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The Irish Red Cross offers a range of courses designed to comply with health and safety legislation regarding first aid in the workplace.

Up to one third of all road collisions involve drivers who are using their vehicle for work. This means that around 75 people die in work related road crashes in Ireland each year.

Courses in CSCS signing, lighting, and guarding for roadwork’s, CSCS detection of underground services, and CSCS health and safety at roadworks for operatives working on roads are now taking place in the west of Ireland.

Kilkenny youngsters have been awarded for their clever slogans for a farm safety campaign.

A Castlecomer businessman is going against the grain and extending his business on the Square in the town.

A fine of €100,000 has been handed down to Galmoy Mines Ltd in Kilkenny as a result of serious breaches of health and safety legislation. The case was heard before Judge Buttimer in Kilkenny Circuit Criminal Court sitting in Carlow on Wednesday this week.

As part of the safety Week which will be running in Athlone Institute of Technology during next week, there will be particular emphasis on road safety next Wednesday January 28.

Johan Collins Mechanical Services of Castlebar has been awarded the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) Silver Award for Occupational Health and Safety. The RoSPA Awards help ensure that organisations have good health and safety management systems in place in order to reduce the number of accidents and causes of ill-health at work.

Ahead of Cancer Prevention Week (May 11 to May 17), Lisa Cooney from the World Cancer Research Fund is letting people in the local area know they can make a real difference to their cancer risk by making relatively simple changes to their diet.

Up to one third of all road collisions involve drivers who are using their vehicle for work. This means that around 100 people die in work related road crashes in Ireland each year.