatives. Theoverarching aim was to review OSHbenchmarking schemes that have beenset up at sector, Member State orEuropean level in order to assess thebenefits that such schemes can deliver,as well as their limitations, and toidentify the key factors of and mainobstacles to their success.

European Safety Week19 - 25 October 2015

This year’s European Safety Week takesplace week beginning 19 October.

Workplace health and safety is good forbusiness, for workers and for society as awhole. Every year more than 5,000people lose their lives in the EU as aresult of accidents in the workplaceaccording to Eurostat. A great many ofthese lives could be saved and manythousands of other injuries prevented ifrisks were anticipated and sensible safetymeasures implemented.

The theme for 2015 is "HealthyWorkplaces Manage Stress".

A positive psychosocial workenvironment can enhance the health andwell-being of workers and stimulateincreased productivity. Good businessperformance with low absenteeism andstaff turnover rates can be achieved as aresult. This campaign emphasises thatmanaging stress and psychosocial risksat work has significant benefits forworkers, employers and the exchequer.

To get involved in European Safety Week2015 contact the Health and SafetyAuthority, the national focal point forEuropean Safety Week, on 01 6147125 or visit www.hsa.ie.

New Publications

Carriage of Asbestos-ContainingMaterials (ACMs) by Road

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National Irish Safety Organisation will be hosting aSafety Representation Conference in Dublin early inthe New Year. Conference speakers include: GedNash, Minister for Business and Employment;Herbert Mulligan, Health and Safety Review Editorand compiler of the new Safety RepresentativesResource Book; Representatives from NISO, theHSA, Ibec, Construction Industry Federation andthe Irish Congress of Trade Unions; SafetyRepresentatives.

Conference delegates willreceive a copy of the Safety Representatives ResourceBook, courtesy of theHealth and SafetyAuthority.

Contact NISO on 01 4659760 or [email protected] for more information.

NISO Safety RepresentationConference (postponed until the New Year)


CONFERENCE FEATURE

The words, which captured the themeof the conference, were delivered byTony Sheridan, director of HSEQS(health, safety, environment, qualityand sustainability) at Sisk. Posing thequestion, where should safety fit inany enterprise, Mr Sheridan said thatin Sisk, ‘safety is seen as being at thecore of what we do”.

Mentioning the business benefits ofsafety, he said where safety is good,quality and productivity is good.HSEQS is at the core of Sisk’sconstruction strategies with arelentless drive towards zero accidentsthrough behavioural change.Introducing a telling phrase into thelanguage of health and safety, he said“each business must ask itself aboutthe true safety costs”.

Saying that good safety is not justgood business, it is everyone’sbusiness, Ruairi Connor, director ofgroup operational risk with Rexam,talked about professionals and theirmanagement teams spending toomuch time nose down in the tactics

and not enough on developing a clearstrategy to ensure all stakeholders arefully engaged. He urged delegates tolift their heads up from the tactics toensure the strategy is in place that isgoing to deliver the right environmentfor all stakeholders.

Speaking about the importance ofcreating the right environment andconditions, Mr Connor saidengagement, personal ownership andcreativity is vital for the success ofsafety professionals. He saidcommunications strategy is important.Safety must not be seen as a “showstopper”, it should be seen as an“enabler”. Leaders, he said, set theenvironment.

Mark Paradies, the president of US-based company, Systems Improvements,presented a history of the invention ofprocess safety by Admiral Rickover ofthe American Navy.

With Sheridan and Connor addressingthe theme of good safety is goodbusiness directly, the elements that

make for good safety – a healthyworkplace, managing beyondcompliance, process safety, road safetyand ergonomics – were addressed by apanel of expert speakers.

Healthy workplacesThree aspects of a healthy workplacewere explored.

Delivering the first presentation of theday, Joe Doddy, EAP Manager withVhi Corporate Solutions, presented apicture of what the work environmenttoday looks like. He spoke about 24x7global connectivity, constantinterruptions by mobile phones andworkers availability outside coreworking hours. “The overwhelmedemployee is a concern”. Saying we aresuffering from information overload,he said “we check out mobile devicesup to 150 times a day”. Employees aremore fatigued, more forgetful, affectedby mood contagion and are absentmore.

His colleague, Lorraine Begley, anoccupational health manager with Vhi

NISO conference told good safety is great businessThe bar for safety was raised high at the NISO annual conference,the theme for which was Good Safety is Good Business, when delegateswere told “Good safety is an expectation now days. Great safety is good business”.

Dr Kate O'Flaherty, director, Health and Wellbeing Programme, Department of Health, speaking at the 52nd Annual NISO conference.

HerbertMulligan,editor, Healthand SafetyReview.


CONFERENCE FEATURECorporate Solutions, spoke aboutbuilding a more resilient workforce.There are, she said, five key steps to ahealthier workplace: the physicalworkplace; personal health resources;involvement; the psychosocial workenvironment and leadership, withleadership being “the most important”.

Dr Kate O’Flaherty, director of theDepartment of Health’s health andwellbeing programme, spoke about theGovernment’s Healthy IrelandFramework. The vision is of an Ireland“where wellbeing is valued andsupported at every level of society andis everyone’s responsibility”.Explaining that the workplace isimportant, Dr O’Flaherty said WorldHealth Organisation studies showworkplaces are a “best buy” forprevention and control of chronicdisease and mental health issues.

