Tag Archives: PSCS Project Supervisor Construction Stage

How to Prepare a Safety Statement/H&S Policy

By Geraldine | Published: September 16, 2011

Question:  What is a Safety Statement/H&S Policy? A Safety Statement/H&S Policy is your written and signed commitment to safeguarding the safety, health and welfare of all your Employees (including Directors/Owners of the Business) so far as is reasonably practicable. The document is known as a Safety Statement in the Republic of Ireland and a H&S [...]

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Health and Safety Column

By Geraldine | Published: March 26, 2011

Safety Wise Advice Services are delighted with our new fortnightly Column on HGV Ireland.com, it is hoped that together, over time we will build up a good health and safety knowledge base for Haulage Operators and the Transport Industry itself.

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FETAC Level 5 Occupational First Aid Training Course

By Geraldine | Published: January 19, 2011

A FETAC Level 5 Occupational First Aid Training Course is scheduled as follows: Dates: Saturdays February 19, 26 and March 5th 2011 Location: Carrick On Shannon, Co. Leitrim Who Should attend: This course is suitable for anyone in the Workplace who has been designated to administer First Aid to injured persons. It is also suitable [...]

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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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Happy New Year!

By Geraldine | Published: December 31, 2010

Safety Wise Advice Services would like to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year in 2011. A special thank you to all our existing Clients, business colleagues and friends for all your support in 2010. We look forward to continuing to provide our Professional Services to you all in the New Year and to [...]

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Safe T Cert recognised in Public Procurement Rules

By Geraldine | Published: November 8, 2010

“Safe-T-Cert, the health and safety management system developed by the CIF and the Northern Ireland Construction Employers Federation, for the construction industry, has now being granted recognised status as a health and safety management system by the Department of Finance. In a move to simplify the tendering process for public sector contracts, the Department of [...]

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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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Duties of the PSCS

By Geraldine | Published: January 22, 2010

PSCS stands for the title of the “Project Supervisor Construction Stage” who has many duties in relation to managing health and safety on notifiable Construction Projects carried out in the Republic of Ireland. The PSCS is responsible for managing and co-ordinating the Construction Phase health and safety issues on site. However, the presence of a [...]

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