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8 July 2011

One of the UK's largest power and gas companies, sponsor of the FA Cup, member of the British Safety Council and winner of 7 Swords of Honour in 2010: how are these things connected? E.ON. E.ON is a leading energy supplier with over 5.3 million elect..

7 July 2011

A company has been fined €100,000 for the death of a construction worker during the building of Charlestown Shopping Centre in Finglas, North Dublin. 28-year-old father of two, Edward Fowler was struck by a plank that had blown off scaffolding i..

5 July 2011

The health and safety theme is now under the spotlight on the Red Tape Challenge for the next three weeks. All health and safety regulations are available for comment on the site structured under four areas - general health and safety; major hazard i..

5 July 2011

Lion Steel Equipment has become the second company to face a charge of corporate manslaughter, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced. On 1 July, Alison Storey, reviewing lawyer in the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said..

24 January 2011

The Executive Committee are delighted to announce that ARCO have agreed to be Safety Group Patrons for 2011. ARCO had been Patron a number of years ago and it is great to see them again as Patron, reaffirming their commitment to the promotion of heal..

19 October 2010

Lord Young's eagerly awaited review into Health & Safety in the UK is attached. The report is some 50 pages long but Pages 11 & 12 show an executive summary. Pages 13 to 17 show a summary of recommendations..

30 March 2009

LETTER RECEIVED FROM MENINGITIS TRUST I am writing on behalf of the Meningitis Trust to thank the Northern Ireland Safety Group (an organisation that promotes occupational health and safety) for choosing us as their nominated Charity for the proceeds..

23 June 2008

Each year the Northern Ireland Safety Group arranges its June meeting to an external venue where members can learn about health and safety systems in an alternative environment which, perhaps, has unique systems in place with regard to health and saf..

5 February 2008

The Northern Ireland Safety Group is delighted to announce that, once again, it has won a prestigious health and safety award in recognition of the work it carries out on behalf of its members. In previous years the NISG has enjoyed considerable succ..

22 October 2007

Perhaps one of the most successful seminars the NISG have organised was held in the Kings Hall Conference Centre on 22nd October 2007. The CDM (NI) Regulations 2007 seminar was attended by 190 delegates. The seminar was organised in such as way as to..

12 October 2007

Lagan Construction and FK Lowry Ltd,Two of Northern Ireland's leading Contractors, have scooped top awards at the 2007 NISO/NISG Occupational Health and Safety Awards. Lagan Constrcution won the Northern ireland Award whiel FK Lowry won the Specialis..

25 January 2007

'Jim Pow collecting Alan Butler Communication Award at the House of Lords' The Northern Ireland Safety Group has, once again, been recognised for the quality of its communication of health and safety by being ed as joint winner of the ‘Communic..