Tag Archives: Farm safety

Safety Advice Display Stand at Leitrim Business Expo

By Geraldine | Published: November 3, 2011

Safety Wise Advice Services were delighted to be involved with the Leitrim Business Expo held in Carrick on Shannon on October 20th 2011.  Pictured at our Display Stand are L to R: Geraldine McGovern (Director) and Gerry O’Reilly.  A Free Draw was held on the evening for a place on one of our Manual Handling [...]

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Prevention of Sharps Injuries in Healthcare

By Geraldine | Published: May 25, 2011

The Health and Safety Authority has published a new Information Leaflet to highlight control measures required in the healthcare setting to prevent sharps injuries occurring. The leaflet is available for Free Download at this link: http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Publications_and_Forms/Publications/Information_Sheets/Prevention_of_Sharps_Injuries_in_Healthcare.html Please contact us for more information and assistance in managing health and safety in your Healthcare workplace.

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Celebrating 5 Years in Business!

By Geraldine | Published: January 6, 2011

We are celebrating 5 years in Business this month! Safety Wise Advice Services was established by Geraldine McGovern in January 2006 and has gone from strength to strength. In those years we have worked with a wide variety of Organisations in various Sectors and gained a reputation for clear, precise and practical assistance delivered in [...]

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Notification of Accidents and Dangerous Occurances

By Geraldine | Published: October 4, 2010

Accidents at work resulting in a fatality must be telephoned to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in the Republic of Ireland or the Health and Safety Executive NI (HSENI) Northern Ireland immediately. A person not being able to carry out their normal functions for more than 3 calendar days (not including the day of [...]

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Plastic Surgeon warns Farmers on Farm Injuries

By Geraldine | Published: August 19, 2010

Speaking at the National Farm Health and Safety Conference in Athy, Co Kildare held on Wednesday 18th August, Dr. Anne Collins, a specialist plastic surgery registrar, presented a graphic account of the gruesome consequences of farm injuries and advised farmers to give farm health and safety the attention it deserves. “In the case of traumatic [...]

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HSENI Advice Document on Slurry Spreading

By Geraldine | Published: January 29, 2010

The HSENI have published an advice Document on Slurry Spreading. The Document details how to manage the gas hazard and physical hazard i.e. use of equipment. It is worth noting that absence of smell is not a guide to the absence of gas as the sense of smell is lost at concentrations over 20 ppm. [...]

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Farmers urged to take “personal responsibility” for their safety

By Geraldine | Published: August 24, 2009

At a National Farm Safety Conference held on August 14th 2009, farmers were urged to complete the Farm Safety Code of Practice. This Code of Practice is recognised as a significant factor in improving the health and safety record in the Agriculture Industry. A national survey carried out by Teagasc shows that almost two thirds [...]

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HSA to increase Farm Inspections

By Geraldine | Published: January 7, 2009

The Health and Safety Authority have announced that due to a significant increase in farm related fatalities in 2008 (21 compared to 11 in 2007) they will be increasing their number of Safety Inspections on Farms this year. The Health and Safety Authority also issued a “Farm Safety Action Plan 2009 – 2012″ in December [...]

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