i. Primary Sub-themes: (i) Critical Risks – Work @ Height (we work a lot of high level and roof works, ladders, MEWP so this is very relevant to our business)

ii. Secondary Sub-themes: Leadership – Directors, Contract managers – we have a very safety minded leadership team by senior members, and very senior members are very interactive with all levels of technicians from apprentices to site managers, very good engagement.

This will be our third annual Stand Down for Safety where we align closely with CIF program.

This year on Wednesday 14^th October we will hold a Stand Down for Safety event.

Below is the proposed schedule:

• Presentations from project managers from the various disciplines of design, civil engineering, power, telecoms / signalling, testing and commissioning.
• Review of incidents
• Promotions on positive safety cultures and behaviours.
• Wellness & Mental Presentations
• Awards
• Tea / Coffee breaks and lunch

Initiatives planned for the campaign: We plan on carrying out a face fit demonstration and AED demonstration across our sites.

Initiatives planned for the campaign: We plan on carrying out a face fit demonstration and AED demonstration across our sites.

• Critical Risk: Work at Height, Lifting Operations, Traffic Management, Permits to Work
• Leadership: Leading by Example, Positive Safety Conversations, Interventions, Accountability
• Beyond Compliance: Near Miss Learning, Continuous Improvement, Workforce Engagement, Innovation
• Health & Well-being: Mental Health, Fatigue, Occupational Health, Healthy Lifestyle

Throughout the campaign, we will carry out safety stand-downs, coordinated toolbox talks, site visits, workshops and practical safety demonstrations with our clients nationwide, particularly in the water utilities and civil construction industries.

These activities will focus on the five campaign themes: health and wellbeing, frontline workers, leadership, beyond compliance, and critical risks. We will encourage participation from management, frontline workers and subcontractors, creating opportunities to discuss practical improvements, share experiences and reinforce safe working practices.

BT Scaffolding will host a toolbox talk on one of our sites.

As IPAF members we’re supporting CIF’s Back to Basics campaign by offering free insurance policy reviews, helping construction companies identify gaps in cover that could impact site safety, compliance, and risk management.

Themed TBT briefings focusing on Back to Basics including Critical risks Topics and the other key H&S themes across all projects.

H&S demonstrations including Plant & People Separation, Work at Height – ladder safety & Defibrillator training with all our contractors and supply chain to raise awareness and promote best practice across all our sites.

During the campaign we will be engaging IPAF to carry out in person presentations on our projects, UK-based workplace wellbeing company Musgrove & Ball will deliver their powerful message to our teams, and Fergus Farrell will join us from the United States as he continues with Walk Across America in support of Spinal Injuries Ireland.

Initiatives planned for the campaign

• HSA Inspector Siobhan Ryan hosting a Talk on Occupational Safety
• Contractor Ger Gubbins construction demonstration on 360° Excavator Swing Radius, Driver Blind Spots & Exclusion Zones
• CField practical demonstration on why It Is Important to Always Wear a Hard Hat
• CField conducting a fire emergency drill and a toolbox on fire risk !
• Senior EHS & Lighthouse Construction Charity Committee Member – Talk on resources available through the Lighthouse
• Contractor Prime Carpentry hosting onsite a workshop on safe use of chop saw and handheld skill saw awareness.
• CField Workshop on Crane Operations awareness
• Contractor Antifyre hosting on site a workshop on fire extinguisher safety awareness
• Contractor Conradh hosting an onsite workshop on Confine Space awareness
• CField hosting a talk on driving to work safely and visibility on site
• Contractor Prime Carpentry hosting a demonstration on Power Tool Demonstration & Visual Inspection
• Contractor AB Scaffold working @ height rescue demonstration
• CField Workshop on Silica Dust, Dust Suppression & PPE awareness
• CField Workshop on Use of Power Tools, Power Tool Inspections & Safety Features
• Contractor Moroney Conservation hosting an onsite workshop on Working with lead in restoration projects and the hazards of lead
• Contractor O’Kelly Bros demonstration on Emergency spill response
• CField Hr. team will give an onsite talk on mental health & wellbeing
• Contractor Ayrton discussion on Safety in design
• CField hosting a workshop on Environmental targets and waste recycling from a construction site
• Contractor Prime Carpentry Workshop will conduct a toolbox talk on Safe Working at Heights on Scaffold
• Contractor CRPH will host a workshop on Safe use and Maintenance importance of an Excavator
• CField will host a Workshop on “Critical Risks”
• Contractor Heart Safety Solutions will conduct a AED Awareness Demonstration onsite
• CField Workshop will be delivered by site managers on Safety “Back to Basics”

