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Call for Ireland’s electrical industry to play their part
A non-profit initiative is seeking the goodwill of Irish businesses in helping Ukrainian refugees now living in Ireland. The ‘Tech for Good Dublin’ community launched a new website at the end of March, ‘Pryvit’ to assist refugees with deals and services on a wide range of offers. Speaking to Ireland’s Electrical Magazine about the initiative, Talita Holzer, Managing Director at GoingFar, the organisation behind the idea, said: “Pryvit means hello in Ukrainian, and the aim is to allow people who have been displaced by the war to access special offers, discounted goods and services listed by Irish businesses. It facilitates companies across Ireland to place a ‘welcome offer’ of discounted or free goods to those arriving from Ukraine. If anyone from the electrical industry could offer their services, whether that be in the form of free services/goods or even career advice, they can list it up on the Pryvit website. To find out more, go to: www.pryvit.ie
Huge challenges facing Ireland’s EV charging infrastructure
An independent report commissioned for The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has found that 100,000 EV charging points are needed in the country, yet only 1,900 are in place. The report, which was released by Arup and economist, Jim Power, on reducing light fleet carbon emissions to achieve government targets highlighted that the goal will be a “huge challenge” unless the Government incentivises and supports dealing with the oldest
polluting cars, while also increasing the charging infrastructure nationwide which has fallen behind. The report stated that in order to support the proposed one million EVs on the road by 2030, 100,000 public chargers will be needed here. As it stands, the number of charging points falls short of the 4,700 required as there are 1,900 chargers at 800 sites across Ireland, and 47,000 EVs now on the roads. To read the full report go to: www.simi.ie/en/news
NICEIC mental health episode hits the spot with contractors
NICEIC has responded to the increasing need for mental health support amongst contractors by dedicating an episode of their hit webinar series The Wire to the topic. Danny Mouskovias, NICEIC’s Learning Design and Delivery Manager, who led the session said: “It is a fact, mental illness is a plague that blights our industry more so than others. Statistics show electrical sector workers are 34% more likely to be diagnosed with a complex mental illness. “This is why it was so important for us to give support to our contractors, and given the numbers in attendance, and the comments received, it seems we have hit
the spot which is really great.” Focusing on identifying the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health, the session provided practical steps to help manage stress and anxiety.
If you are registered with the NICEIC or ELECSA and would like to watch a recording of the event, please visit www.niceic.com/events and select The Wire on demand.
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