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Health and safety award for Castlebar mechanical engineering company

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.

Kilkenny mining firm fined for breach of health and safety laws

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.

Extra two months for letting off hotel fire extinguishers

A young man with 44 previous convictions will have to spend an extra two months in jail for letting off fire extinguishers at a Galway hotel during St Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Be water safety aware this Bank Holiday

Mayo County Council’s water safety officer, Michael Gavin, has issued an appeal to keep Mayo accident free this holiday weekend.

Employers reminded of their duty to employees who drive for work

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.

Recession no excuse for safety cuts — Calleary

Minister of State, Dara Calleary, has urged businesses to keep health and safety at the top of their agenda, and not use the economic downturn as an excuse for cut backs in this area.

Campaign warns of food hygiene dangers in the home

Safefood has launched a new campaign to highlight common and widespread poor food hygiene practices in the home, as new research revealed that 84 per cent of people did not thoroughly wash their hands after handling raw chicken.

Child safety training event for childcare providers

The Road Safety Authority in conjunction with the Galway City and County Childcare Committee are organising a child safety training event for childcare service providers at the Menlo Park Hotel on Tuesday August 11 at 7pm.

‘One road death is one too many’

The number of people killed on Westmeath roads has taken a dramatic drop, according to provisional figures released by Gardai yesterday.

Scheme promotes smoke alarms for the vulnerable

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More than 600 homes in Galway are set to receive free smoke alarms in this year’s Community Smoke Alarm Scheme.

 

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