FORGET dodgy socks: the most unwelcome presents come in the form of scalding turkey trays, bickering relatives and piercing Christmas trees during what is the most dangerous time of the year.

MORE than 1,200 die every in Ireland from of work-related diseases in that could be prevented.

Campaigners are calling on the Government to introduce an offence of "corporate manslaughter" in an effort to improve workplace safety.

A voluntary body which promotes issued of workplace safety is calling in employers to keep offices cool during the current heatwave.

The National Irish Safety Organisation is calling for workplace health and safety classes to be introduced in secondary schools to prevent more tragic teenage deaths.

THE outgoing president of the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO), Bill Kelly, has called on the Government to make it a mandatory requirement for all organisations in their annual reports and accounts to list all workplace fatalities as well as the number of reportable accidents and health and safety violations.

THE National Irish Safety Organisation, the largest voluntary health and safety promotional organisation in Ireland, held its annual conference in CityWest, Dublin yesterday.

Society needs to be aware of certain dangers that have arisen as a result of the Celtic Tiger economy and an enhanced standard of living.