I’m Gavin Coyle

I have been working in the area of compliance and recruiting for over 25 years. I often get asked why I made health and safety a career and what led me to where I am today.

About Gavin

I want to help and share my experiences with employers and their teams to improve safety, corporate governance, risk maturity and resourcing so that every employer can find practical and achievable solutions and every worker can feel safe, secure and without risk within the workplace.

When I left school in Ireland, unemployment was relatively high, so I managed to obtain a job as a construction worker on a major new build project. Very quickly I was asked to assume the role of safety officer for this project. At this time (my god I feel old!) the position of a dedicated on-site health and safety officer was a new creation! Following this, I obtained a position in University on a part-time health and safety course paid for by the company that I remained with for nearly ten years.

Within a year of starting my career, I witnessed the onsite fatality of a young employee of our company. Around the same time, I also suffered my brother's personal and tragic loss who died along with two of his friends while swimming at the shoreline in Sligo, Ireland. These two events clearly shaped my focus and lifelong dedication to health and safety and general compliance in the workplace.

About Gavin

I want to help and share my experiences with employers and their teams to improve safety, corporate governance, risk maturity and resourcing so that every employer can find practical and achievable solutions and every worker can feel safe, secure and without risk within the workplace.

When I left school in Ireland, unemployment was relatively high, so I managed to obtain a job as a construction worker on a major new build project. Very quickly I was asked to assume the role of safety officer for this project. At this time (my god I feel old!) the position of a dedicated on-site health and safety officer was a new creation! Following this, I obtained a position in University on a part-time health and safety course paid for by the company that I remained with for nearly ten years.

Within a year of starting my career, I witnessed the onsite fatality of a young employee of our company. Around the same time, I also suffered my brother's personal and tragic loss who died along with two of his friends while swimming at the shoreline in Sligo, Ireland. These two events clearly shaped my focus and lifelong dedication to health and safety and general compliance in the workplace.

My companies

Coyle Group

Coyle Group works with industry leaders to carry out strategic reviews of their business in the areas of corporate governance, safety and risk maturity. The Coyle Group is backed up by an extensive team of safety advisors and contractors who have worked with Coyle Group for over ten years. The Coyle Group has also developed award-winning safety software to improve access and standards in the industry. The Coyle Group has been at the forefront of compliance and resourcing in their specific sectors and continues to work in long term partnerships with customers who trust, respect and acknowledge our services and our values.

Our customers have access to Gavin and his highly qualified and experienced colleagues for all types of support services such as gap analysis, manpower supply, project safety management, modern-day slavery analysis, diversity and inclusion reviews, risk maturity assessments, safety inspection reports, and risk assessments. Gavin also works closely with C-suite leaders and advises boards on these topics.

TierOneTeams

Our TierOneTeams programme allows business owners to assist the identification of high risks in their business's and to benchmark their companies market position.

We look at areas such as labour exploitation, supply chain management and health and safety to develop a risk maturity matrix index specific to your company.

Using a model developed by our team who include expert statisticians, management consultants and safety consultants we have created a solid programme that can deliver a clear understanding of your companies risks and opportunities so your business can stay ahead of its competition.

What Business Owners Are Saying

The go to company for EHS Resourcing

"I've had the pleasure of dealing with Gavin and his team at Coyle Group on several occasions over the past 8-10 years on Wind, Pharma and Utilities projects. Gavin and his team are reliable, straightforward and deliver on what they say they can do.

I can honestly say that if I ever needed to find a role again Gavin would be the first person I would call. Wishing Coyle Group continued success!"

~ Mark Cornally

Supporting me for over a decade

"The Coyle Group Team have been supporting me for over a decade, in all matters relating to safety compliance and general assurance..

The team are not only experts, but also pragmatic and supportive in their approach to providing workable and compliant solutions.

Really Flexible, and such a broad depth of knowledge within the Group.

It’s Always a pleasure to work with such a wonderful team.

Thank you again!"

~ John Patrick Hannan

Brilliant Company

"Having know Gavin and the team at Coyle for a number of years now I can only comment on how professional the services are, the attention to detail they have with all of their clients, and suppliers.

Always a pleasure to work with and always very welcoming, a fantastic company to be involved with on both fronts."

~ John McFarlane

Super Professional Team

"I have worked with Gavin and his team for a number of years. They are the ultimate professionals in everything they do.

I couldn't recommend them highly enough."

~ Mike Carty

Consultant working for the Coyle Group

"I have worked as a consultant health and safety professional for Coyle Group for 2 years and have always been supported excellently by his back office staff. The work is varied and enjoyable and the contracts are regular and reliable.

It has been good to work with Gavin and his team."

~ David Rose

Atlantic Project Company

"APC use Gavin Coyle safety company we find them extremely responsive at short notice and very diligent and professional to deal with.

Keep up the good work lads👍"

~ Eneas Masterson

Improve the compliance of your business today

RIDDOR and COVID-19

Many employers are concerned about their reporting obligations for COVID-19/Coronavirus/SARS-CoV-2 under RIDDOR in the ongoing pandemic. You may be pleased to know that you do not have to report everything to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). We'll provide more info about when, what, and how to report.

The most common concern we've seen recently from employers is whether they need to report all COVID-19 and coronavirus testing results to the HSE. The short answer is no. According to the HSE: “There is no requirement under RIDDOR (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) to report incidents of disease or deaths of members of the public, patients, care home residents or service users from COVID-19. The reporting requirements relating to cases of, or deaths from, COVID-19 under RIDDOR apply only to occupational exposure, that is, as a result of a person's work.”

Generally speaking, the ordinary RIDDOR rules already cover COVID-19. You should only make a report under RIDDOR when one of the following circumstances applies:

• an accident or incident at work has or could have caused the release of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). (Report as Dangerous occurrence)

• a worker is diagnosed with COVID-19 due to occupational exposure. (Report as Disease)

• a worker dies because of occupational coronavirus exposure. (Report as Work-related death due to exposure to a biological agent)

The bottom line is that existing rules cover most COVID-19 measures, and most of the COVID-19 guidance comes from public health authorities rather than the HSE. The environment remains chaotic, but you can minimize your legal exposure by continuing your existing compliance steps. This will include communicating with your insurer about risks, following public health guidance, and communicating regularly with your workers or unions on any of their concerns.