This year’s European Safety Week takes place week beginning October 20th. Workplace health and safety is good for business, for workers and for society as a whole. Every year more than 5,000 people lose their lives in the EU as a result of accidents in the workplace according to Eurostat. A great many of these lives could be saved and many thousands of other injuries prevented if risks were anticipated and sensible safety measures implemented….
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Substances subject to Authorisation -what you need to know?
It is an offence to use or place on the market a substance subject to authorisation (REACH Annex XIV) once the sunset date has passed, unless an application has been made before the latest application date or an authorisation has been granted. Applicants can still make an application for a substance subject to authorisation after the latest application date, however, if they don’t receive an approval by the time the sunset date arrives they must…
Read MoreInspection and Testing of Dangerous Goods Road Tankers
Road tankers carrying fuels, chemicals and gases are designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with the European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), unless otherwise provided for under national legislation. The ADR sets out how dangerous goods must be transported nationally and internationally, while national legislative provisions provide some flexibility within the otherwise prescriptive provisions of ADR for the purposes of national transport only. There are currently a number of…
Read MoreDriving for Work Risk Management – Essentials for 2015
Does your organisation have employees who drive for work? Is this activity included in your Safety Management System? You need to consider the following “Top Ten” items when tackling the task of Driving for Work Risk Management. Policy: Your organisation has a comprehensive Safety,Health and Welfare at work Management (SHWW) policy,which includes clear objectivesand a commitment to improving Work Related Vehicle Safety. Clearly outline the roles and responsibilities of both employees and management. Risk Assessments:…
Read MoreHSA Launches Free On-line Health and Safety Courses on Work-related Vehicle Safety
The Health and Safety Authority has today (Thursday 27 May) launched four new short on-line courses on its e-learning portal http://hsalearning.ie aimed at transport or fleet managers and those employing staff who drive for work. These free courses will help to raise awareness of key hazards and risks in transport and aim to reduce the estimated 105,179 lost work days owing to vehicle-related non-fatal injuries during the five year period from 2009 to 2013. The…
Read MoreCar in fatal crash was unroadworthy despite NCT, inquest told
An inquest has been told that a car which crashed last year, killing four people on the Dublin to Sligo road, was unroadworthy despite the fact it had passed an NCT test just three months previously. Three women and a ten-year-old girl died after their Nissan Almera veered inexplicably across the road striking another car near Mullingar on 28 June last year. A legal representative for the driver’s family said after the inquest that the…
Read MoreGardaí arrest three men over midlands car thefts
Up to eight vehicles stolen by gang recovered through criminal investigation Gardaí in the midlands have broken up a car theft gang, recovering up to eight stolen vehicles in the process. In a major operation which is continuing, gardaí arrested three men and one appeared in court in Cloverhill in Dublin in recent days and was remanded in custody. The other two men have been questioned and released without charge, but gardaí say that files…
Read MoreTHERE ARE 94,000 CARS IN IRELAND THAT DON’T GET DRIVEN AT ALL
THERE ARE AROUND 2.5 million cars on Irish roads, clocking up millions of miles of travel, but a further 94,000 don’t get driven at all. Figures shown to the Dáil before the summer recess show that 94,242 private vehicles are listed as being off the road. Over 38,000 of those declarations came in the first six months of this year. Cars are declared off the road in order to exempt them from motor tax while…
Read MoreINSURERS REFUSE TO COVER OLDER VEHICLES
Motorists are being blocked from getting lower insurance prices because they drive older cars. Two of the country’s biggest motor insurers, Aviva and Allianz, are refusing to provide cover to new customers driving cars 15 years or older, even if they hold a valid NCT proving that their vehicles are safe to drive. The insurers claimed these cars tended to be involved in more collisions, were used in fraud cases, had bald tyres and were…
Read MoreACEA welcomes Commission’s Better Regulation agenda
The European Commission yesterday adopted a Better Regulation Agenda, the aim of which is to improve rule-making at EU level. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) welcomes this step as a continuation of the principles previously laid down in the CARS21 High Level Group and in the CARS 2020 and Industrial Policy Communications. The European automotive industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors in Europe with more than 100 EU Regulations and 80…
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