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25/09/2024

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25/09/2024

01/03/2023

Timber company GP Wood Ltd of Enniskeane was fined €90,000 for health and safety breaches in a case that was investigated following a fatal incident at their facility.

Judge Helen Boyle said that in fairness to the defendant company before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for penalty there was an absence of aggravating factors. “Many of these cases involve companies taking shortcuts to increase their profits – that is not present here,” Judge Boyle said.

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'Many of these cases involve companies taking shortcuts to increase their profits – that is not present here,' judge said

01/03/2023

A product safety warning has been issued on a popular plug sold by Amazon which presents a risk of causing an electric shock or a fire.

The product recall has been issued on Amazon's USB C Fast Charger Plug for iPhone SE, 11, all 12 versions and all 13 versions, of which approximately 3,160 affected products were sold in the Republic of Ireland.

The product recall, for the USB C Fast Charger plug was issued on Friday, February 10.

Article : https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/amazon-issues-urgent-recall-product-29185766 #

Thousands of customers across Ireland have been affected by the recall

08/12/2022

Renewals of 'Safe Pass' cards for construction workers will be available online in the New Year resulting in faster processing times and lower costs.

Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme for workers in the construction industry.

The new online option to renew Safe Pass cards will be available from 23 January 2023.

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Renewals of 'Safe Pass' cards for construction workers will be available online in the New Year resulting in faster processing times and lower costs.

16/11/2022

04/11/2022

https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/17-products-pulled-supermarket-shelves-25396872

Urgent recall notices have been issued for items like breaded chicken, ice cream, fish, and biscuits sold in Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Dunnes, and other stores.

Urgent recall notices have been issued for items like breaded chicken, ice cream, fish, and biscuits sold in Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Dunnes, and other stores.

03/10/2022

https://hsa.newsweaver.co.uk/newsletter/1sqa3yg49bb

The farm inspection campaign will run from Monday 26th September to Friday 7th October focusing on safety when working at height. The two-week campaign will target both small and large farms nationwide.

19/09/2022

https://www.hsa.ie/eng/news_events_media/news/press_releases_2022/hsa_finds_hazardous_reed_diffusers_for_sale_on_irish_market.html

Following information received from the National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) in Beaumont Hospital regarding an increase in the number of children accidentally drinking the liquid contained in fragrance reed diffusers, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) undertook a targeted inspection campaign to ensure reed diffuser and refills for reed diffusers available in Ireland do not contain any restricted ingredients and display the relevant safety information on the bottles.

Retailers and consumers urged to check the safety information on reed diffuser bottles following recent Health and Safety Authority market surveillance campaign

31/08/2022

Popular timber preservative creosote will be banned from Irish shelves from next spring.

Creosote is currently approved for specific uses, including transmission poles, railway sleepers, and agricultural and equine fencing, however, it is classed as a carcinogen and will be banned for sale in Ireland, along with treated products, from April.

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Popular timber preservative creosote will be banned from Irish shelves from next spring.

30/08/2022

Article : https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/irish-news/lidl-centra-supervalu-more-issue-27848861

A popular porridge product has been recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) due to the presence of Hepatitis A.

The Fit Foods Breakfast Club Porridge with Mixed Summer Berries is stocked in supermarkets such as Lidl, Centra, Supervalu and more.

The recall was issued earlier this week and the FSAI are urging consumers not to eat the implicated batches.

Consuming the affected batches can make you extremely ill and it can take some months to recover - ensure you return any implicated batches to the point of sale

18/08/2022

Thai red curry, chicken, and baby food are among a number of items that have been pulled from supermarket shelves across the country over the past week due to food safety concerns.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued several recalls for specific batches of products sold in Irish stores.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued several recalls for specific batches of products sold in Irish stores