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Central Safety Training

Central Safety Training Process

Central Safety Training Process

What is Central Safety Training?

The University of Galway as an employer is required by the 2005 Safety at Work Act to provide adequate training to our employees, who also have a legal obligation to attend the safety training provided for them.   Safety training includes induction training when an employee starts or changes role.  Annually each Head of Unit needs to arrange that the safety training needs of all the Unit’s employees is identified.  From this the Health and Safety Office develops an annual programme of central safety training courses.  Heads need to oversee the attendance at staff at this legally required training.   Unit Heads are required to organise and pay for safety training courses that are specific to their Unit or a small number of Units. In such cases it is financially and/or logistically more appropriate for the specific Unit(s) to organise this training directly

Further Information

Policies & Documents

  • University of Galway Safety Statement 2022 - link
  • QA 150 Safety Training Policy and Procedure – link coming soon
  • Safety Training SharePoint site - link
  • Health & safety Office website: Safety Training - link
  • Unit Safety Statements – Link to template Each Unit keeps a copy of their current Unit Safety Statement on their Safety SharePoint site.

Roles & Responsibilities

Please see below for a detailed accountability matrix and the key contacts for this area.  

Head Of Compliance

If you have any queries on Central Safety Training, please contact the Head Of Compliance

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Other Key Contact

If you have additional queries on Central Safety Training, please contact the Health and Safety Officer

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Central Safety Training RACI

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RACI Explained

RACI stands for Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed.  See below for a further explanation. 

RESPONSIBLE "Doer"

The person or group who is assigned to ensure the works is completed to meet the goals, objectives and overall quality as expected, who will report to the accountable team as to progress, and calls out any risks or impediments to that success

ACCOUNTABLE "Buck Stops Here"

The person or group who is ultimately answerable for the correct and thorough completion of the workstream, ensures the prerequisites are met to support success, and delegates the work to those responsible

CONSULTED "In the Loop"

The person or group in two-way communications in relation to the process or decision

INFORMED "FYI"

The group or person kept informed of the decision or process

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