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CPR training to be added to curriculum for post-primary pupils
The Education Minister has announced that post-primary pupils aged 11-14 will have access to CPR training as part of the school curriculum. Michelle McIlveen said ...
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CSR Changes from 31 December 2020
From 31 December 2020 all Construction Skills Register (CSR) skilled cards or above that were originally issued on the basis of an occupational assessment and ...
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Fire training is a hot topic in Health & safety
Managers should place fire safety training for their entire workforce high on their priority list. News and warnings about fire risks have pervade the media. ...
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CSR Withdraws Visitor Card
From 29 February 2020 CSR will no longer issue any new or renewal Construction Site Visitor cards. Visitor cards issued up to this date will ...
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Meet our Trainer – Moya
At Health Matters, we believe in employing trainers that are passionate, enthusiastic and have a wealth of in-depth knowledge and experience in their field. Moya, ...
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Manual Handling- Why is it so important?
What is manual handling? Manual handling is classed as any transporting or supporting of a load by one or more people. The term is used ...
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Fatal accidents in construction sector at lowest ever level
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recently released its annual figures for work-related fatal injuries for 2018/19. Latest annual figures show that 30 people were ...
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‘Workplace Wellbeing’ Winner avails of Health Matters at Work Initiative
Congratulations to Recon Waste Management who recently won the ‘Workplace Wellbeing’ Award at the Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards 2019. This award recognises Recon ...
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Health Matters students exceed national averages with excellent NEBOSH exam results!
We are delighted to announce our students who recently sat the NEBOSH Health & Wellbeing exams have AGAIN achieved a 100% pass rate. Our NEBOSH ...
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Achieve an NVQ with Health Matters
We are thrilled to announce we are now an approved centre of NVQs NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications) provide the perfect platform for candidates who already ...