News
Home » News
Man killed in Galway workplace accident
- Feb, 27, 2017
- Jason Kearns
- Uncategorized
Irish Coast Guard flies second injured man to hospital after incident involving pontoons The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is investigating the death of a man during work on pontoons in the south Connemara harbour of Ros-a-Mhíl on Sunday evening. The man, who was in his 40s and believed to be from the north west, […]
Read MoreDifficult customers are the biggest risk – according to an EU-OSHA survey
- May, 24, 2016
- Jason Kearns
- Uncategorized
Difficult customers are the biggest risk – according to an EU-OSHA survey Difficult customers, patients and pupils, working in repetitive, tiring & painful positions are the most common risk factors throughout Europe’s workforce, according to a survey published by EU-OSHA recently. The survey examines how occupational health & safety is managed in European workforce. The […]
Read More‘’Death-Trap’’ Scaffolding fall causes a company to be fined €18,000 over six charges of Health & Safety legislation breaches.
- Apr, 14, 2016
- Jason Kearns
- Uncategorized
‘’Death-Trap’’ Scaffolding fall causes a company to be fined €18,000 over six charges of Health & Safety legislation breaches. The District Court heard that a worker fell over six metres from a scaffolding which the prosecuting counsel called a ‘’death-trap’’. €9,000 State’s costs was also order to be paid by the company. The accident in […]
Read More€ 1 million fine is backed up by the Court of Appeal against a transport company after an accident which caused two fatalities.
- Apr, 05, 2016
- Jason Kearns
- Uncategorized
The Court of Appeal has delivered judgement in a case against Nolan Transport also known as Roadteam Logistics Solutions. They have appealed against a fine of €1M imposed on the company by the Circuit Court. The fine comes following an accident where a load was insufficient secured which caused the death of two car drivers. […]
Read MoreConstruction worker is crushed to death by five tonnes of falling steel at business tycoon’s £2million home
- Mar, 23, 2016
- Jason Kearns
- Uncategorized
A construction worker has been crushed to death by five tonnes of falling steel while working on at a businessman’s £2million home. The man is believed to have been killed when a crane operating on site dropped its load. Police and emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 1.30pm. The man – confirmed […]
Read MoreThere has been a critical error on this website.