The Health and Safety Authority has published checklists and templates to help businesses get up and running again and to inform workers about what they need to do to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace. The full list is available at: www.hsa.ie/eng/topics/covid-19/return_to_work_safely_templates_and_checklists/return_to_work_safely_templates_and_checklists.html The checklists are of relevance to employers, employees and worker…
Sorcha McKenna, managing partners, McKinsey & Company Dublin office During a whistle-stop tour of the four stages of COVID-19 – the situation now, scenarios and path forward, planning ahead across multiple horizons and transitioning to the next normal – given at a Shannon Chamber webinar, the managing partner of McKinsey & Company’s Dublin office, Sorcha…
This Saturday evening May 23rd at 6pm, for the first time ever, Clare FM will bring a unique event to listeners and followers across the County and further afield, by organising and hosting a virtual concert across all their media platforms. The event is a tribute and a thank you to all essential workers throughout…
Shannon-based CW Applied Technology has launched a new Room UV-C Steriliser product, developed in collaboration with a US company, to help companies in re-opening and maintaining their premises. Making the announcement, managing director John O’Connell stated: “UV-C is the version of ultraviolet light that we are using in our device (also known as Germicidal UV)….
ZoneSafe P2P Social Distancing Solution for Work Teams. Get your business working again and help ensure safe distances between workers in industrial environments. Creating Safer Places to Work – ZoneSafe Person to Person Social Distancing Get your business working again and ensure safe distances between workers in industrial environments. At a time when worker health…
Businesses that have remained open since lockdown was introduced due to their being considered essential services have been abiding by strict social distancing and hygiene measures in their premises to protect their workforces from COVID-19. Many, like Portdrine, Co Clare based Forcefield Active Technology, a subsidiary of Tekelek Shannon, found it difficult to source hand…
While welcoming the launch and publication of the Government’s new national “Return to Work Safely” Protocol, and accepting that such measures are necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace when the economy begins to open slowly, Shannon Chamber is concerned that these may add a further cost to business. “The process involved…
The Government has released its roadmap for re-opening Ireland’s economy in a phased manner. Prior to this happening, leading global consultancy company, McKinsey & Company has issued its own propositions for restarting an economy with a focus of differentiating between regions and sectors as a means of getting people back to work faster and safeguarding…
Team members representing Zimmer Biomet Ireland donate much needed Personal Protective Equipment to the Rehabilitation Unit of St Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis to help protect residents and frontline healthcare staff Zimmer Biomet Ireland recently donated much needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to the Rehabilitation Unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis. The Rehabilitation Unit provides a multi-disciplinary…
Shannon Chamber announces the appointment of Stephen Keogh, managing partner of Sellors LLP, as its new president. Mr Keogh succeeds outgoing president Mary Considine, chief executive, Shannon Group plc, who served a two-year term as president. Mr Keogh is a commercial lawyer who spent 5 years with international Law firm Eversheds-Sutherland before returning to the…
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