Healthy Ireland has, she said set up across-sectoral group to oversee thedevelopment of a healthy workplaceframework. Before the end of the year,Healthy Ireland will be holding apublic consultation on the concept of ahealthy workplace.

Speaking about good ergonomicprinciples for health and safety,Katherine Metters, a charteredphysiotherapist and a senior consultantwith Posturite, said the hot topics ofoffice ergonomics are agile work, hotdesking and the sit-stand debate. Sheadded “Work is changing”.

When you are carrying out DSEassessments “You have to understandthe full range of the person’sactivities”. You have to watch theperson work. She has, she said, noticeda shift from repetitive strain injuries topostural injuries. Stressing theimportance of good seating, MsMetters cited a study which showsgood seating increases productivity by8%.

Beyond compliance Speaking about taking health andsafety performance beyond compliance,Dr Peter J Claffey explained whatcompliance means to the Health andSafety Authority. It means complying

with the general duties of employers,providing information and training,having plans for emergencies, takingcare for persons who are notemployees, persons in control of placesof work complying with their duties,identifying hazards and carrying outrisk assessments and consulting withemployees. For us, he said, it meanscomplying with section 8, 10, 12, 15,19, 20, 25 and 26 of the SHWW Act2005. He stressed that compliance withthese requirements is mandatory and isoften just done to the minimumstandard.

We are, he said, best known forchecking compliance with the law. Theresults of inspections are that in only10% of cases do we take enforcementaction and serve notices. In 90% ofcases we help organisations to improveand go beyond minimum standards.

Driving for work safely Speaking about driving for work safety,Moyagh Murdock, the chief executiveof the Road Safety Authority (RSA),citing provisional figures from the RSACollision Database for 2014, said 12%of drivers who suffered injuries and 9%of those killed were driving for work.Nine percent of those injured werecommuting to or from work, while 8%of those killed were commuting. Ms

Murdock said a study of pre-crashbehaviour over the five-year period,2008–2012, found that one in six ofdrivers involved in fatal collisions weredriving for work.

When questioned about employers’driving for work policies for a surveycarried out for the RSA, Ms Murdocksaid 57% of drivers said their employerhad a policy, while 37% said theemployer did not have a policy. Thesurvey found that drivers who weredriving for work were more likely toadmit exceeding the speed limit. Sheadded that the survey also found thosewho drove for work were more likely tofall asleep at the wheel: 18% comparedto 11% for all drivers.

Communications Bringing the conference to a close,Eddie Shaw, a legendary figure in thebroader safety world and now PRdirector at Carr Communications,highlighted some of the dangers ofsocial media. He said:• We no longer have time to think• We are losing touch with people• Our brains can no longer cope with

the scale of technology• We no longer know what are the

facts• We no longer go back to primary

sources.

Mark Paradies, president, System Improvements Inc., addressing the NISO conference delegates in the RadissonBlu Hotel & Spa, Galway.

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AWARDS FEATURE

Safety Award Winners 2015The National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) wishes to congratulate allorganisations who received a Safety Award this year for their achievements in thearea of health and safety.

Sierra Support ServicesGroup was presentedwith the highest honour,the Supreme SafetyAward

John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd.winner of the Gold Award

Lagan ConstructionGroup winner of theBronze Award

Walls Construction Limited winner ofthe Silver Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton,chairperson, NISG; Grace Kelly, SHEQ manager,Sierra Support Services Group; Mike King,commercial manager, Phillips 66; Willie Ryan,SHEQ director, Sierra Support Services Group;Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; MartinO'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; KevinCummins, BU HSE manager east & civils, John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd.;Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

L to R: L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG;Gerry Keane, EHSQ manager, Walls Construction Limited; Pauric Corrigan,president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; JimmyFenton, chairperson, NISG; Nicola McCracken,health and safety manager, LaganConstruction Group; Pauric Corrigan,president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

AWARDS FEATURE


Longford County Council, winner of thePresident's Award: New Entrant

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; UnaFeeney, occupational health and wellness consultant, Eli Lilly S.A. - IrelandBranch; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; MaryGouldsbury, health and safety officer, Longford County Council; PauricCorrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

The Lisheen Mine, winner of thePresident's Award: Overall Regional Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG;Stephen Wheston, SHE manager, The Lisheen Mine; Pauric Corrigan,president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; NicolaMcCracken, health and safety manager, Lagan Construction Group; AlanBruce, managing director, Anderco; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; MartinO'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Lagan Construction Group, winner of theSuperior Performance Award, sponsored byAnderco

Eli Lilly S.A. - Ireland Branch, winner of theOccupational Health Award, supported bythe HSA and HSENI

SNPS Ltd., winner of the NISO Small / SubContractor Safety Innovation Awards 2015 inassociation with Construction SafetyPartnership

Pauline Walsh, Ballina Beverages, winner ofthe NISO Safety Representative of the YearAward 2015, in association with Nifast

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG;Noeleen Downes, business development manager, SNPS Ltd.; PauricCorrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; PaulineWalsh, safety representative, Ballina Beverages; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO;Martin O’Halloran, CEO, HSA; Conor Loughran, operations manager, Nifast.


