Training available on request

The DCU Health and Safety Office can assist schools, units, and departments in organising health and safety training courses to meet local requirements. The following are examples of courses that have been delivered previously:

• Gas Cylinder Safety
• Confined Spaces
• Permit to Work
• Working at Height
• Health and Safety Representative Training
• Steering and Consultation Group Member Training
• Carcinogenic, Mutagenic and Reprotoxic (CMR) Chemicals
• Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
• Safety Statements
• Visual Display Units (VDUs)

If you would like to discuss your health and safety training requirements, please contact the Health & Safety Office at safety@dcu.ie.

Safelab Training

For staff and postgraduate researchers in the Faculty of Science and Health, completion of the Safelab training programme is mandatory. Safelab comprises the following modules:

1. Out-of-Hours Training
2. Health and Safety Training
3. Security
4. Manual Handling
5. Chemical Safety
6. Biological Safety
7. Laser Safety
8. Electrical Safety
9. Radiation Safety

To enrol in Safelab, please contact Dr Barry Byrne, Faculty of Science and Health Biological and General Safety Officer.