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:wave: New legislation for Ireland in progress as well ;) https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/fe24f-ministers-welcome-significant-new-legislation-to-help-make-our-roads-safer-and-support-the-roll-out-of-improved-public-transport/ https://www.independent.ie/life/motoring/car-news/auto-advice-what-do-...

Good Morning All

No traffic chaos today as Ireland enjoy's the second year of our new Bank Holiday - St Brigid's Day

Out for a woody walk today, before forecast rain and possibly snow makes an appearance in the next few days !

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Good Morning Safety. I can't find a specific H&S awareness planner but perhaps this will provide some info : https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/photo/?tribe__ecp_custom_2%5B0%5D=United+Kingdom I see today is " Festival of Sleep Day" :D : https://www.independent.co.uk...

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../. Society of Occupational Medicine / CIPD : 27/11/2023 "A new report encourages more effective interventions to support employees and colleagues in managing their mental health. It is launched on the back of increased mental health issues in UK workplaces with a record number of days being l...

../. 8th November 2023 "A “much needed” new online learning tool designed to prevent work-related stress has been launched. Businesses are encouraged to sign-up to the free-to-use interactive tool, designed by the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign, to understand what th...

../. Tuesday 31st October 2023 A Trades Union Congress (TUC) survey of safety representatives has found that stress is the workplace hazard that most concerns respondents. https://www.ioshmagazine.com/2023/10/31/stress-tops-table-workplace-hazards-safety-reps-tuc-says 8 Aug 2023 : https://www.tuc.or...

:wave: "Anyone can save a life, and anyone can use a defibrillator. Watch our new animated character Defib Dani take you through the steps to using a public access defibrillator." :love9: https://www.resus.org.uk/public-resource/defibrillation/defib-dani Can be used in training or on infog...

:wave: HSE UK : "Employers have a legal duty to protect workers from stress at work by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. HSE defines stress as ‘the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them’." https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/risk-asse...

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../. Work and Health Published: October 12, 2023 Executive Summary : "The Work and Health Lancet Series starts to explore the complex relationship between what we do for work and how we do that work and its impact on our health. It highlights that the health community has been too focused on na...