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The Nifast service offerings include Occupational Health and Safety Training and Consultancy, Occupational Hygiene Services, Fleet Safety Services, delivery of IOSH, FETAC & FÁS accredited courses and can provide bespoke training courses, Construction Stage Project Supervision, Strategic Risk Consulting and can facilitate training in our own facilities in Dublin City, Swords, Naas, Galway, Cork and Limerick or on our Client’s premises wherever they may be located, throughout the country. Since our inception Nifast has shown consistent commitment to assisting our clients achieve safer work practices and environments through a partnership approach to risk identification and management. Incorporated into the Cpl Group in July 2009, Nifast now benefits from unrivalled financial stability and efficient back office processes which allow us to deliver flexibility & security to each and every one of our clients. The Cpl Group offers a flexible portfolio of recruitment, outsourcing and HR & Safety solutions to the public and private sectors. Founded in 1989 by chief executive officer, Anne Heraty, Cpl was floated on DCM of the Irish Stock Exchange and AIM of the London Stock Exchange in 1999. Headquartered in Dublin, Cpl operates on a national level in Ireland and Northern Ireland and also has international offices in the UK, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Spain. It provides recruitment, outsourcing, managed service, training, payroll and advisory services. Cpl’s specialist companies and divisions consistently operate at the number 1 or number 2 positions for their market specialism. Nifast is at the forefront of health and safety training and consultancy in Ireland. We employ some of the most well regarded and experienced health and safety consultants, trainers and operations executives working in the health and safety arena today. Nifast are proud to be FETAC accredited and associated with the Health & Safety Authority, IOSH, NISO and RoSPA. 2012 Nifast celebrates 25 years in Business! 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Nifast celebrates its 20th anniversary by launching its 20/20 campaign. 2006 Newcourt, Ireland’s leading outsourced services group buys Nifast. Harry Mulhern, Portering Safety Representative in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin wins NISO Safety Representative of the Year 2006 in association with Nifast and Waterford Crystal. 2005 50 Dublin City Council Staff awarded the Nifast Safety Health and Welfare at Work Certificate. Nifast staff raise €1,800 for Victims of the Tsunami Disaster. 2004 Regina D’Arcy of the South Infirmary Cork wins 2004 NISO Safety of the Year Award in association with Nifast and Waterford Crystal. FAS offers 40%-60% funding on selected Nifast courses under the Competency Development Programme. 2003 Nifast Seminars on the General Application Regulations 2003 in Cork and Coyle Hamilton celebrates its centenary 1903-2003. 2002 “Road Safety – An Employer’s Responsibility” is widely attended by safety and fleet managers who come to learn more about the need to put occupational road risk on the agenda. Mr Eddie Shaw, Chairman of the National Safety Council who chaired the conference in his concluding remarks tells delegates that they have “received a goldmine of information on practical solutions to this important workplace issue”. 2001 Launch of new corporate identity, trading as Nifast. In May, ISO 9001: 2000 accreditation is gained and a major expansion of Consultancy services begins. Language and health and safety become a real issue – clients start sending Interpreters with employees on training courses. Nifast ask Minister to establish a Government Task Force on occupational road safety to assist employers take greater initiatives to prevent “at work” road safety accidents. Ray Byrne’s “Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Law in Ireland: A Guide” published by Nifast, is launched. The definitive guide to health and safety law in Ireland. 2000 In November, the business in the Republic of Ireland is acquired by The Coyle Hamilton Group – Ireland’s largest independent owned Insurance Broker. Nifast Seminar addresses workplace stress. 1999 Demand for Nifast seminar on Parental Leave, Maternity and Bullying requires a second one to be run. Introduction to Environmental Management courses begin. Nifast are appointed joint consultants with Gibb Rail and Currie and Brown to head up the implementation of the Iarnrod Eireann report on rail safety in Ireland. Nifast consultant Willie Walsh appointed to the project. First year of the Nifast/DCU Graduate Diploma in Health and Safety with thirty students. 1998 With the increasing compensation culture, safety officers demand training in Courtroom Skills provided by Nifast in association with La Touche Bond Solon. Major demand for services in relation to workplace Bullying. Nifast provides one day workshops in association with Tim Field of the Anti Bullying Advice Centre. Nifast becomes the first Irish organisation to gain RTITB accreditation for its forklift truck courses to Instructor level and of the Dublin Training Centre. Nifast Driver Training Instructors receive Advanced Drivers Diploma from RoSPA. Decision Driver Training programmes are offered for Four Wheel Drive vehicles due to the increase in usage of this type of vehicle for marketing purposes. 1997 Nifast celebrates its 10th birthday. Corporate Attitudes to Health and Safety is published by Nifast, based on market research commissioned with Lansdowne Market Research. Main finding concludes that 80% of companies in Ireland will increase spend on health and safety. 1996 Nifast Seminars on Pregnant Employees Regulations are attended by over 200 safety and human resource managers. 1995 12 officers of the Malaysian Fire Brigade arrive in Dublin to train at Dublin Fire Brigade Training centre at Marino, in association with Nifast. A series of seminars are brought around the country in association with CIF, further to the introduction of the Construction Regulations. Nifast manual handling training course develops to include a competency assessment of each individual who is trained, signed by the participant and Instructor further to the publication of Guidelines for manual handling training by the Health and Safety Authority. 1994 The first course in violence and aggression in the workplace course is delivered, as acknowledgement of the breadth of workplace risk begins to sink in. 1993 1992 Intel arrives in Ireland and commissions Nifast to set up health and safety training for staff. Nifast Instructors visit US operations to learn the Intel Way. 1991 Safety Managers from Saudi Arabia and Qatar arrive in Dublin to attend a Nifast eight week course for Safety Managers. 1990 1989 The Cork office opens on Washington Street. 1988 1987 |
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Established in 1987, Nifast is the leading specialist in health and safety training and consultancy management in Ireland. Through our training and consulting services we offer a range of solutions to help clients improve business results through the introduction of integrated health and safety training and employee well-being strategies and systems.