Practical health and safety training, delivered where you work.
Advanced Safety and Training Solutions has helped Irish employers meet their legal duties and cut workplace injuries for over 15 years. Accredited courses, plain-English advice and a trainer who answers the phone.
- QQI, RTITB and EHAI accredited courses
- Training tailored to your site and shift pattern
- All trainers are IOSH members
- QQIAccredited training (formerly FETAC)
- RTITBAccredited forklift training
- EHAIFood safety certification
- IOSHAll trainers are members
- NISONational Irish Safety Organisation
- HSATraining follows HSA codes of practice
Three ways we keep your workplace safe and compliant
Safety Training
First aid, CPR, manual handling, fire and more. Delivered at your premises, tailored to your people.
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Forklift & MEWP
Novice, experienced and refresher forklift courses, plus MEWP training. RTITB accredited.
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Safety Consultancy
Safety Statements, risk assessments, HACCP and a retained safety advisor service for firms without a full-time safety officer.
See coursesEvery course is tailored to your business
Pick a course to see what it covers, who should attend and how long it takes. Group bookings are run at your premises, with public venues available across the North East and nationwide.
Safety Training
Occupational First Aid
Three-day QQI Level 5 course covering everything an occupational first aider needs, including CPR and AED use.
CPR and Defibrillator (AED)
One-day course that builds a very high standard of CPR and confident, safe use of an automated external defibrillator.
Manual Handling
Safe lifting, pulling, pushing and carrying techniques that cut the risk of back injury and protect your business.
Patient Handling
The knowledge, skills and attitude required for safe patient handling, including the use of hoists.
Fire Safety Awareness
Half-day course that trains staff to prevent fire, raise the alarm, evacuate and tackle a fire safely with the right extinguisher.
VDU and Ergonomic Assessments
Workstation risk assessments that meet your legal duties and reduce back pain, eye strain and repetitive strain injuries.
Abrasive Wheels
Half-day programme on selecting, storing, mounting and using abrasive wheels safely, with practical demonstrations.
Forklift & MEWP
Forklift: Novice Operators
Full training for beginners with little or no experience, finishing with theory and practical tests and an operator certificate.
Forklift: Experienced Operators
For operators with at least a year’s recent experience, or an expired certificate, who need formal certification.
Forklift: Refresher Training
Sharpen operating skills and renew certification. The HSA recommends refresher training every three years.
MEWP Training
Scissor lifts, cherry pickers and self-propelled booms. For operators without a certificate or whose certification needs refreshing.
Safety Consultancy
Safety Statements
Every business in Ireland must hold a company-specific Safety Statement. We write yours, and keep it up to date.
Risk Assessments
Hazard identification through to practical controls, periodic reviews and a culture of risk awareness.
Safety Representative Course
Three-day programme for safety representatives, supervisors and managers, following HSA guidance.
Basic Food Safety
Half-day or full-day food hygiene training covering legislation, food poisoning and cross-contamination.
HACCP Training
One-day course so your team can develop, implement and monitor an effective HACCP food safety management system.
Retained Safety Advisor
On-site safety advice on a short or long term basis, for businesses that cannot justify a full-time safety professional.
Safety advice that fits a busy business
We are a small, experienced team. That means the person who writes your Safety Statement is the same person who trains your staff and walks your site, and they are never more than a phone call away.
- On your site, on your schedule. We train around shifts and production, not the other way round.
- Competitive, transparent pricing. Clients tell us we are very good value against our competitors.
- Retained advisor option. Get a qualified safety professional without the cost of a full-time hire.
- Up to date with the HSA. Involvement with NISO and IOSH keeps our advice current.
What clients say
“We now use Advanced Safety and Training Solutions for all our health and safety training. This covers both the factory process and maintenance areas. They can adapt to our busy factory schedule to train in any time frame that suits our shifts. The training not only covers the legal requirements but has improved our team’s attitude towards Health and Safety. Paul’s vast experience is very helpful for improvements at our site and he is available for advice at any time, which is invaluable.”
“Advanced Safety and Training provide a very efficient, professional and affordable service for all our safety and training needs. Positive feedback received from the HSA in relation to training and compilation of our Health and Safety Management System. They are flexible and efficient. We have no hesitation in recommending them.”
“Advanced Safety & Training Solutions were instrumental in setting up our Health and Safety Management programme. Paul, Yvonne and everyone at ASTS were very practical and professional in their approach and their availability at all times was excellent. I have no hesitation in recommending them.”
“With Paul’s help we introduced an up-to-date Health & Safety management system which allows us to continuously keep a close eye on all health and safety issues. Paul also carries out regular site inspections for each of our installation crews, which allows us to immediately address any potential safety matters that may arise. We would highly recommend Advanced Safety and Training Solutions to any other company.”
“Our company has a National Quality Assurance accreditation to OHSAS 18001. Paul’s input and methods have ensured that we continue to receive a positive accreditation annually. ASTS also provide an unbeatable customer care service, which includes on-site training, and they are never more than a phone call away. Their fees and charges are the most competitive on the market.”
Led by Paul Rooney, backed by trainers across Ireland
Advanced Safety and Training Solutions is one of Ireland’s leading health and safety training and consultancy companies. Our aim is to provide a cost-effective, quality-based service to clients across every sector.
Director Paul Rooney graduated in Health and Safety from University College Dublin and has extensive experience across retail, manufacturing, construction, warehousing and the hotel industry. Our associate trainers and consultants operate throughout Ireland, and every member of the team is a member of IOSH, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
We build good working relationships with our clients so that we understand their operations, and then provide practical solutions rather than paperwork for its own sake.
Tell us what you need and we will come back with a price
Call, email or use the form. We reply to every enquiry within one working day.
- Mobile087 693 5200
- Office042 966 8270
- AddressCill na Lón, Kingscourt, Co. Meath