Covid to forefront at Construction Industry Federation’s 2020 Health and Safety Summit

Virtual gathering tackles drive to get back to work safely, along with talks and panels on managing risk, creating better on-site communication and the role of technology in improving safety

Dr Róisín Murphy, senior lecturer, College of Engineering and Built Environment, Technological University Dublin; Paddy Byrne, chief executive of Xenon Fever Defence Temperature Screening; Javad Hosseinian, Head of EHS for the new Children’s Hospital, BAM Ireland and Niamh McNulty, Health and Safety Manager, Coffey Construction Picture: Maura Hickey

In a year unlike any in memory, Ireland’s construction sector faces a particular challenge. There’s a drive to get back to work quickly, and for the industry to recover. But how can this be achieved while prioritising the health and safety of construction workers, which was already an issue before the pandemic began?

The Construction Industry Federation’s 2020 Health and Safety Summit set out to address this, with talks and panels on managing risk, creating ...