Conference Report 2016
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CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT<br />
hEAlTh AND SAfETy<br />
SAfETy, hEAlTh AND wElfARE AT wORK ACT<br />
2005 – SElECTION Of SAfETy<br />
REPRESENTATIVES<br />
The Committee noted that the requirements under<br />
Section 25(1) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work<br />
Act 2005 were not being complied with in that the<br />
establishment of the process to select Safety<br />
Representatives for the period 2015 -2018 had not<br />
commenced. On several occasions throughout 2015, the<br />
Garda Representative Association sought compliance<br />
with this statutory requirement. The committee also<br />
noted that the selection process rollout and numbers of<br />
Safety representatives should not be limited.<br />
It was noted by the Committee that this statutory<br />
provision states:<br />
“Employees may, from time to time, select and appoint<br />
from amongst their number at their place of work a<br />
representative (in this Act referred to as a “Safety<br />
representative”) or, by agreement with their employer,<br />
more than one safety representative, to represent them<br />
at the place of work in consultation with their employer<br />
on matters related to safety, health and welfare at the<br />
place of work”<br />
The committee believed that this statutory obligation has<br />
the potential to empower employees within An Garda<br />
Síochána with ownership of the health and safety<br />
processes and compliance.<br />
TETRA AND TElECOmmuNICATIONS mASTS<br />
The Committee discussed Tetra Radio and Mobile phone<br />
masts. The committee noted that AGSI had referred to<br />
same at their Annual Delegate <strong>Conference</strong> 2015. The<br />
committee have sought answers to the following<br />
questions and answers are awaited:<br />
(i) Is there a list of all Garda controlled stations/<br />
facilities where there is a telecoms mast in<br />
existence?<br />
(ii) Who is using the masts in each of the locations?<br />
(iii) Has research been conducted on the level of<br />
radiation at each location?<br />
The Sub Committee reported to the Central Executive<br />
Committee and is currently evaluating the costings of the<br />
Garda Representative Association conducting an<br />
electromagnetic radiation study at nominated stations.<br />
The results of any monitoring studies being conducted<br />
by either the OPW or Garda Management are also<br />
awaited for evaluation.<br />
mOTORwAy INCIDENT PROTOCOlS<br />
The committee queried current Garda Organisational<br />
policy regarding dealing with incidents on Motorways.<br />
Members of the committee stated that they were<br />
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Garda Representative Association
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