About Shannon Health and Safety

Shannon Health and Safety is a Wicklow based company.

• We specialize in advice for the Construction and Leisure Industries.
• We provide services nationally.

Shannon Health and Safety can assist clients with Safety Audits, Risk Assessment, and with the preparation of Safety Statements. We can also assist with the preparation of Method Statements, Permit to Work systems and Safe Systems of Work. Site visits, reports, staff inductions, record keeping, supervision and liaison with sub-contractors, safety representative training, are all part of this established firms services.

We can also assist firms working towards Safe-T-Cert certification. And have carried out numerous pre-audit inspections on Safe -T Cert applicatents.

We can also take health and safety elements of the PSDP( Project Supervisor Design Process)role for contractors/clients.

Shannon Health and Safety can organise onsite and offsite training in:

• Harness awareness, fall arrest
• Manual Handling assessment and staff training (Offices,warehouses,construction sites etc)
• MEWP user training
• Expert Witness services
• Permit to Work development

As Principal Advisor, Larry Shannon brings over 28 years of experience to the firm. His qualifications include,

• Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner

• Diploma in Health Safety and Welfare UCD (1994)

• Certificate in Training and Continuing Education(NUI Maynooth)

• Manual Handling Instructor

• MEWP instructor

• Abrasive wheel Instructor

• Scaffold Inspection and Management
• ATEX assessment

• National Trainer Assessor Life Saving

• Lifeguard Trainer/ Assessor (RLSS)

• AED trainer

• Chartered Member of IOSH
• Member od the International Institute for Risk Management
• Professional Member of ASSE

• Member of IITD

• Member of NISO

• Fellow of ISTC

• Site Specific Tutor IRSM

• European Occupational Safety and Health Manager (EurOSHM)

• Peace Commissioner

IOSH is Europe's leading body for individuals with a professional involvement in occupational safety and health.

The European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisations (ENSHPO) was established in 2001. The members of the Network are health and safety professional organisations from the current EU member states, new member states, applicant countries, and other European countries. EurOSHM (European Occupational Safety and Health Manager) is a voluntary European certification standard for occupational safety and health professionals which has been developed by ENSHPO.

The Irish Institute of Training & Development(IITD) is the professional body representing members involved in or concerned with human resource training and development in Ireland. Members work in all sectors - business, industry, consultancy, voluntary, public sector, education and the community.

ASSE is the American Society of Safety Engineers