Occupational Hygiene Services

Occupational hygiene is about the understanding of potential hazards and risks in the workplace, evaluating the associated levels of risk and putting plans in place to control potential health hazards to ensure...

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Occupational Safety Training

Our occupational safety training objectives are fundamentally about recognising job hazards and learning safe work practices. Our aim is simple:  the reduction of occupational risk of injury...

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Asbestos Safety & Management

Exposure to asbestos is the biggest occupational health killer of our time. OHSS advise on the dangers and management of asbestos in the workplace, in compliance with the law and help ensure all...

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Asbestos Awareness Training

The law requires that training be provided for employees likely to encounter asbestos in the workplace. We are the most experienced provider of this training in the country and we work very hard to educate everyone...

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About Us


OHSS was established in 2001 as an Occupational Health and Safety consultancy. Founder Paul Foran has extensive experience in the field, both as a consultant and as a former Inspector with the Health & Safety Authority (www.hsa.ie), where he formulated policy and legislation.

Our mission is to be the leading Occup
ational Hygiene and Safety consultancy in Ireland, and provide reputable tra


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OHSS Blog

Best Practice Guidance for Handling Asbestos

posted on 18 March, 2026

Asbestos is still a serious problem in Ireland. It's not being used in new housing today, but it's sitting in thousands of older buildings - in roofs, floor tiles, pipe lagging, insulation and cement sheets. The problems start when anyone...

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Case Studies

Local City Council


Asbestos Management: The client had houses throughout the city. Many of these were old and may have had asbestos-containing materials. Our brief was to find out if this was the case, and if so, remove the materials safely.  Steps taken:...

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