HSLAI Breakfast Conference, Thursday 25 May 2017

The speakers at this event are  Jonathan Cuthbert, Associate Director and Group Head of Health and Safety at PM Group who will provide us with his perspectives on incident investigation, root cause analysis and...

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Sentencing in fatal accident health and safety cases: is €1 million the current default position?

Alison Fanagan of A&L Goodbody considers the scenario below. Ireland, unlike England and Wales, does not have sentencing guidance relative to health and safety offences. Having said that, there are quite a number of Court decisions that provide useful guidance, including the recent decision of the Court of Appeal on 6 April 20...

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Directors Work Health and Safety Duties – Guidance from Abroad

Irish directors are tasked with high stakes work health and safety duties under current legislation. However, there is little guidance available to inform those individuals of the practical steps they can take to comply with their statutory duties. Aoife Gallagher-Watson from the international labour, employment and safety team a...

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HSLAI Breakfast Conference, Wednesday 27 September 2017

Our next breakfast event takes place on Wednesday 27 September 2017 at 8.00am. We are delighted in particular that Paddy Gageby SC has made himself available...

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HSLAI Annual Conference, Thursday 16 November 2017

Annual Conference Our  annual conference takes place on Thursday 16 November 2017 at 8am. Please see attached invitation with details of registration for the event. Places are limited so please register early. Madeleine Abas...

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Manual Handling and Safe Systems of Work: Key Issues for Employers

Introduction Jason Milne of A&L Goodbody consider three relatively recent cases concerning injuries sustained during the manual handling of loads and how they have served to highlight some key issues relative to training, risk assessments and safe systems of work. All three cases are: Louise Barry ...

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