Why is Safety in the Workplace Vital?

Why is Safety in the Workplace Vital?

No business-savvy person needs or wants to find themselves in a “hindsight is a wonderful thing” situation.  Facts are, we have a moral duty to our workers, have legal duties to the State and for our own economic strategies, we need to keep our finger on...
Why Should I Have a Health & Safety Statement?

Why Should I Have a Health & Safety Statement?

Why is a Health & Safety Statement so important? A Health and Safety Statement must be in place once you have 5 or more employees.  It sets out the Health & Safety aims and objectives of the organisation, the arrangements for Health & Safety, who is...
Manual Handling in the Workplace

Manual Handling in the Workplace

Another sleepless night due to back pain? Another pack of painkillers emptied? As babies we lift correctly but as we grow older we learn to do it the lazy way and lifting correctly becomes unnatural.  Older but no wiser leads to back injuries and loss of quality of...
Re-Invent Yourself and Shoot For The Stars!

Re-Invent Yourself and Shoot For The Stars!

Damn! Covid has thrown the majority of us into unprecedented difficulties, devastating businesses, with mammoth job losses and crucifying wages cuts, left, right and centre.  “Tell me something I didn’t know” I hear you say. The effect of this on our confidence, our...