Building Industry Federation (CIF) actively represents and serves more than 3,000 members covering corporations in all locations of the Irish building sector via a network of 13 Branches in 3 Regions all through Ireland and by means of its 37 Sectoral Associations.
CIF delivers its solutions to members either straight or by way of its Branch Network and Sectoral Associations. Member firms come from all over sectors of the industry and span all sizes of firms from the extremely little to the very huge. The 37 diverse Associations are grouped in four important categories:
Common Contractors, mechanical & electrical, specialist contractors, home builders
Each and every local CIF Branch will consist of members from every single of these four sectors.
CIF’s group of construction experts know the business from practical experience, from member feedback and from study. As a member you too can advantage from our problem solving expertise.
What they Do
The CIF engages with Government, expert groups, small business groups and the social partners on our members’ behalf. They monitor concerns and trends, initiate proposals and act in our members’ interests at regional, national and EU levels.
13 Branches
Represent members at nearby level all through Ireland. Branch members and committed regional employees deal with troubles affecting their localities and regions. They contribute to national policies via representation on the Federations Executive Physique.
37 Associations
Represent common contracting, house creating and specialist firms in Ireland’s construction sector supplying a forum for members to develop initiatives and deal with problems affecting each sector of the business.
CIF Security Services assist members in implementing ideal security and well being practices for the prevention of accidents. CIF Safety Solutions offers an comprehensive range of tips on Security, Wellness and Welfare troubles and also presents education courses designed especially for the Irish Building Market as nicely as individual member firm needs.
Public Consultation – Draft Functioning on Roads Code of Practice for Contractors with 3 or Significantly less Staff
The Health and Safety Authority has created a draft Functioning on Roads Code of Practice for Contractors with 3 or Significantly less Workers which it intends to publish in accordance with section 60 of the Safety, Wellness and Welfare at Function Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005).
The Security, Well being and Welfare at Work Act 2005 demands all employers to have a safety statement for all workplaces which is primarily based on written danger assessments. This Code of Practice allows employers, who employ up to three men and women and are engaged in road functions, to meet the legal requirement to have a safety statement in a easy and straightforward way.
This Code of Practice is based on the Well being and Security Authority’s Protected Program of Function Plans (SSWP). The SSWP relies heavily on pictograms to clarify and clarify hazards and controls, thus generating a wordless document where safety can be communicated to all workers regardless of literacy or language skills.
At present there are 5 SSWP for employers to use each one particular covers common building activities: Ground Functions Residence Building Demolition New Industrial Buildings and Civil Engineering. Insulation are covered by the Code of Practice for Contractors with Three or Much less Staff published in 2008.
This supplementary Code of Practice bargains specifically with the Functioning on Roads SSWP. This code of practice can be applied by any trade engaged in road works.
Operation of Passenger and Goods Lifts
Following a current fatal accident involving operation of a goods lift, the Overall health and Safety Authority is asking all employers to guarantee that the lifts on their premises have undergone the needed thorough examination by a competent individual.The HSAA would advise all employers in all sectors that passenger and goods lifts like pavement hoists and dumb waiters, are subject to specifications set out in chapter 2 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Operate (Common Application) Regulations, [S.I No.299 and 732 of 2007].Lifts ought to have a periodic thorough examination by a competent person each six months. Reports of such examinations shall be kept readily available for inspection by a HSA inspector. All repairs essential to lifts must also be carried out by a competent particular person. Beneath no situations need to goods lifts be utilized for carrying passengers unless they meet all the requirements for passenger lifts. All personnel should be clearly instructed on the dangers of inappropriate use of goods lifts.Lifts which are not made for lifting persons shall be clearly marked to this effect. Employers are necessary to keep a register of lifting equipment which shall also be kept obtainable for inspection by a HSA inspector. Employers who at the moment have either passenger or goods lifts on their premises need to make certain that they have undergone the necessary thorough examination and that the dangers connected with the use of such lifts are addressed in the Security Statement to make certain that these risks are controlled.