Health And Safety Training and Health And Safety Courses

Health and Safety Training has become a vital ingredient in the running of a successful company. Accidents at work and occupational injuries represent a considerable burden for employers. For small companies in particular, accidents can have a major financial impact. More than 60% of small companies that have an interruption to operations of 9 days or more do not reopen. Apart from it being good practice to have a health and safety policy it is a legal requirement under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. As an employer you are responsible for the physical and mental health of your employees. Health & Safety management is risk management. Click Here for Employer Health and Safety Responsibilities

Woodside training and consulting is one of Ireland’s leading health and safety consultants. We provide Health and Safety Courses throughout Ireland, for more information about health & safety training and our health and safety services please contact us.

health and safety coursesDid you know?

  1. In the EU, 15 workers are hurt every 5 seconds, 1 dies every 2 hours
  2. 67 people died through work related accidents in Ireland in 2007
  3. 97% of all work place accidents are caused by human beings
  4. In Ireland we lost 1.7m work days in 2007
  5. This equated to approximately €4bn in lost revenue

Don’t become a statistic. Protect yourself and your staff. Get your business a health & safety check up today. Contact Woodside Training & Consulting to arrange a meeting. Woodside Training & Consulting provides Health and Safety Training throughout Ireland in cities such as Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Cork.

Some of the areas that we focus on are

  1. Advice on all aspects of Health & Safety in the Workplace
  2. Implementation of OHSAS 18001
  3. Customised training courses covering all aspects of health and safety.
  4. Accident Investigation
  5. Risk Assessments
  6. Formulation of Safety Statement and Health & Safety Policy
  7. Method Statements
  8. Safety Audits

Employer Health And Safety Responsibilities

What are my heath and safety responsibilities?

As an employer you are responsible for the safety, health and welfare of all your employees under the Safety, Health & Welfare Act 2005.

Your obligations include:

  1. The management and conduct of work activities
  2. Performing and recording risk assessments on potential hazards to employees
  3. Providing a written safety statement which includes the above risk assessments
  4. Preventing improper conduct or behaviour (e.g. violence, bullying or horseplay)
  5. The design, provision and maintenance of
    1. a safe work place
    2. safe means of access and egress
    3. safe plant and machinery
  6. Ensuring safety and prevention of risk from the use of any substance or articles, from noise, vibration or ionising or other radiations or any other physical agent at the place of work
  7. Providing safe systems of work
  8. Providing adequate welfare facilities
  9. Providing adequate instruction, training and supervision and any necessary information
  10. Providing and maintaining suitable personal protective equipment
  11. Preparing and revising of adequate plans and procedures to be followed in the case of an emergency
  12. Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences as may be required under the 2005 Act
  13. Obtaining, where necessary, the services of a competent person to assist in ensuring the safety, health and welfare of your employees

This list is not exhaustive and is not a legal interpretation

Woodside Training and consulting offers health and safety courses nationwide throughout Ireland and cities such as Limerick, Cork, Dublin & Galway

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