July 2008
ADSC - Health & Safety Coordinator for Tommy Egan Promotions Ltd
We have successfully completed our role as Health and Safety
Coordinator for Big Time Boxing which was held in the Tallaght
Basketball Arena on the 5th July. The Event was broadcast on TV3 with
the main even featuring Ciaran Healy of Ireland and Jamie Moore of
Britain. We were delighted to be part of the event and were involved
from planning stages and staff training to coordination and supervision
of the event itself.
June 2008
ADSC Welcomes an Additional 2 Staff Members
Due to our continued growth and development, we
are delighted to welcome Con Clarke to our Health and Safety
Consultancy division and Jennifer Brown to our Business Development
Team.
April 2008
ADSC Move To New Offices
We are delighted to announce that due to continued growth and expansion, we have now moved offices into Unit 111A, Baldoyle Industrial Estate. For directions on how to find us please Click Here
February 2008
ADSC Welcome 2 New Staff members
We are delighted to welcome Ciaran Daly to our Health and Safety Consultancy team & Trevor Reid who takes up the position of Business Development Manager.January 2008
ADSC launch new services
Due to continued growth, we are delighted to launch new services for 2008, these include, Events Safety Management, Occupational Hygiene services and new training services.
Please check our Training and Consultancy Menu pages for latest updates!
January 2008
Health and Safety Authority to Increase Inspections by 10%.
The Minister for Labour Affairs, Mr. Billy Kelleher T.D., was at the headquarters of the Health and Safety Authority today (18th January) to launch the programme of work for 2008. The programme sets out the key priorities and activities of the Authority and targets a 10% increase in the number of workplace inspections this year to 17,500.
Speaking at the launch Minster Kelleher said, “I welcome this multi-faceted approach taken by the Authority. It is not just about inspections and enforcement, it is also about advocacy and preventative methods. The programme of work for this year is a substantial one but I believe the Authority can achieve its ultimate goal of safer workplaces for all and a national culture of excellence in workplace safety, health and welfare for Ireland.”
The Authority is planning an inspection programme that includes sectors that might not have been the focus of inspection activity in the past. Martin O’Halloran, CEO of the Health and Safety Authority said, “We will carry out more inspections in sectors this year that were not targeted as much in previous years, including hotels, restaurants and financial services institutions.”
The Health and Safety Authority will continue its campaign to raise awareness amongst directors and senior managers of their legal responsibilities. New codes of practice and up-to-date guidance will be published providing advice to employers and employees particularly in the high risk sectors the Authority intends to focus on. With the intended increase in inspections the amount of enforcement action taken by the Authority is also expected to rise.
Mr. O’Halloran stated, “Of the thousands of inspections carried out last year, we gave written or verbal advice approximately 75% of the time and this policy will continue. However, where we find serious and consistent breaches of legislation we will take the appropriate action.”
Amongst the priorities for 2008 is a research programme investigating the reasons for higher rates of injury amongst non-Irish national workers who consistently display higher rates of injury than Irish workers. Following on from this the Authority will target sectors employing large numbers of non-Irish national workers for intervention.