Sunburn – the last thing we think about when we are outside enjoying the sunshine. It only takes 15 minutes of exposure to the sun for sunburn to occur. It takes 5 minutes to apply sun cream to prevent sunburn. The redness and discomfort of sunburn is not what you want to be dealing with […]

Dairy co-ops have launched a major new farm safety drive as farmers expand to take advantage of the end of the milk quotas in April. It’s a sad fact that 30 people including 5 children were killed on Irish farms in 2014, that’s almost double the numbers of 2013! Farm accidents are more common on […]

Great news!! We are delighted to announce that we have renewed our Forklift accreditation with RTITB. This means we are still one of the only companies nationwide to offer this fully certified Training. Forklift trucks are known to be one of the most hazardous vehicles in the workplace; The most common types of incidents involving […]

Congratulation to the lads in Gallagher Coatings who recently completed Mobile Elevated Working Platform (MEWP) Training with our senior Safety Trainer Gearoid Murphy. The training took place in Moneypoint Co. Clare and all the participants thoroughly enjoyed the training and found the course very interesting!! Our instructor Gearoid told us there was great interaction between […]

A Circuit Court Judge has called upon the HSA and DPP to deal more expeditiously with health and Safety prosecutions in fatal accident cases. Judge Mary Ellen Ring made her comments while imposing sentence on two men charged with H & S offences. An assistant bar manager was crushed to death while travelling in a […]

A young woman has been hailed a “hero” after keeping a twelve-year old boy alive after his heart stopped working. The boy’s father has praised the young woman for saving his son’s life. Quick-thinking Amanda Begley, 20, from Limerick, dashed to the boy’s aid after he collapsed face down in a field outside her home […]

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2014 is on September 22nd – 28th We have all heard of the dangers that come with carbon monoxide. It’s a silent killer! In an effort to generate more public awareness on this subject this is Carbon Monoxide awareness week and it is aimed at ALL carbon fuel users so……………. Importantly, […]

Congratulations to everyone who completed a FETAC Level 5 Occupational First Aid Course at Farmhand LTD in Damastown, Dublin last month. The feedback from the participants on the course was great, with comments like ‘Some great life skills learned’, ‘the information learned on this course will be very useful’ and ‘excellent course – I really […]