Our Health & Safety Services
David Cretzan has over 20 years’ experience in the area of workplace health and safety management.
What We Do
SOLAS Safe Pass
The SOLAS Safe Pass training course is a 1 day health and safety training awareness course
Safety Statements
Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, section 20, every employer is required to have a safety statement for their company
Safe Pass
The SOLAS Safe Pass training course is a 1 day health and safety training awareness course that is mandatory for all construction workers in Ireland under the Construction Regulations 2013.
The course is delivered in a powerpoint presentation and covers areas such as,
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Safety Culture
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Legislation and Site Safety
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Accident Reporting
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Risk Assessment
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Electricity
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Excavations
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Working at Heights
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Behaviour bases Safety
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Construction Vehicles
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Personal Health and Welfare
The Safe Pass course is held on weekdays and Saturdays and runs from 8.00am to 5.00pm. Each participant must bring 1 passport photograph and their PPS number on the day of the course. Valid identification must also be brought on the day of the course.
On successful completion of the course each participant will be issued with SOLAS Safe Pass card within 10 working days. The Safe Pass card is valid for a period of 4 years. A letter of confirmation will be issued on the day to each participant and this will allow each person to commence work on a construction site immediately.
Safety Statement
Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, section 20, every employer is required to have a safety statement for their company of organisation. A safety statement is a document which details how a company will manage health, safety and welfare relating to the work activities that they undertake. The safety statement must include work related policy statements such as driving for work, accident reporting and investigation, manual handling and sub contractor appointment.
The safety statement is based on risk assessments and all work-related hazards must be identified and risk assessed so that appropriate control measures are identified to reduce the risk. The safety statement must contain all work-related risk assessments and the information contained in the safety statement must be brought to the attention of all employees.
A safety statement must be reviewed and updated where required on a periodic basis. For further information relating to safety statement requirements and content please contact us
Method Statement
A method statement is a detailed description of a particular work activity that can be required for specific work-related activities. A method statement is a detailed description of how a particular work activity is undertaken and provides detail such as name of employees and training qualifications that they hold, types of plant and equipment to be used, requirement for permit to works being issued, risk assessments and procedures for completing the work activity including general housekeeping and where require the provision and arrangements for particular procedures to be put in place such as post work-activity fire watch durations.
For further information relating to workplace method statements requirements and content please contact us
Risk Assessment
Under section 19 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005a risk assessment of all work related hazards must be undertaken. Risk assessment is the systematic examination of a work activity where the hazard is identified, a risk rating is applied to the hazard and the appropriate control measures are identified and implemented, using the principles of prevention hierarchy. The control measure identified in the risk assessment must be implemented so as to protect the safety, health and welfare of employees and any other persons who may be affected by the work activity.
For further information relating to workplace risk assessment please contact us
Training Courses
We provide a wide range of safety training courses including the following list along with many other bespoke training courses for the specific needs of clients.
- SOLAS Safe Pass Training
- Manual Handling Training
- Abrasive Wheel Training
- Ladder Safety Training
For further information relating to our training classes please contact us
Health and Safety Authority Inspection Reports
If you have been issued with a notice from an Inspector from the Health and Safety Authority you will be required to respond to the notice issued within a specified time frame. If you require advice on how to respond to a notice issued by the Health and Safety Authority, whether it is a Report of Inspection, Improvement Notice or Prohibition Notice, we can advise you on what steps need to be taken to comply with the content of the notice issued and any specific instructions or requests detailed in the issued notice.
For further information relating to Health and Safety Authority issues please contact us
Workplace Safety Audits and Inspections.
Cretzan Health nnd Safety management can undertake workplace inspections and audits for your workplace.
Workplace safety inspections require a workplace visit to be undertaken where a systematic examination of all work activities will be undertaken to identify any health and safety issues that exist within an organisation.
Following the workplace inspection a paperwork examination will be undertaken specifically relating to company risk assessments, safety statements and policies to identify any amendments or updates that may be required to comply with current legislation.
For further information relating to Health and Safety issues please contact us