Parent Safety Statement
In compliance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act (No. 10 of 2005), SETU has a Parent Safety Statement and Health & Safety Policy.
Ancillary Safety Statements
Ancillary Safety Statement set out the safety, health and welfare arrangements for individual Departments and are prepared in accordance with the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act, 2005 and the General Application Regulations 2007 as well as other relevant regulations and codes of practice.
Risk Assessments
A risk assessment is a detailed examination of a particular work place or area, machine, department activity or work procedure. It seeks to ensure that every hazard is properly identified and that action is taken to either eliminate or substantially reduce risk levels associated with each hazard. The risk assessment is based on linking the likelihood of an occurrence with the severity of loss and/or injury.
University health & safety committee
The University Health & Safety Consultative Committee will oversee the University's statutory requirements, drive improved performance in risk management, implement and monitor the University’s health and safety policies and work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to promote a culture of health and safety.
Campus health & safety committee
The main purpose of the Campus Health & Safety Committee is to ensure that health and safety issues are effectively managed and coordinated at a campus level.
The committee enables communication between management and employees, encourages employee participation, promotes, educates, and creates awareness of health and safety issues.
Safety representatives
A Safety Representative is an employee elected by their fellow employees, whose main role is to represent them on health and safety issues. The nominated Safety Representatives for the University can be contacted as follows:
- Waterford: [email protected]