Employees

The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 provides for all our safety, health and welfare at work by requiring the President, Údarás na hOllscoile and UMT as the employer to meet the specific employer duties such as providing a safe place of work.  In addition, employees have duties under this Act which can be summarised as follows:

As an employee, we must

• Take care of your own safety, health and welfare & do not jeopardise the safety of others.
• Use preventative measures provided, e.g. correct procedures, PPE.
• Attend safety training.
• Report defects or problems with systems of work that could affect safety
• Report accidents.
• Not be under the influence of intoxicants such that it impacts on safety.

See also Section 13 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
Further guidance for employees is available in the NUI Galway Safety Statement Part 2.5.1

Following on the 2019 All Staff Safety Briefings – Our Duty, Priority and Responsibility please use the following material to inform/update yourself on what your entitlements and responsibilities as an employee of NUI Galway are:-

 Link to Backboard video (to follow)

 Link to NUI Galway Employees Safety Handout/Leagan Gaeilge (to follow)