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Pierse Contracting

“Pierse Contracting Ltd expects a very high level of Health and Safety compliance from all our staff, in order to achieve this level, the right training is vital, that is why we send all our site management teams through “Managing Safety for Construction Managers” which is run by Safety Solutions and IOSH accredited. Pierse Contracting Ltd have found Safety Solutions very helpful to our business needs in terms of course content and presentation.” - Pierse Contracting Ltd.
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Ellen Construction

“ We have been using Safety Solutions as our main Health and Safety training provider for a number of years and were always very pleased with the level of service provided by them. More recently we have begun to rely on their safety consultancy services more and more through the provision of safety documentation, site safety audits and advice on all matters relating to safety in the workplace. I can wholeheartedly recommend them to any prospective Clients as I have found in all my dealings with them to be professional, helpful and willing to listen and cater their services to our individual requirements.” – Ellen Construction
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Construction safety seminars aimed at preventing standards from slipping

The Health and Safety Authority has today (Wednesday 18th February) announced that it will be hosting a series of nationwide construction safety seminars in March. The Authority has recently published a number of codes of practice and guidance documents for the sector and the aim of the half day seminars is to inform construction professionals of the latest developments in this area.

There were 15 fatal accidents last year on Irish construction sites and the hazards of working in the industry remain regardless of the economic situation according to Martin O'Dea, Head of Construction Policy with the Health and Safety Authority. "While construction activity and the numbers employed in the sector have reduced significantly in the last 6 months, there are still an estimated 190,000 people directly employed in construction. It is important that we remain focused on maintaining and improving, where needed, skills and safe practice in the sector. Major gains have been made in safety and health performance over the last 10 years we cannot allow those gains to be lost," he said.

Delegates will hear speakers from the Health and Safety Authority, the Local Authority and ESB Networks. Topics covered will include scaffolding safety, guidelines for clients, avoiding danger from overhead power lines, working on roads, advice for small contractors, Construction Skills Certificate Scheme developments and workplace transport safety. "We will be covering a lot of different topics on the day and delegates will receive a range of useful material. We really believe that this seminar will be invaluable to a wide range of construction professionals and hope to see as many delegates as possible on the day," stated O'Dea.