Initiatives planned: Hosting of coordinated toolbox talks

During the campaign period from 12th to 23rd October 2026, Clonmel Enterprises Ltd will deliver a coordinated programme of safety, health and wellbeing initiatives across our project sites, including:

• Daily toolbox talks aligned with the CIF “Back to Basics” campaign themes.
• Focused engagement on critical risks including excavations, underground services, traffic management, mobile plant, lifting operations, work at height, confined spaces and temporary works.
• Practical site-based safety demonstrations and critical-control verification exercises.
• Frontline worker engagement sessions to capture feedback, lessons learned and improvement opportunities.
• Leadership-led site safety conversations and visible management engagement.
• Occupational health awareness activities focusing on silica dust, noise, vibration and other long-term health risks.
• Mental health and wellbeing toolbox talks promoting awareness, early intervention and the use of employee support services.
• Emergency response readiness discussions and scenario-based learning exercises.
• Sharing of good practices and lessons learned across sites to strengthen safety culture and worker participation.

Collier Training Solutions will support the CIF Construction Safety Campaign by delivering a Working at Height workshop to promote safe working practices across construction sites. In line with the campaign’s “Back to Basics” theme, the workshop will focus on key safety principles, including the correct use of access equipment, fall prevention, hazard identification, and the importance of following safe working procedures. Through practical demonstrations and engagement, we aim to raise awareness of the risks associated with working at height, encourage safer behaviours and reinforce the importance of making safety a priority on every site, every day.

Initiatives planned: the hosting of daily toolbox talks and relevant safety demonstrations to engage our workforce and sub-contractors within same.

Initiatives:

1. Health and safety workshop being held with the directors of all our subcontractors on 12.10.2026, which includes a presentation by Theatre at Work
2. Plant safety and pedestrian segregation presentation
3. Silica awareness with face fit testing
4. Toolbox talks throughout the two weeks
5. Promotion of the Lighthouse Charity

The IIRSM Ireland Branch will be promoting this years Back to Basics topics via promotion with our members through our communication and media feeds focussing on:

• Critical Risks
• Health and Wellbeing
• Frontline Workers
• Leadership
• Beyond Compliance

During the two-week campaign, from 12th to 23rd October, both myself as IPAF’s Irish Manager and John Joe McGee, IPAF’s Global MCWP and Construction Hoist Representative, will be undertaking individual site visits to contractor projects across Ireland, delivering a series of site safety talks and engagement sessions.

We currently have plans in place to visit more than 18 projects and locations to deliver over 40+ safety talks, promoting the safe use of powered access equipment, including Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs), Construction Hoists, and Mast Climbing Work Platforms (MCWPs). These sessions will focus on back to basics safety principles, critical risk awareness, and compliance requirements when working at height.

Planned events – Site inclusive safety presentations from all sustaining contractors to cover site specific topics in keeping with the CIF safety campaign themes. Confirmed presentations on Mental Health and Wellbeing, Hazardous Energies, Safety Leadership and Critical risks.

Initiatives planned for the campaign (e.g. the hosting of coordinated toolbox talks and safety demonstrations to engage the entire workforce and sub-supply chain).

• JCL will host a number of site-specific toolbox talks, safety stand downs and safety demonstrations across all sites with particular emphasis on ‘Critical Risks’ such as deep excavations, temporary works and working at heights associated with complex civil engineering projects, ‘Health and Well Being’ including mental health first aid and ‘Frontline Workers’.

• Frontline worker engagement sessions to communicate lessons learned and engage with frontline workers for feedback and improvement opportunities.
• Occupational health awareness talks on silica dust, noise and vibration and communication of their health risks.
• Site-specific emergency response training across a number of sites for safety critical operations on site.
• Information will be communicated to JCL and sub-contractor crews by means of in-person talks on site and also using our HIS Skillko online platform.

