ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 33 Industry News Hitachi Energy Ireland reach a 2,000 day incident free milestone Health and Safety is one of Hitachi's core organisational values. Leadership is provided at all levels to take practical steps to prevent incidents, injuries and occupational disease or illness. At Hitachi Energy Ireland, they have a strong believe in preplanning “fail to prepare or prepare to fail” this couldn’t ‒ Hitachi Energy Ireland recently celebrated a vital achievement with reaching a 2000 day incident free milestone. The leading principle for Health and Safety is ‘Deliver Safely, on budget, on time, in full, and to the right quality’. be more true when it comes to Health and Safety. They identify and reduce risk at the earliest stages of the project lifecycle. All those involved in Hitachi Energy Ireland sites are empowered to stop work at anytime if they see any unsafe practices or they feel they are in an unsafe work environment. Their Life Saving Rules are a license to operate. A set of core controls that have been engrained in the team and must be followed to reduce any major risks that could possibly occur. No one cuts corner’s and all staff must report any incidents or near misses by introducing this as a KPI for the organisation. In addition to this, Hitachi encourages good practices and have an inclusive culture The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, recently launched Climate Conversations 2023. People across the country are invited to have their say on how everyone can all play their part in securing Ireland’s sustainable future. Climate Conversations 2023 will feed into and shape the next iteration of the Climate Action Plan. To empower everyone in society to help co-design the annual Climate Action Plan the Government of Ireland established the National Dialogue on Climate Action (NDCA), which is delivered through an annual programme of events centred around Climate Conversations. Climate Conversations - National consultation on the Climate Action Plan 2024 ‒ Over the past two years 9,000 people have taken part in Climate Conversations. ‒ Climate Conversations will shape the next iteration of the Climate Action Plan. In 2022 4,300 people across Ireland engaged in the Climate Conversations. Findings showed that people are concerned about climate change, are taking action and want to do more, people asked for ‘ambitious’ leadership on climate action in their communities and there was also a desire for clear communication from Government. These ndings were published in the Climate Conversations 2022 Summary Report and have directly informed the Climate Action Plan 2023. Becoming a climate-resilient society and economy will help Ireland and its people to cope with the impacts of a changing climate. Hearing from people from across the country from different age groups, in different locations, and with different perspectives means that the steps that people will be able to take in creating positive climate action can be supported. All of this will feed into ongoing work on Climate Action Plan 2023. Citizens and communities can visit the Climate Conversations portal and share views on Ireland’s collective goals, what has been achieved, and what more could be done to support communities on climate action. There is also a Climate Jargon Buster, which is designed to help as people read through the content and questions. For more information on Climate Conversations 2023 or to get involved, click on the web address below. https://www.gov.ie/en/consultation/62ce3-climate-conversation-2023/
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