AWARDS FEATURE

Organisation Award High Achiever

Sierra Support Services Group Supreme Award ✓John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd. Gold Award ✓Walls Construction Limited Silver Award

Lagan Construction Group Bronze Award

Zimmer Orthopedics President’s AwardManufacturing Limited Large Size Organisation

P&D Lydon President’s AwardMedium Size Organisation

Mainline Group Ltd. President’s AwardSmall Size Organisation

Longford County Council President’s AwardNew Entrant

The Lisheen Mine President’s AwardOverall Regional Award

Eli Lilly S.A. - Irish Branch President’s Award:Chemical/Pharmaceutical

John Paul Construction President’s AwardConstruction

Bilfinger Ireland Facilities Management andServices Award

RehabCare Voluntary, Social andCommunity Award

Schrader Electronics part of Electronic / ElectricalSensata Technologies Manufacturing / Assembly

Award

Fingal County Council Local Authority / ✓Council Award

Intel Ireland Ltd. Information Technology and Computer Services Award

Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, Food / Drink AwardBallyragget

Montupet UK Ltd. Manufacturing Award

Bord Gáis Energy Utilities / Telecoms Providers Award

Lake Region Medical Limited Medical Devices Award ✓Belfast Health & Social Care Healthcare Provider AwardTrust

Central Bank of Ireland Financial / Insurance Award

Irish Bulk Liquid Storage Ltd. Transport / Distribution /Storage Award

Thermo King, Galway Mechanical Engineering / Manufacturing / Assembly Award

Musgrave Wholesale Partners Retail / Wholesale Award

Tipperary Fire & Rescue Service Public Service Award

Mardyke Arena UCC Sport / Leisure Award


Compass Group Ireland Service Award

M+W Ireland High Tech Consultants AwardProjects Limited

Pfizer, Little Island Chemical/ PharmaceuticalPharmaceuticals [API] Award

GE Healthcare Ireland Chemical/Pharmaceutical ✓Speciality Chemicals Award

Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland Chemical/Pharmaceutical ✓Pharmaceuticals [Fill Finish] Award

W & H Alexander Limited ConstructionCivil Engineering Award

Cold Chon Galway Ltd. Construction Specialist ✓(Chemoran) Contractor Award

Kilcawley Construction Construction Industrial/ Commercial Award

Northstone NI Limited Construction - Mineral ✓(Materials Division) Extraction / Quarrying /

Concrete Product Award

Kirby Group Engineering ConstructionBuilding Services Award

Malone Engineering Group Construction ConsultingEngineers Award

Road Maintenance Services Construction ✓Road Surfacing Award

TLI Group Construction ✓Utility Services Award

John Graham Construction Ltd. Northern Ireland Award

Bon Secours Hospital Tralee Regional Award (South)

Winthrop Engineering Ltd. Regional Award (South East)

Abbvie Ireland NL B.V. Regional Award (North West)

Roadbridge Regional Award (Mid West)✓Glan Agua Ltd. Regional Award (West)

Obelisk Group Regional Award (North East)

Bennett Construction Ltd. Regional Award (Midlands)

Leo Lynch Regional Award (East)

BT Ireland Best New EntryLarge Size OrganisationAward

McGinty and O’Shea Ltd. Best New EntryMedium Size OrganisationAward

BH Tree Services Ltd. Best New EntrySmall Sized OrganisationAward


AWARDS FEATURE


MSL Engineering Ltd. Distinction

Aramark Workplace Solutions Distinction

Killarney Telecommunications Ltd. Distinction

Galway Clinic Distinction

O’Connor Sutton Cronin Distinction

Aramark Food Services Distinction

Abbott Ireland Diagnostic Distinction ✓Division

Arup Distinction

GEA Ireland Ltd. Distinction

Jones Engineering Group Distinction ✓BAM Contractors Ltd. Distinction

GMC Utilities Group Ltd. Distinction

Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals Distinction ✓MJ Conroy Construction Distinction

Honeywell Aerospace Ireland DistinctionLimited

Merit Medical Ireland Ltd. Distinction

KD Group Mechanical Engineers Distinction

Global Rail Services Ltd. Distinction

K Leisure Distinction

Cork City Council Distinction

EMR Integrated Solutions Distinction

Sky Handling Partner Ltd. Distinction

Towercom Limited Distinction

Alkermes Pharma Ireland Ltd. Distinction ✓HBE Distinction

Roadbridge Corrib On-Shore DistinctionPipeline Project

Mercury Engineering Distinction

Hertel (Ireland) Ltd. Distinction

EU Power & Energy Ltd. Distinction

Acacia Facilities Management Ltd. Distinction

Ballina Beverages Distinction

BioMarin International Limited Distinction

KN Group Distinction

Wexford County Council Distinction

Lloyds Pharmacy Ireland Limited Distinction

Honeywell Transportation Distinction Ireland Ltd.

Bon Secours Hospital Galway Distinction


Jones Engineering Group DistinctionHeavy Lift and Rigging Division

John Cradock Ltd. Distinction

Walsh Mechanical Engineering Ltd. Distinction

Roankabin Manufacturing Ltd. Distinction

Designer Group Engineering Distinction ✓Contractors

Aura Sport & Leisure DistinctionManagement Ltd.

