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 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.

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:

• Occupational First Aid recognised by HSA
• Refreshers in first Aid with Certification
• Basic Life-support
• AED Training and certification (Automated External Defibrillator)
• Oxygen use
• National Pool Lifeguard Award (foundation and site specific)
• Emergency response awards for staff of smaller pools
• 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 27 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)

• Occupational First Aid Instructor

• Occupational First Aid Examiner

• 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
• Professional Member of ASSE

• Member of IITD

• Member of NISO

• Fellow of ISTC

• Peace Commissioner

• Founding member and current Chair I.S.T.N( Irish Safety Trainers Network

• Site Specific Tutor IRSM

ISTN a representative body for providers of safety training.

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

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