ABOUT US
About the Company
Mackin EHS is part of the Mackin Group of companies. Headquartered in Cork, Ireland, we are a leading business-to-business provider of health and safety consultancy services and training programmes. We deliver our services to a diverse range of clients from three distinct sectors: Multinational technology companies; SME businesses; and Construction Industry clients.
A large portion of our work focuses on safety audits, health & safety gap analyses and ensuring that compliance documentation such as safety statements and risk assessments are accurately and efficiently developed, for our clients. Our Consultants are all experienced and well-versed in matters regarding applicable legislation, regulations and best practices and policies.
For many clients, health and safety planning also includes elements of training, to comply with national or regional laws. Mackin EHS provides a range of training programmes from construction specific courses such as Safe Pass and Working at Height and Abrasive Wheels; to courses that apply across the board, such as Manual Handling, Fire Safety Awareness, and First Aid.
The Mackin Difference
One of our most important values is Relationships Matter. At Mackin it is at the core of everything we do. We strive hard daily to maintain high levels of integrity and respect in all our communications and operations. We value our relationships with our clients and at Mackin, we go the extra mile to provide the highest quality of service.
Providing Superior Value, quality and
services on time every time.
Meet the Team
Andy Mackin, CEO, The Mackin Group
Andy is the CEO and founder of the Mackin Group, which is a global organisation, committed to providing top-quality professional business-to-business services through its companies. He is responsible for the strategic vision and growth direction of the organisation. Mackin EHS is the company where it all started, in 2004, and it continues to go from strength-to-strength today.
Originally hailing from Dundalk, Andy has been in Cork since 1985. He served for 21 years as a member of the Irish Naval Service and, during this time, qualified as an electrician. It was here that he gained his initial experience with risk management and developed his appreciation of Environmental Health and Safety.
Andy holds a Diploma in Health and Safety from University College Cork; a Certificate in Training and Education from NUI Galway, and has over twenty years experience in the field of Environmental Health and Safety. More recently, he was a finalist in the International Business category of the acclaimed EY ‘Entrepreneur Of the Year Ireland Programme’, in 2020.
Fiona Donnelly, COO, The Mackin Group
Fiona is an experienced senior leader, and is responsible for the strategic direction and management of all operations within the Mackin Group’s businesses across the globe, which include Mackin EHS.
Her core mantra is to ‘attract, engage and retain’; which incorporates both clients and employees. She has over 25 years of broad commercial experience, from successfully owning and managing a variety of business entities, to management consulting and third-level lecturing.
Her specialties focus on strategic planning and harnessing the strengths and competitive advantages found within an organisation. Fiona has a Masters Degree from University College Cork in Organisational Development, as well as a BA in English Literature. She also holds post-graduate qualifications in Human Resources, L&D and Training.
Mark Whelan, General Manager, Mackin EHS
Mark joined Mackin in 2022, with a wealth of professional experience and skills. The bulk of his former career was spent as a member of the Irish Defence Forces, but for the past 9 years he has worked at executive level in the field of business management in finance and sales, across the high-end car sales industry.
Mark is a great listener and has an innate ability to see the big picture in terms of clients’ business needs and their potential challenges. This skill enables him to work with both current and prospective clients to demonstrate where Mackin could provide value to them through matched and tailored solutions.
Mark’s academic background is equally strong, with a MSc degree and a Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management; as well as various other professional academic credentials from the field of finance and business management. He is also an experienced technical instructor. Please contact Mark here (link to mark@mackinconsultancy.com)
Claire Goulding, Accounts & Training Division Manager, Mackin EHS
Claire is the Senior Office Manager at Mackin, working at our Head Office in Ireland, since 2013. She has worked in the administrative and accounts field for over 20 years. Claire not only oversees the day-to-day office administrative activities, but she is also responsible for the accounts function, which includes invoicing and accounts payable; as well as the running of the Mackin EHS training division.
As Manager of the training side of Mackin EHS, Claire oversees the organisation of all courses and programmes. Claire holds an ICM Higher Diploma in Health and Safety and a QQI Level 6 Training and Development award. You can contact Claire here.
Barry Crowley, Senior Health & Safety Consultant & Trainer, Mackin EHS
Barry is a Senior Health and Safety Consultant and Trainer with Mackin, following a career of over thirty years in the construction industry – twenty of these as a foreman/supervisor. This background is valuable when he takes on the roles and responsibilities of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP) and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS).
Having always had a keen interest in Health and Safety; he returned to college as a mature student in 2008 and received a Certificate in 2009. He subsequently went on to complete the Higher Diploma in Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace in 2011. Additionally, Barry is a member of IOSH.