Bon Secours Hospital Dublin Distinction

Xerox Technology Distinction ✓Intel Ireland Ltd. in conjunction Distinctionwith DPS Engineering

PM Group Distinction ✓MEIC Ltd. Distinction

Baxter Healthcare DistinctionIrish Manufacturing Operations

Imtech Suir Engineering Ltd. Highly Commended

Cold Chon (Galway) Ltd., Sligo Highly Commended

Road Safety Operations Ireland Highly Commended

Element Six (Family of Highly CommendedDe Beers and Anglo American)

Maveric Contractors Highly Commended

Office Depot (Ireland) Ltd. Highly Commended

MMD Construction Highly Commended

UPC Ireland Ltd. Commended

The Commission for CommendedCommunications Regulations (COMREG)

ISS Facility Services Commended

McAleer & Teague Ltd. Commended

Cagney Contract Cleaning Merit

Vention Medical IRL Ltd. Merit

Nordex Energy Ireland Ltd. Recognition

Rosderra Irish Meats Recognition

The NISO/NISG Occupational Health Award supported by the Health andSafety Authority (HSA) and the Health Services Executive for Northern Ireland(HSENI) was won by Eli Lilly S.A. – Ireland Branch.

The inaugural Anderco Superior Performance Award was won by LaganConstruction Group.

The Small / Sub Contractor, Safety InnovationAward 2015, in association with theConstruction Safety Partnership (CSP), wasawarded to SNPS Ltd.

The Safety Representative of the Year Award2015, in association with Nifast, wasawarded to Pauline Walsh, Ballina Beverages.

The award winners above are sorted randomlywithin their respective award categories.


AWARDS FEATURE

Intel Ireland Ltd., winner of theInformation Technology and ComputerServices Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; NiallGallagher, EHS manager, Intel Ireland Ltd.; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO;Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Central Bank of Ireland, winner of theFinancial / Insurance Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; LiamMcMunn, EHS officer, Central Bank of Ireland; Pauric Corrigan, president,NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Mardyke Arena UCC, winner of the Sport / Leisure Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; KeithWalsh, health and safety manager, Mardyke Arena UCC; Pauric Corrigan,president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Kilcawley Construction, winner of theConstruction: Industrial / Commercial Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; LisaO'Donnell, health, safety and environmental manager, KilcawleyConstruction; Dermot Carey, head of safety services, Construction IndustryFederation; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

TLI Group, winner of the Construction:Utility Services Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG;Brendan O'Driscoll, EHS manager, TLI Group; Dermot Carey, head of safetyservices, Construction Industry Federation; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO;Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Musgrave Wholesale Partners, winner of the Retail / Wholesale Award

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; MarkDunne, company health and safety manager, Musgrave Wholesale Partners;Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.


AWARDS FEATURE

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; LiamBarry, director, BH Tree Services; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; MartinO'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG;Caitriona Gannon, EHS manager, Baxter Healthcare, Irish ManufacturingOperations; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Baxter Healthcare - Irish ManufacturingOperations, was awarded with a Distinction

ISS Facility Services was Commended

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG;Maeve O'Higgins, EHS manager, ISS Facility Services; Pauric Corrigan,president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

BH Tree Services, winner of the Best NewEntry: Small Sized Organisation Award

Bon Secours Hospital Tralee, winner of the Regional Award (South)

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; BredaDoyle, best practice manager, Bon Secours Hospital Tralee; Pauric Corrigan,president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Global Rail Services Ltd. was awarded witha Distinction

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; CiaranKelly, QSE Adviser, Global Rail Services Ltd.; Pauric Corrigan, president, NISO;Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

Walsh Mechanical Engineering Ltd. wasawarded with a Distinction

L to R: Keith Morrison, CEO, HSENI; Jimmy Fenton, chairperson, NISG; LisaMcGowan, safety officer, Walsh Mechanical Engineering Ltd.; PauricCorrigan, president, NISO; Martin O'Halloran, CEO, HSA.

NEW MEMBERS


National Irish Safety Organisationwould like to welcome all of the organisations that have joined us in recent months. As a not for profit organisation with charitable status, your membership of NISO supports our endeavours to promote occupational health and safety awareness in Irish workplaces.

Membership of NISO clearly demonstrates your ongoing commitment to improving health and safety standards in your workplace. We value your support and look forward to your interaction with NISO in 2016.

Contact NISO on 01 465 9760 oremail [email protected] for moreinformation on NISO membership orto receive a Membership Brochure.

New MembersOrganisations to recently join NISO include:

• AIB• BH Tree Services Ltd.• Carrack na Brack

Developments Ltd.• Corrib Training• Eco Mechanical Solutions• E&M Security Ltd.• Goodman Medical Ireland

Limited• Lifting Equipment Engineers• Pat Smith Engineering Ltd.• Sean Ahern Ltd.• SQT Training• Vistec Ltd.

Featured Members

SQT TrainingSQT Training, established in 1989, is one of Ireland’s leading providers of health and safety training courses.

SQT Training offers a range of over 30 occupational health and safety courses, available on both a public and in-house basis. Various courses are available with NEBOSH, IRCA and QQI Accreditation. Full details are available on www.sqt-training.com.

Lifting Equipment EngineersLifting Equipment Engineers have over 20 years’ experience in certification and inspection of all types of lifting equipment.

