Health and Safety Statement

DBS commits to comply with the current legislation under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, provide adequate resources to achieve a safe working environment and conduct Risk Assessments in all areas of our business. We will specify and identify persons within the organisation who are responsible along with the duties of the company under the General Principles of Prevention, including

• The avoidance of risks.
  

• The evaluation of unavoidable risks.
  

• The combating of risks at source.
  

• The adaption of work to the individual, especially as regards the design of places of work, the choice of work equipment and the choice of systems of work, with a view, in particular, to alleviating monotonous work and work at a predetermined work rate and to reducing the effect of this work on health.
  

• The adaption of the place of work to technical progress.
  

• The replacement of dangerous articles, substances or systems of work by safe or less dangerous articles, substances or systems of work.
  

• The giving of priority to collective protective measures over individual protective measures.
  

• The development of an adequate prevention policy in relation to safety, health and welfare at work, which takes account of technology, organisation of work, working conditions, social factors and the influence of factors related to the working environment.
  The giving of appropriate training and instructions to employees.
  
   
  

Please view the Safety Statement for Dublin Business School here.