Safety Management Pack for Contractors with 20 or Less Employees
On Tuesday (1 June 2010), the Minster for Labour Affairs, Mr Dara Calleary TD officially launched the new Safety Management Pack for Contractors with 20 or Less Employees. The new management system was developed by the Construction Safety Partnership (CSP) with the aim of assisting small contractors in establishing and maintaining an effective safety management system.
The Minister highlighted that SMP20 made the regulations reachable and would reduce paperwork and costs for smaller contractors.
Rober Butler (CIF) said that a pilot group had started to work with SMP20 and that there had been very good feedback from the group.
Talking to delegates at the launch, it was evident that while the sector is working through challenging times, people were encouraged by the introduction of the new pack.
Details of the new system are available on the Construction Safety Partnership website.
CSP will be running a series of half-day workshops on the practical application of SMP20 over the coming months. The workshops will be an invaluable source of information and guidance for anyone involved in the construction sector who has 20 or less employees.
The workshops will be held, according to demand, in a range of locations, including:
- Athlone
- Castlebar
- Cork
- Donegal
- Dublin
- Dundalk
- Galway
- Kilkenny
- Limerick
- Meath
- Tipperary
- Waterford
Anyone looking for more details on the workshops should email smp20@csponline.ie. In the email you should indicate your name and company, stating your preferred venue and am or pm workshop.
We recommend small contractors to purchase the Safety Management Pack, which costs only €40. The half-day workshops cost €80, but this includes a copy of the pack, so is excellent value.
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