Working with Lifting Equipment Engineers will ensure that you receivetop customer service and always remain compliant.

Lifting Equipment Engineers provide inspection and load testing for allmobile construction equipment, including:

• Telehandlers• Forklifts• Excavators• Truck Mounted Cranes• Site Dumpers• Articulated Dump Trucks• Loading Shovels• Tractor and Trailer Reports• Quarry brake testing• Lifting accessories

They will issue a GA1 certification for lifting equipment. For all otherqualifying equipment They willprovide a report of thoroughexamination, which will help you meetyour obligations and comply withcurrent legislation, and guidelines.Please visit www.leeng.ie or [email protected] for further information.

NISO Welcomes New Members

SQT Tutor Team

HSA FORUM


Using the road for business is theleading cause of work-related deathsand injuries in Ireland. Therefore,Work-Related Road Risk Management(WRRRM) should also be a priorityfor businesses and organisations forlegal, ethical, moral, societal,reputational and financial reasons.

Work-Related Road Safety (WRRS) isa priority program area for the Healthand Safety Authority (HSA). The HSAworks closely with An Garda Siochánaand the Road Safety Authority toinfluence improvements in work-related road safety in Ireland. TheWork-Related Road Safety programaims to influence improvements inwork-related road risk management,particularly in the areas of:• driving for work,• working on or near the road, and• load securing for road transport.

To date, a range of resources havebeen jointly developed to helpemployers understand and managework-related road risk including:Guidelines for Employers onManaging Driving for Work; SafeDriving for Work Driver Handbook;Driver Health Guidelines; Driving forWork Risk Assessment Checklist;Driving for Work Company CaseStudies; Daily Vehicle Pre-Checkinstructional videos and fact sheets.These resources and many others canbe downloaded for free fromwww.vehiclesatwork.ie.

The Authority is working closely witha range of stakeholder groupsrepresenting employers, employees,educators and business sectors such asagriculture, construction andtransport to influence the uptake andintegration of the Work-Related RoadRisk Management message.

Does my organisation need tomanage work related road risk?Think about the following questionsand if the answer is “yes” to any ofthem then senior management in yourorganisation have a responsibility toensure that appropriate WRRRMsystems and controls are in place andoperating effectively:

• Do we operate vehicles for work?• Do our employees drive for work

purposes?• Do employees or others drive on our

premises?• Do we provide employees with

personal vehicles?• Do we operate mopeds, motorcycles

or bicycles?• Do we employ/contract transport

services?

The management of work-related roadrisk is not just for organisations withlarge fleets and lots of drivers, itapplies to small businesses with one ortwo drivers. Regardless of the size oforganisation or number of drivers, keyrisk factors to manage include speed,driving under the influence of alcoholor drugs, fatigue, stress anddistraction.

Business Case for Managing RoadRiskThe management of work-related roadrisk is centred on preventing harm topeople and protecting property andthe environment. It involves managingroad safety in a proactive way forfinancial, moral and legal reasons withthe aim of achieving safe drivers,journeys and vehicles. Effectivemanagement of road safety providesan opportunity to reduce costs in lotsof ways. For example:

• Reduced running costs such as fuel

consumption and vehiclemaintenance/repairs through betterdriving standards.

• Fewer working days lost to injuries.• Less time needed for investigations

and paperwork.• Fewer missed orders and business

opportunities.• Lower insurance premiums.

Managing Young Drivers at WorkYoung people continue to face adisproportionately high risk on theroad, especially young males. Evidenceshows that young people have thehighest collision involvement of anyroad user group. Young drivers are notjust a danger to themselves; they alsopose a greater risk to their passengersand other road users.

Organisations are becomingincreasingly aware of the business casefor introducing road safetymanagement programmes tailored foryounger drivers. If your organisationemploys younger drivers you need toconsider their particular needs. Thekey risk factors highlighted above areeven more relevant because of theirage and lack of experience.

Further InformationFor further information on managingwork-related road risk or to downloadthe free driving for work resources,visit the “vehicles at work” section ofthe HSA’s website at www.hsa.ie ortelephone 1890 289389. For Europeaninformation visit the EuropeanTransport Safety Council atwww.etsc.eu.

The Business Case for Managing Work RelatedRoad RiskNoel Lacey, inspector with the transport safety unit of the Healthand Safety Authority, writes about the management of work-related road risk. Noel Lacey, Health & Safety Authority

IOSH FORUM


IOSH branches join forces topromote farm safety across Irelandand Northern Ireland Agriculture continues to be one of themost hazardous industries in which towork.

In Ireland alone, 41 people have diedworking in the agricultural sectorsince the start of 2014, while a further33 farm workers were also killedacross the UK in 2014−15.

In most instances, the tragedies wereas a result of incidents which involvedtractors or other farm vehicles andmachinery. Other cases involvedhandling livestock or were caused by aworker becoming trapped or crushed,drowning, suffocating or falling fromheight.

There have been other incidents inwhich people have been seriously hurtwhile working on farms – in manycases suffering life-altering injuries.

All of the regulators and otherrelevant organisations are working topromote farm safety across the UKand Ireland to make the sector saferfor all.

One of the key focuses has been toencourage farm workers to try newworking routines, techniques andbehaviours. In many cases farmworkers have been found to beemploying practices which may havebeen used by many generations offarming families, but that are nowoutdated for modern-day farming.