As part of our initiatives this year we will run site leadership tours, have ‘Red Zone’ plant demonstrations, host Hands for Life CPR training and have the Lighthouse Charity’s Make It Visible van visit site.

We will be rolling out briefings across sites focussing on critical risks and also delivering leader led talks to demonstrate leadership along with beyond compliance talks.

We also have a Lighthouse Charity poster campaign that we are going to run next week across all sites and toolbox talks will be delivered to promote the use of the charity which we proudly support.

Initiatives planned – Initiatives planned for the campaign include hosting a series of coordinated events with the supply chain focused on key project risks and critical safety controls. Activities will include safety demonstrations, practical workshops, and workforce engagement sessions designed to raise awareness, share best practice, and reinforce expected standards across all contractors and operatives.

Toolbox Talks covering:

1. Good Housekeeping
2. Collaborative and good communications- linked to the MGME company values
3. Considering health and wellbeing to be just as important as safety

Initiatives planned for the campaign – Mainline will be promoting this years campaign across all our sites focusing on this year’s Back to Basics topics under our internal company campaigns Stay Safe @Work@Home and Stay Well @Work@Home;

• Critical Risks
• Health and Wellbeing
• Frontline Workers
• Leadership
• Beyond Compliance

In line with this year’s Back to Basics theme, we are planning a programme of activities across our Head Office and live projects, with a strong focus on involving our employees, frontline workers, subcontractors and senior management throughout the campaign.

Company-Wide Safety Event

One of our main events will see us bring together all McCabe Group employees, along with a large number of our subcontractor partners, for a dedicated safety event. We have hired an external venue at the Cavan Crystal Hotel and arranged for guest speaker James Gorry to deliver a dedicated safety talk. The aim is to take everyone away from their normal working environment and bring our wider workforce and supply chain together for a focused session around safety, personal responsibility and the importance of looking out for one another.

Engineering Division Safety Mornings

Across a number of our Engineering and bridge projects, our teams will carry out coordinated site visits and safety stand-downs, accompanied by breakfast mornings for operatives. These sessions will focus on the critical risks currently present on each project and will also provide an opportunity for frontline workers and subcontractors to raise safety observations and suggestions directly with the project and management teams.

Practical Emergency Response Exercise

At one of our live projects, we are planning a dedicated safety morning involving the full site workforce and subcontractors. Following a site stand-down and safety breakfast, a controlled emergency scenario will be set up using a mannequin to test awareness of emergency procedures, communication, first response and relevant rescue arrangements. This will be followed by a site-wide debrief to identify any learning and improvement actions.

Health & Wellbeing

We are planning a number of initiatives focused on both physical and mental wellbeing. This includes highlighting Mental Health First Aid training recently completed by members of our team, a dedicated wellbeing afternoon for our Head Office staff and an onsite health morning for project personnel.

For the onsite health morning, a nurse will attend the site/project to provide voluntary and confidential health checks, including blood pressure, blood sugar and height/weight analysis, along with an opportunity for individuals to discuss general health queries. This will run alongside a healthy breakfast morning with fruit, granola, overnight oats and other healthy options.

Frontline Worker Engagement

Throughout the campaign, we want to place particular emphasis on listening to the people working on our projects every day. We plan to gather safety suggestions and feedback from employees and subcontractors across our sites, with the aim of reviewing these with our H&S and management teams and progressing practical improvements arising from the feedback received.

Leadership Engagement

Senior management, Contracts Managers, Project Managers and our H&S team will be actively involved throughout the two weeks, attending events and engaging directly with site teams. We want the campaign to be driven across the wider business rather than solely by our Health & Safety department.

Health & Safety Recognition Initiative

We also plan to use the campaign to launch a new internal H&S recognition initiative, recognising employees and members of our supply chain who demonstrate positive safety behaviours, speak up, identify improvements or make a positive contribution to safety within our projects.

Overall, we are aiming to make the two weeks a meaningful company-wide campaign rather than a series of standalone activities, with our programme covering the five campaign areas of Critical Risks, Leadership, Health & Wellbeing, Frontline Workers and Beyond Compliance.

