Construction Safety Campaign
Focus on Critical Risks
October 14th – 25th 2024
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The Construction Safety Campaign 2024 will run over two weeks from
October 14th – 25th 2024 – this encompasses European Safety Week.
This year, we are asking the construction industry to run safety and health events for five days between 14th and 25th October.
Following on from 2023’s successful campaign, the CIF Safety Committee has decided to retain the theme for 2024 as Focus on Critical Risk. We’re encouraging construction contractors to get involved by identifying the key risks that you are exposed to and developing initiatives to build awareness on these risks and how to mitigate them.
Watch Ronan Redmond, CIF Executive for Safety, Education & Training, introduce this year’s campaign.
Hands for Life
Irish Heart Foundation
The Construction Industry Federation is delighted to support and raise awareness for the Irish Heart Foundation as part of our Construction Safety Campaign running from Oct 14th to Oct 25th 2024. We are encouraging our members and partners to help raise awareness on Heart Health and provide CPR training to their employees.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a simple skill that can help save a life. CPR involves recognising that someone is having a cardiac arrest, contacting the emergency services and pushing hard and fast on the chest. Every year in Ireland thousands die from cardiac arrests. CPR is a vital step in the chain of survival after a cardiac arrest. If you have been taught CPR, you are 10 times more likely to respond appropriately in an emergency.
Find out more about heart health and CPR from the Irish Heart Foundation.
So, what is a critical risk?
Critical Risks are activities we undertake frequently that, if not controlled, could lead to significant injury or fatality.
As part of our safety campaign, we are asking construction companies and workers of all sectors to examine fundamental safety questions such as:
- Do you know your critical risks?
- Have you controls in place to manage these risks?
- Are your colleagues aware of these risks?
- Are the controls in place to protect safety adequate?
Heart health as a critical risk.
October 14th is the start of Restart a Heart week , so, with a focus on health, we will partner with the Irish Heart Foundation to promote heart health and encourage contractors to train staff in CPR, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, as part of the Irish Heart Foundation’s Hands for Life initiative.
Last year, almost 1,000 men died from a heart attack in Ireland and over 4,000 women die from cardiovascular disease. One in four men and women will lose their lives to heart disease or stroke.
Having the ability to administer CPR can double the chance of survival.
As part of Construction Safety Campaign 2024 we want you to include emergency preparedness as part of your critical risks.
We are asking members to support the Irish Heart Foundation and complete a rollout of CPR training onsite, workplace wellness programmes and/ or health promotion initiatives focusing on a healthy heart.
As we get ready for Construction Safety Campaign 2024, stay tuned for valuable resources, partner logos and insights.
Become a Partner for 2024
CIF is inviting companies to become a Construction Safety Campaign partner.
There is no charge for partner status and you can download a special partner logo to use on your promotional material. All we ask is that you tell us what you intend to do during the month as part of your promotion of improved health and safety such as an on site talk on your critical risks or a supplier visit to talk through safe use of a product. As a partner you can also upload your company logo to the Construction Safety Campaign page on this website.