Lab Risk Assessment Course 14/10/2015

"Very useful to use a real lab application practical."

"Good explanation of Risk Assessment, what is it and why it is important."

"Very good and I enjoyed the group work."

"The course gives a very good idea of how to properly carry out risk assesments on various lab equipments and chemicals."

"Very useful and practical with a good clear presentation."

"Good course and very relevant to the work being done in Johnstown Castle."

"Very informative. I have a much better understanding of chemical and equipment risk assessment."

"It was a good course for detailing the general reasons for doing risk assessments."

"It gives a good first approach to risk assessment." 

Lab Safety Fundamentals Course 30/9/2015

"Very well presented and informative."

"Very good with good use of case studies."

"Very satisfied with content of the course."

"Very informative and highlighted the procedures if an accident was to happen."

"It's a very useful course that met my expectations."

"Very informative. Made me more aware of potential hazards in general."

"It was a good informative course and good examples of accidents that happen in real life."

"The course was very well explained."

Lab Fundamentals Course 17/9/2015

"Interesting and gave good examples of what can happen in a case of bad practice."

"Excellent presentation and thorough."

"Excellent. Good relevant examples."

"Good quality and very interesting."

"Good course, learned a lot. Instructor has plenty of expertise and is familiar with Teagasc labs."

"Interesting content with plenty of examples. Visual aid was well put together."

"3 hours of very useful training. Someone can learn a lot and be more aware when working in the lab and be able to protect themselves."

"Excellent use of examples, videos and pictures."

"The training was very informative and covered more important details."

"Very informative with great examples and relevant cases."

"Very good and covered different aspects."

"Very good. Well presented and very informative. Learnt a lot of crucial information."

"Excellent course with good explanation and real examples."

"Good course, very informative."

"Good and the information was up to date."

Lab Chemical Spill and Emergency Response & Risk Assessment  23/9/2015

"The course was good with very good scenarios and relevant case studies."

"Very good with emphasis on the practical side of chemical spill and emergency response."

"Very satisfied with both courses."

"Excellent course that showed it's important sometimes to step back from the routine lab work and consider it from a 'risk' perspective."

"Good course and the case studies helped to understand how relevant it is to assess hazardous situations."

Lab Fundamentals Course 9/9/2015

"Ticked all the boxes for me!"

"Very informative and the speaker was very knowledgable"

"Good. Highlighted new symbols on chemical bottles/solvents."

"Very good and informative."

"Very good and the videos were excellent."

"Good and precise."

"Introduced safety issues well and created good awareness of issues."