News & Insights
Keep up to date with all the latest industry news from Occupli
News & Insights
Keep up to date with all the latest industry news from Occupli
Christmas Donations In lieu of the traditional corporate Christmas gift, this year donations have been made to Field of Dreams, Autism Ireland, and The Irish Guide Dogs. We feel the best gift we can give is the gift of helping others and we thought that these...
Ireland is faced with paying hundreds of millions of euro in EU imposed fines or purchasing carbon credits as the country is likely to fail in its 2020 EU carbon emission reduction targets to reduce emissions by 20%. Speaking at the Dáil, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar...
The 55th Annual NISO Health and Safety Conference was hosted by NISO South Region in Killarney on the 12th of October. MC for the conference was Chairperson of the NISO South Region and Senior Safety Consultant at Chris Mee Group Sean O'Shaughnessy. The theme for the...
Chris Mee Group are delighted to have partnered with Portwest, Charles Hughes Ltd and BAM Construction for a Construction Safety week workshop at the Bolands Mill / Google site in Dublin. The topic of the October 26th workshop was “Working at...
Don’t ignore the essential control training for legionella that can save lives! Bupa to pay £3m for failure to meet requirements for legionella control causing death! What is Legionella and how does it grow? Legionella (or full title,...
The newly approved International Standard for Occupational Health and Safety ISO 45001 is now available! Independent certification to this standard proves an organisation's commitment to safety management in their workplace. The new standard ISO 45001 replaces the...
Much has been written about Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) – so much that it runs the risk of becoming a fad. To properly understand and utilise BBS in your organisation, here is what you need to know: Safety Behaviour is influenced by both training and culture Changing...
https://youtu.be/T83Rf1Zu9XI When Do I Require a DGSA? - What you need to know Are you manufacturing, storing handling or transporting anything containing Lithium (i.e. batteries), drug delivery devices, pharmaceuticals, paints, inks and perfumes? Handling and...
Electromagnetic fields (EMF), of all frequencies, represent one of the most common and fastest growing environmental influences about which anxiety and speculation is spreading. What is an Electromagnetic field (EMF)? Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) arise whenever...
Process Safety - What you need to know The Chris Mee Group is pleased to announce that we now offer an IOSH-approved 5 day Process Safety Management course. The programme was developed because of industry demands and we are the only provider of a course like...
Driving is one of the most dangerous activities that we undertake daily. Whether it’s for social or professional purposes, driving requires full concentration from the driver. Driving is a risk not only for drivers but also any passengers, cyclists, motorcyclists and...
Heartsaver AED’s (Automated External Defibrillators): The Life-Saving Devices that Everyone Should Know How to Use! Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is when one’s heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. In Ireland, 5,000 people are estimated to suffer sudden cardiac...
Ireland’s Third Annual National Workplace Wellbeing Day National Workplace Wellbeing Day aims to improve overall employee wellbeing through promoting better exercise and nutrition in the workplace. What benefits does National Workplace Wellbeing day offer? Workplace...
The EU Directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information (2014/95/EU) entered into force in December 2014. This legislation requires around 6,000 large companies listed on EU markets, or operating in the banking and insurance sectors, to disclose...
Are You Ready To Comply? Are you aware that the new regulation (EU) 2015/757 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport was adopted on 29 April 2015 and entered into force on 1 July 2015?. Are you also aware that...
Members of the ISO 45001 work group have been notified that following a recent ballot by the participating members of the ISO committee the new international standard for occupational health and safety – ISO 45001 has failed to gain approval. The ballot required...