We will also be supporting the programme with campaign signage and communications across our sites and Head Office throughout the two weeks.

As part of the 2026 campaign, M&P Mechanical will be working closely with our Health & Safety partners, to deliver a range of safety-focused activities across our active sites.

This will include site visits, toolbox talks and safety discussions with teams, with a strong focus on workforce engagement, raising awareness and reinforcing positive health and safety practices across the company.

Hosting of a variety of safety presentations, awareness talks for working at height, silica dust, fire safety etc., practical demonstrations across a number of sites in Dublin and Limerick relating to working at height, dust management and PPE Selection, Fire Safety and Practical use of Fire Fighting Equipment.

Mavco project teams across the country will host a series of events focused on key activity risks & critical safety controls to minimise. This will be delivered in format by safety demostrations, onsite workshops & interactive engagement with our project teams designed to raise key awareness, standard operating procudures & utilse best practice approach to enable safe efficent tasks in construction.

We will also focus on Health & Wellbeing elements for our team, partners & sub-contractors delivering informative workshops.

As part of this years campaign we have organised amongst others for Pieta to give talks on our site on mental health & wellbeing, providing an informative and supportive session focusing on mental health, wellbeing and the importance of looking out for ourselves and each other – both on and off site.

We will also be explore requirements with management on project safety management requirements through workshops, exploring all safety requirements and expectations to achieve compliance and optimum safety outcomes.

Tool box talks focusing on the critical risks encountered on sites.

Initiatives planned:

• Silica Dust awareness
• MEWP Rescue Procedures
• PFPE – Talk / Demo on the Inspection-Fitting-Adjustment-Care of Harness and Lanyards
• Under Pressure: Recognising Stress and Preventing Burnout at Work. Redicare

Initiatives: We have been engaged by our customers in various sectors including construction and manufacturing to provide safety talks / demonstrations in areas such as:

• Separation of people and plant / vehicles
• Work at height hierarchy of controls and emergency planning
• MEWP Safety & Rescue from MEWPS
• PPE & PFPE

Initiatives planned:

• Defibrillator Demo on all sites – Shorcontrol.
• Select Roofing – Working at Height demonstration and discussions.
• PJ Duffy – Fire Extinguisher Demonstrations
• Dr. Patrick Bruce (TUDublin) – Stress in the Workplace workshop and Townhall
• Nutrition information – Toolbox Talks and Townhalls. Supply of fresh fruit each day on sites.
• Excavation demonstrations – Civils contactor.
• + spot prizes and safety week quiz

Plan for the Campaign:

We will deliver coordinated toolbox talks, practical safety demonstrations and site briefings across our factory, site teams, and supply chain. The campaign will focus on sharing good practice, identifying key risks and encouraging everyone to take an active role in improving safety.

• Fire Safety in Practice – Interactive sessions covering fire prevention, awareness and emergency procedures, with staff given the opportunity to practise using fire extinguishers in a controlled environment.
• First Aid & Emergency Response – A realistic casualty simulation will challenge teams to respond to a workplace incident, provide first aid, safely evacuate the area and coordinate an emergency response.
• Manual Handling Awareness – Refresher training focused on safe lifting techniques, correct handling practices and preventing avoidable workplace injuries.

We will be carrying out safety toolbox talks across several construction sites as well as promoting CIF week across our social media platforms.

Below is sample of planned activities over the 2026 Safety Campaign.

• Company donation to Spinal Injuries Ireland.
• Weekly Toolbox Talks covering CIF “ Back to Basics” five key sub-themes.
• Safety slides on TV screens situated in common areas in
• Radley Workshop related to CIF “ Back to Basics” five key-themes.
• Regular quizzes, prizes, and giveaways.
• Site Toolbox talks with Limerick Mental Health / Teac Tom
• Dungarvan Mechanical Services demonstration on lifting equipment / accessories presentation.
• East Cork Crane Hire lifting / rigging presentation (Aidan Kelleher)
• Site COHE Demonstrations.
• Construction Workers Health Trust – Health Checks.

Roccul Ltd will deliver coordinated toolbox talks across all live projects and undertake project-specific critical risk workshops to improve awareness of site hazards. In addition, all site personnel will complete a Work at Height quiz designed to enhance knowledge, engagement and safe working practices when working at height.