Barry brings a broad bank of experience and knowledge to Mackin clients not only in his capacity as a consultant to a diverse range of industry sector clients, but also as a trainer and certified Ergonomics Assessor. Barry regularly delivers ‘Safe Pass’ training to participants on-site at Mackin, as well as off-site for clients – and also carries out ‘Manual Handling’ training and ‘Abrasive Wheels’ training.
For advice on Health & Safety requirements please contact Barry here.
Thomas Deegan, Senior Health & Safety Consultant (EMEA), Mackin EHS
Tom joined Mackin in 2018. He is a very knowledgeable and well experienced Senior Health & Safety Consultant & Trainer, with a special interest in the big tech industry. Tom looks after Mackin’s global blue-chip clients, across the EMEA region. He is very well versed in EU and regional health and safety legislations, and a lot of his work is concentrated on the workplace health & safety needs of large-scale companies, across Ireland, the UK, and mainland European countries.
His expertise, particularly with regards to health and safety legislation and codes of practice, also lends itself well to his ability to design and deliver bespoke training programmes for companies. Tom has created many tailored courses for clients over the past few years, ranging from COVID guidance in the workplace, to modules focused on the health and safety elements that are included in clients’ workplace induction training
and policies. As a certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist, he also designed Mackin’s procedure for carrying out remote ergonomic assessments during the COVID pandemic, which we have continued to offer to our clients today.
Tom has an honours BSc degree in Health & Safety, and is a member of IOSH.
For advice on Health & Safety requirements please contact Tom here Contact Tom here.
Ken Cullinane, Health & Safety Consultant & Trainer, Mackin EHS
Ken Cullinane is a Health & Safety Consultant and Trainer at Mackin. Having joined in early 2022, Ken has substantial experience in the construction industry and this is one of his areas of specialisation when it comes to health and safety.
A portion of his time centres on carrying out safety audits, as well as site visits in the role of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP). Ken also provides health and safety consultancy advice and guidance to an array of clients, as well as attends to the many forms of compliance documentation.
Ken is very aware of the situational dangers that the construction site environment as well as other workplaces present, and his training delivery focuses on courses such as ‘Working at Height’, ‘Abrasive Wheels’ and ‘Chemical Awareness Training’. Ken is also a certified Ergonomics Assessor, and conducts these assessments both for onsite workers as well as for remote employees.
Ken has an eye for detail and a strong interest in health & safety legislation, and to further his knowledge he is currently studying for a Higher Diploma in Safety, Health and Welfare at Work, at University College, Cork. Additionally, he is a member of IOSH.
For advice on Health & Safety requirements please contact Ken here
Jai Prakash, Senior Health & Safety Consultant, Mackin EHS
Jai Prakash is a Senior Health and Safety Consultant with Mackin EHS, based in our Singapore office. He has been advocating for pragmatic Environment Health and Safety (EHS) solutions for his clients with the aim of making health and safety a relevant component of all businesses. His keen eye for detail and aspiration to improve current work practices have been the value generator to boost the health and safety climate for businesses, of any size.
Jai is an ex-Workplace Safety and Health Inspector with the Ministry of Manpower (Occupational Health and Safety Department). He is also a Ministry of Manpower registered Workplace Safety and Health Officer (WSHO), Singapore Civil Defense Force Registered Fire Safety Manager (FSM), Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist,
Certified Internal Auditor ISO 9001, 45001 & 14001 Management Systems and bizSAFE Level 2 Risk Champion.
Jai has a Bachelor’s degree in Human Factors in Safety, received from the Singapore University of Social Sciences. As a first step towards giving back to the community, he is a volunteer with the IOSH Singapore Branch, facilitating free EHS webinars to share knowledge on managing workplaces effectively.
For advice on Health & Safety requirements for Singapore or the APAC region, please contact Jai here
Harry Mitchell, Office Administrator & Training Division Coordinator, Mackin EHS
Harry joined Mackin in early 2022 and works in the Head Office in Cork. He is heavily involved in the daily and weekly responsibilities of a busy office, and supports all the health and safety consultants to collate and process all the various forms of compliance documentation that they produce. Along with the coordination of all Mackin’s training programmes and courses, which are available to the public as well as to clients.
