PORT SAFETY WEEK A MASSIVE SUCCESS

THE SECOND ANNUAL IRISH PORT SAFETY WEEK PROVED HUGELY SUCCESSFUL IN DUBLIN PORT, WITH A SERIES OF EVENTS TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE PORT ESTATE.

The second annual Port Safety Week took place in port sector by sharing experience and knowledge.

countrywide Irish Port Safety Week, as the port authorities of Ireland joined together through the Irish Ports Safety responsibility.

Brent Pope Delivers Keynote Talk On Mental Health

opening talk on mental health from rugby pundit and on people, especially men, to not be afraid to reach out and seek the help that they may need. Pope’s talk subsequently inspired an insightful discussion on

While last year’s Port Safety Week featured themes such as road safety in the Port, water safety, and safe use of there has been a shift to include wellness and mental health in discussions around general health, as mental example of it becoming more openly addressed.

Me’, which documented his own mental health struggles throughout his life. In 2018, he released another book

“While all the other safety elements being discussed are also of huge importance, looking after your happiness and wellbeing is crucial as well. These workers face unique challenges in their occupation, and I was honoured to be asked here today to hopefully equip them with some tools to tackle these challenges.”

Colouring Competition For Local Schools

of the prizes for the Port’s Water Safety Colouring Competition, and four talented artists went home with an helped to decide the winners.

Students from four local primary schools around Dublin Port took part in the colouring competition. Students entries to the competition, with the winner in each category on mental health has progressed in recent years. We are our stakeholders in any way that we can.”

The theme of the competition was Water Safety. Artists were asked to spot two items in a drawing depicting a typical day boat DPC Tolka, a tug, a ferry, and a buoy.