It is against this backdrop that theInstitution of Occupational Safety andHealth (IOSH) prepare to host a farmand farmer safety event for workersthroughout Ireland and NorthernIreland.

IOSH Ireland and Northern Irelandbranches, supported by the IrelandBranch’s Rural Industries Section, areto explore six scenarios which havebeen found to be the most common

causes of injuries or fatalities in UKand Irish agriculture – chainsaws,tractors, use of chemicals, animalmanagement, farm buildingconstruction and electricity, and slurrymanagement.

Each will be focussed on in-depthduring a series of workshops due totake place at Teagasc’s BallyhaiseAgricultural College in Co Cavan on11 November.

Instructors from the college will joinexperts from Coillte and farm buildingmanagement company KilmoonTrading in leading the demonstrations,with representatives from the Healthand Safety Executive Northern Ireland(HSENI) also highlighting new andemerging trends in farm safety.

Liam Howe, Chair of IOSH IrelandBranch, said: “All six are issuesregularly faced by farm workers but itis not just farmers who are gettinginjured and killed. Their wives andchildren, as well as members of thegeneral public, are also at risk.

“Agriculture currently has the highestnumber of accident and deaths peryear in Ireland. Education aroundimproving farm and farmer safety istherefore a major priority.

“Through this event we want tosupport and build on the good work ofthe HSA, HSENI and other healthservices and organisations that arepromoting initiatives to improve farmsafety. We also recognise that IOSH,with nearly 2,000 members in Ireland,has a role to play in supportingfarmers to work safely in an ever-changing and demanding profession.

“We thank Ballyhaise AgriculturalCollege for their kind permission toutilise their facilities and expertise inorder to stage this important event.”

IOSH Northern Ireland has beenactively supporting HSENI and itsFarm Safety Action Plan. The strategy,which runs until March 2017, outlinesthe regulator’s plans to support thelocal farming community promotesafe working and good practice.

Attendees at an IOSH Farm Safety Event.

IOSH FORUM


There were 67 work-related fatalitiesin Northern Ireland’s farming sectorbetween 2004 and 2013. Among thosekilled were five children aged under 11.

Richard McIvor, Chair of IOSHNorthern Ireland Branch, saidmembers will continue to work withand support the HSENI’s initiative tohelp reduce injuries and deaths in thefarming industry.

He said: “Farm safety is an issue withrelevance in both Northern Irelandand Ireland. We hope this joint eventand the safety demonstrations willdrive home simple and easy steps thatall people involved in agriculture cantake in order to make it a safer andhealthier profession for all.”

Áine English, Chair of IOSH IrelandBranch’s Rural Industries Section, alsourged farmers and anyone whopromotes safety and health in the

agriculture sector in Ireland orNorthern Ireland, to attend.

“It is an opportunity to see highlytrained specialists using safe workingpractices at first-hand, and to alsodiscuss with them any challengesworkers may be experiencing,” shesaid.

The free-to-attend session will be thefirst that the IOSH Ireland andNorthern Ireland branches have jointlyheld on the issue of farm safety.

Its staging also follows a number ofother events that IOSH branches anddistricts throughout Ireland have heldthis year on the topic.

The IOSH Ireland Branch’s Westernand North Western Districts and RuralIndustries Section combined to host anevent in March to highlight ways ofimproving safety on and around farms

in the west of Ireland.

Members of IOSH Ireland’s NorthWestern District also discussed thedangers of farm machinery at ameeting in July.

Anyone interested in attending thefarm and farm safety event atBallyhaise Agricultural College inNovember can email the IOSHBookings Team [email protected].

Further details are also availablewithin the Events section atwww.iosh.co.uk, or via the BranchNews section at www.iosh.ie.

QUESTION (a) What are the duties of a fire

warden?(b) How many fire wardens do I

need in a building?

ANSWER (a) What are the duties of a firewarden?Fire wardens can have as broad or asnarrow a role as you see fit, dependingon various factors, such as yourorganisation, your fire risk, your fireprevention programme, the number ofemployees or even the number offloors in the building. So the role theyundertake will vary from organisationto organisation. Generally they havethe following role: In a non-emergency situation, they could beinvolved in carrying out safety checksof fire exits, fire evacuation routes,visual inspections of fire extinguishers(to ensure that they are in place andhave not been tampered with etc.),water hoses, fire hydrants outside,training of other employees in firesafety awareness etc.

They will also need to be de-briefedafter any emergency. In an emergencysituation/fire drill they aregenerally assigned to a floor,department or small building andtheir key role is to sweep that floor/department/building and “sweep allpersons, employees and others,towards the relevant exits” so that

they can declare that thatfloor/department/building is entirelyempty. They will accompany theirpeople to their final Assembly Pointoutside and check in with theevacuation co-ordinator to declarethat their area is empty.

A Fire Warden should always beclearly identified and may be requiredto wear a hi-viz jacket with “FireWarden” on the back, so that they areclearly seen by everyone else. Whenthey begin their sweep they shouldstart at the point of greatest dangerand sweep away from that point. Theyshould not enter smoky areas, as theymay be overcome by smoke. Theyshould also close all doors after themonce the area is empty. They shouldnever endanger themselves, shouldnever open doors that are hot to thetouch or spend time arguing withpersons who refuse to leave – theyshould note who and where they areand move on.