Often Mackin has courses running daily on-site, as well as regularly providing training off-site at various locations, such as at client premises and at public venues. Harry is involved in a lot of the planning and logistics that goes into the running of the training division, such as the organisations of all the various
courses as well as all the coordination of the trainers, participants and all documentation. For all Mackin enquiries please contact Harry here
Danny O’Flynn – Senior Training Instructor, Mackin EHS
Danny has been an instructor with Mackin since 2008. He has been a first aid instructor for over 20 years and became a Manual Handling Instructor in 2017. Danny is a qualified and registered PHECC instructor, Irish Heart Foundation / BLS Instructor. He is currently an active paramedic and this is where he gained the experience and knowledge which he can transfer to the training courses, making them as enjoyable and practical as possible for all of Mackin clients.
Throughout his career in the naval service Danny served 19 years onboard ships and 3 years overseas on UN missions, which included frontline, combative and life threatening situations. This is where he trained to become a first aid instructor and served in many roles including front line paramedic and senior NCO. contact Danny here.
Phil Byrne, Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 & Project Manager, Mackin EHS
Phil is a member of the NSAI Quality Management Standards Committee which has a role in the development of the ISO 9001:2015 and related standards. As a Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems, Phil ensures that all management systems developed with our clients meet and exceed the necessary criteria for certification to this international standard.
For over 20 years he has been involved with Organisational Change Management and Consultancy on the development, implementation and auditing of Quality Management Systems. Phil has gained extensive experience in numerous business sectors with companies of all sizes and brings his expertise to Mackin clients. To take the first steps towards establishing an effective Quality Management System in your business, contact Phil here.
TESTIMONIALS
Our Company recently had urgency for method statements which were needed to be put in place for works we were carrying out for one of our main contractors. We were given three days notice to produce this information and there was a huge panic in our office as our method statements were not up to date with some of our latest procedures. It was such a relief to make contact with your office, as you were able to take some details and, within a day you had three separate method statements in place for me to proof read. With plenty of time to spare we read through the statements and didn’t have to make any changes as they were perfect. The statements were so professionally laid out and held all the information which needed to be produced. I would have no hesitation in recommending Mackin Consultancy to anyone.
Over the last two years Eddie Herrick Electrical Ltd has used the services of Mackin consultancy for all its health and safety needs. The services required from my company vary from preparing and updating of health and safety statements to recently taking part in a first aid course. On each occasion I found Andy and his staff to be very professional and especially found the first aid course to be very well structured and beneficial.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Mackin Consultancy to any business and would like to thank Andy and his team for the excellent work and look forward to working with them in the future.
After an assessment of our company’s ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System, it was decided it required a complete review and overhaul. Phil Byrne was chosen to assist in this process.
As our organisation offers very different services in the maritime industry, from vessel operation to port services, we believed that it would be difficult to modernise and develop an effective QMS. Phil was able to strip the company back to the core practices, identify issues and suggest solutions. His knowledge of the ISO 9001:2008 standard is very detailed and his experience in developing and auditing Quality Management systems is very evident when working with him.
As a result of the review process he carried out, it was decided that Phil would be used to outsource our internal audit program, giving us more detailed audits, ensure an effective QMS. Phil has and continues to be a pleasure to work with and is very personable and willing to share knowledge to ensure great results.
I wish to confirm that I recently presented the Safety Statement that you did for this company to the HSE Cork. They in turn reverted to me to say that they were so impressed with the layout and standard of the safety statement, that they were going to recommend that all contractors across the board should provide a safety statement exactly like it.
I would just like to thank Mackin Consultancy for their professionalism and their on going support to my company in all matters relating to all of my health and safety issues with a large volume of clients we are dealing with at present and look forward to dealing with you going forward.
Smarttech is a leading European cyber security organisation. The company engaged Phil to help us achieve ISO 9001 Quality Management and ISO 27001 Information Security Management. Phil helped to implement best practice as our standard and create an organisation wide understanding of the the importance of maintaining quality, the need to protect business and customer information and business continuity, ensuring that all of our people are aware of their responsibilities.
In Summary the philosophy that Phil has helped to implement will ensure continuous improvement for Smarttech.
I would highly recommend Phil for this type of engagement.
I recently engaged the services of Barry Crowley from Mackin Consultancy. I found Barry fabulous to deal with in all my dealings with him he gave me solid and practical advice in the areas where I required his services.
Barry re-drafted my safety statement and risk assessment documentation to bring it into line with current legislation and best practice. He also wrote a site specific method statement for 3 other projects I was involved in. From feedback this documentation made my company stand out from the others and this was due to having a a dedicated consultancy company write these up and not myself. I myself have also re-sat my safe pass in Mackin Consultancy’s offices in Mayfield and received my paperwork back in a timely fashion.
I will have no hesitation in recommending Barry Crowley to anybody who would be in need of such services.