SPOTLIGHT ON…Competency in education and training

Ensuring that education and training programmes keep pace with changes, and the supply of a skilled workforce at all levels, from apprentices to researchers, across a wide range of disciplines is of crucial importance in order to provide a sustained human capital pipeline which is best suited to supporting the industry.

Preventing and managing psychosocial risks in the workplace

Mental wellbeing, psychosocial risks and work-related stress are among the most challenging occupational safety and health concerns within the construction Industry. It is vital that the industry is aware of how to encourage best practice in its employees and provide the resources necessary to promote and monitor health for all, including vulnerable work groups. This […]

Solid foundations: how design drives a safety culture

While risk is a factor of life, organisations who invest in resilience are at a distinct advantage in today’s world. Providing a healthy and safe workplace can lead to enhanced productivity, whilst adequately assessing environmental risk factors is an insurance policy against lengthy periods of disruption and downtime when disasters occur. Directors and those in […]

The 3 C’s – Coordination, Cooperation, Communication

Collaboration can be broken down into component parts , the ‘3Cs’. All three are essential to effective design risk management. Jim Leahy will be examining the requirements of legislation regarding the 3Cs and how a good safety culture  can contribute to the overall success of a project.

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