They should then pass thisinformation on the evacuation co-ordinator. One of the key issues to betaken into account during their“sweep” is that they must check allrooms in their area, toilets, showers,store rooms, stationery stores,chemical stores etc., not just openoffices or factory floors. If they comeacross injured persons, they shouldmake contact with the evacuation co-ordinator to get medical help.

Generally they do not have firefighting roles, this is undertaken bythe separate but linked emergencyresponse team. Companies mayappoint fire wardens to carry outspecific duties, such as a stair firewarden.

If you are planning to appoint firewardens, they will need specifictraining, which would includeawareness of key fire safety duties

under the law (Fire Services Act 1981and Regulation 13 within Chapter 1of Part 2 of the General ApplicationRegulations 2007 – dealing withWorkplace).

A training programme wouldtypically equip them to do thefollowing:

• Understand the emergency plan forthe organisation

• Understand their own role and becompetent to carry it out

• Understand and recognise habitualhuman behaviour in a fire situation

• Understand the basic principles offire risk assessment

• Be aware of how to prevent fires orlimit their impact

• Be aware of specific evacuationroutes, exits, those with specialneeds who may need specificassistance in any evacuation,buddying arrangements etc. fortheir area

• Become familiar with areas ofrefuge available on their floor, ifthey exist

• Recognise the need for fire drills andpre-planning for fire and their rolein them

• Recognise active and passive firesafety measures and facilities

• Offer assistance to anyone who mayneed it.

(b) How many fire wardens arerequired? It all depends on your organisation,your fire risk, your fire preventionprogramme, the number ofemployees, the number of floors in thebuilding etc. There are no hard andfast rules about the number required.

In trying to determine how many youneed, your fire risk assessments willbe a major determining factor andyou should try to appoint and train updeputy fire wardens to cover duringholiday and sickness absences.

Help on fire safety and the duties of the fire wardenNISO team answers members’ queries.

HELPLINE


LEGISLATION


LegislationEuropean Union (System for theIdentification and Traceability ofExplosives for Civil SES) (Amendment)Regulations [S.I. No. 201 of 2015]This Regulation amends the EuropeanCommunities (System for Identification andTraceability of Explosives for Civil Uses)Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 133 of 2009). Itclarifies the offence of persons acquiring orsupplying explosives manufactured inanother Member State which are notmarked with a unique identification inaccordance with the Commission Directive,and the enforcement measures available toan authorised officer in relation to suchexplosives. It also includes some minortechnical amendments.

European Union (Properties of Wastewhich Render it Hazardous) Regulations2015 [S.I. No. 233/2015]These Regulations provide for measures toprotect the environment and human healthby preventing or reducing the adverseimpacts of the generation and managementof waste and by reducing overall impacts ofresource use and improving the efficiency ofsuch use and transpose Directive2008/98/EC of the European Parliament andof the Council of 19 November 2008 onwaste and repealing certain directives. Inparticular, these Regulations provide for thetransposition of Commission Regulation(EU) No. 1357/2014 of 18 December 2014replacing Annex III to Directive 2008/98/ECof the European Parliament and of theCouncil on waste and repealing certaindirectives.

Building Control (Amendment)Regulations 2015 [S.I. No. 243/2015]The above Regulations provide for a revisionin certain cases of the fee specified in Part Aof the Fifth Schedule to the PrincipalRegulations in respect of an application for aDisability Access Certificate or a RevisedDisability Access Certificate.

While the standard fee for an application fora Disability Access Certificate or a RevisedDisability Access Certificate shall continueto be €800, a reduced fee of €500 shallapply where the application is made prior tothe commencement of works and coincideswith an application for a fire safetycertificate, where relevant.

Clause 2(e) of Part B of the Fifth Scheduleto the Principal Regulations has also beenrevised to clarify that where a buildingcontrol authority makes a refund in respectof an application for a Disability AccessCertificate or a Revised Disability AccessCertificate the refund shall not reduce thebalance of the fee paid in respect of suchapplication to less than €500.

European Union (Railway Safety)Regulations 2013 (Amendment)Regulations 2015 [S.I. No. 280/2015]The purpose of these Regulations is totranspose Commission Directive2014/88/EU of 9 July 2014 which amendsDirective 2004/49/EC as regards commonsafety indicators and common methods ofcalculating accident costs by replacingAnnex I (Common safety indicators) in full.Directive 2004/49/EC is the principal EURailway Safety Directive and it is transposedinto Irish law by the European Union(Railway Safety) Regulations 2013 (SI No.444 of 2013). These Regulations amend SINo. 444 of 2013 to incorporate amendingDirective 2014/88/EU and new Annex I.

S.I. No. 288/2015 - European Communities(Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Roadand Use of Transportable PressureEquipment) (Amendment) (No. 2)Regulations 2015.These Regulations transpose into Irish lawCommission Directive 2014/103/EU of 21November 2014 adapting for the third timethe Annexes to Directive 2008/68/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council onthe inland transport of dangerous goods toscientific and technical progress (insofar asthat Directive relates to the transport ofdangerous goods by road). CommissionDirective 2014/103/EU gives effect to thechanges to the ADR agreement that cameinto force on 1 January 2015.