Safety Solutions Group will support the CIF Construction Safety Campaign by delivering a programme of targeted toolbox talks, practical safety demonstrations and complimentary qualitative face fit testing across a number of client sites. Focusing on the campaign’s “Back to Basics” theme, our activities will reinforce key safety fundamentals, including the safe separation of plant and people, lifting operations and exclusion zones, working at height, tools and equipment, and safe access and egress. Through practical, site-based engagement, we aim to encourage open safety conversations, strengthen awareness of critical risks and help ensure that good safety practices remain part of every task, every day.

Our company Signposts Health Education would like for focus on Health & Wellbeing element of the campaign with Our Skin Cancer Awareness Education for Outdoor Workers. We will be extending our focus on Health and Wellbeing into the month of November for Mens Health month & International Men’s day 19th Nov with our Men’s Cancer Awareness talks.

Highlighting and educating workers on importance of early diagnosis which not only results in better physical  and mental health outcomes but also in terms of financial outcomes for workers and their families.

Stewart Construction will be promoting this year’s ‘Back to Basics’ theme by:

• Toolbox talks based on the main focus areas
  • Critical Risks
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Frontline Workers
  • Leadership
  • Beyond Compliance
• Demonstrations on sites
• Various other activities

Shannon Valley’s key initiative for the campaign will focus on our critical risks through coordinated toolbox talks and safety demonstrations. The sessions will focus on our critical risks such as plant–people segregation and lifting operations, work near services, while showcasing technologies including plant–people segregation systems and excavator height restrictors for work near overhead power lines.

We are partaking in several companies safety campaign during your upcoming ‘Back to Basics’ themed campaign. How we highlight the ‘Back to Basics’ theme is through the Tenstar Simulator.

The Tenstar Simulator is serving as a great tool for existing Plant Operators to try different tasks ranging in difficulty and also for groundworkers, engineers etc. who can gain a greater understanding of blind spots when working close to plant.

It is a safe and environmentally friendly way of improving workers Safety on site.

The Items available:

• 360 Excavator
• Telehandler
• Tower Crane
• Forklift
• Car
• Tractor.

LinkedIn safety content and practical guidance around commercial vehicle and site risk, vehicle movements, visibility and people–vehicle interaction.

Planned initiatives include:

• Mental Health Awareness
• Fire and Electrical Safety
• Health Screening Assessments

We plan to use this campaign as an opportunity to reset, refocus and recommit to the basics.

Please see below details of our initiatives planned for the campaign:

• Practical Plant & Machinery Talk/Demo
• Critical Risk Toolbox Talks & Safety Alerts
• Critical Risk Safety Videos
• Social Media Safety Campaign
• Back to Basics ‘Spot the Hazards’ puzzle competition

Planned initiatives are:

1. Critical Risks:- People Plant and Separation in Construction traffic and site delivery.
2. Health and Wellbeing:- Healthy lifestyles for construction work Eating, sleeping and exercise for healthy body and mind.
3. Frontline Workers:- Town Hall meetings hosted by Contract and Project Managers with all site and office personnel. Question- How can we better prevent injury and accidents at work?
4. Leadership:- Seminar on Prevention:- Senior Managers hosted by the Directors use Town Hall feed back to set out a revitalised road map of prevention for the company.
5. Beyond Compliance :- Living safety systems; plan, do, check, act. Organising sites and material flows for safe and efficient construction.

• Plan the Lift – Safe lifting, rigging and positioning of equipment.
• Hands Out of the Gap – Prevent pinch, crush and hand injuries.
• Work at Height – Safe access, platforms and fall prevention.
• Dropped Objects – Secure tools, materials and equipment.
• Hot Works – Control welding, cutting and fire risks.
• Housekeeping – Keep installation areas clear and safe.
• Stop & Speak Up – Stop unsafe work and report hazards.

Initiatives planned:

• Silica Dust awareness
• MEWP Rescue Procedures
• PFPE – Talk / Demo on the Inspection-Fitting-Adjustment-Care of Harness and Lanyards
• Under Pressure: Recognising Stress and Preventing Burnout at Work. Redicare