The Regulations also give further effect toDirective 2008/68/EC of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council of 24September 2008.These Regulations amend for the third timethe European Communities (Carriage ofDangerous Goods by Road and Use ofTransportable Pressure Equipment)Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 349 of 2011).These Regulations may be cited as theEuropean Communities (Carriage ofDangerous Goods by Road and Use ofTransportable Pressure Equipment)(Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015.

European Communities (EnvironmentalLiability) (Amendment) Regulations 2015[S.I. No. 293/2015]These Regulations transpose Article 38 ofDirective 2013/30/EU of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council of 12 June2013 on safety of offshore oil and gasoperations and amending Directive2004/35/EC (Text with EEA relevance).Article 38 of Directive 2013/30/EU requiresthat the definition of water damage inDirective 2004/35/EC be replaced so that thedefinition is extended to include damagethat significantly adversely affects theenvironmental status of marine waters asdefined in Directive 2008/56/EC establishinga framework for community action in thefield of marine environmental policy (theMarine Strategy Framework Directive).

Fatal workplace injuries by economic sector 2008-2015 (NACE Revision 2)

Economic sector 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015A Agriculture, forestry Crop and animal 20 10 22 22 20 16 30 14

and fishing production, hunting and related service activitiesForestry and logging 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0Fishing and aquaculture 1 2 4 5 7 5 1 4

B Mining and quarrying 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 2

C Manufacturing 6 1 2 2 0 1 3 1

D Electricity; gas, steam and air conditioning supply 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

E Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 2 0 2 3 4 1 0 3

F Construction 15 10 6 6 8 11 8 7

G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and personal goods 3 2 4 2 3 3 4 1

H Transportation and storage 3 6 3 7 1 4 4 2

I Accommodation and food service activities 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

J Information and communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

K Financial and insurance activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L Real estate activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M Professional, scientific and technical activities 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0

N Administrative and support service activities 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2

P Education 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

Q Human health and social work activities 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1

R Arts, entertainment and recreation 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

S Other service activities 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1

Total 57 43 48 54 48 47 55 39

(Updated 7th October 2015)


EVENTS

NISO, A11 Calmount Park, Calmount Avenue, Ballymount, Dublin 12. Tel: 01 465 9760 Fax: 01 465 9765 Email: [email protected] Website: www.niso.ie

National Irish Safety Organisation Events DiaryPlease keep an eye on our website: www.niso.ie for forthcoming courses in 2015/2016.

1. NISO Training Centre:Safe PassCourse Length: 1 day16, 19 & 30 October

Occupational First Aid Re-Certification, QQI Level 5Course length: 1 day19 October

Manual Handling Instructor& Assessor Course, QQI Level 6Course length: 5 days; 3 daysweek 1 & 2 days week 2November 2015 (TBC)

VDU / DSE Assessors CourseCourse Length: 1 dayDecember 2015 (TBC)

2. Courses and events in the regionsEAST REGIONAnnual General MeetingDate: 19 NovemberVenue: Dublin

Safety QuizDate: 26 February 2016Venue: Dublin

MIDLAND REGIONAnnual General MeetingDate: 9 DecemberVenue: Tullamore

Safety QuizDate: 8 March 2016Venue: Tullamore

Course: NISO Introduction toOccupational Health and SafetyAthlone Institue of TechnologyCourse length: 13 weeks, 2 hrsp/wkCommencing: Spring 2016Contact: [email protected]

MID WEST REGIONAnnual General MeetingDate: 2 DecemberVenue: Limerick

Safety QuizDate: 6 April 2016Venue: Limerick

Course: NISO Introduction toOccupational Health and SafetyLimerick Institute ofTechnologyCourse length: 13 weeks, 2 hrsp/wkCommencing: Spring 2016Contact: [email protected]

NORTH EAST REGIONAnnual General MeetingDate: 8 DecemberVenue: Dundalk

Safety QuizDate: 9 March 2016Venue: Dundalk

NORTH WEST REGIONAnnual General MeetingDate: 16 NovemberVenue: Donegal

Safety QuizDate: 10 March 2016Venue: Sligo

SOUTH REGIONTraining: Safe PassDate: 28 OctoberVenue: Clayton Hotel SilverSprings, CorkCourse length: 1 day

Annual General MeetingDate: 1 DecemberVenue: Cork

Safety QuizDate: 5 April 2016Venue: Cork

SOUTH EAST REGIONTraining: Safe PassDate: 4 NovemberVenue: Springhill Court Hotel,KilkennyCourse length: 1 day

Training: Safe PassDate: 11 November Venue: Clonmel Park Hotel,Poppyfields, Clonmel, TipperaryCourse length: 1 day

Annual General MeetingDate and Venue: TBC

Safety QuizDate and Venue TBC

WEST REGIONAnnual General MeetingDate: 7 DecemberVenue: Galway

Safety QuizDate: 11 February 2016Venue: Galway

3. National/All Ireland EventsNISO Safety RepresentationConferenceDate: January 2015Venue: Dublin.

National Annual GeneralMeetingDate: 16 April 2016Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel,Athlone, Co. Westmeath

All Ireland Safety Quiz FinalsDate: 16 April 2016Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel,Athlone, Co. Westmeath

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