Healthcare Sector - Health and Safety Authority

2017

Your Safety, Health and Welfare in Healthcare - Online Course

The HSA has developed a free online course called ‘Your Safety, Health and Welfare in Healthcare’. This companion information leaflet is aimed at individuals working in the healthcare sector who provide patient care, and who would benefit from partaking of the course.

2017

Occupational Safety and Health and Home Care

This information sheet is aimed at employers and employees providing formal care for older and vulnerable people in their own home. In Ireland, home care services are provided by the HSE, the voluntary sector and private providers.

2016

Guidance on Occupational Hazards in Dentistry

The aim of this guide is to assist in the systematic identification of occupational hazards in dentistry and to highlight protective and preventative measures that might be adopted in order to mitigate the risks posed to workers to as low a level as reasonably practicable.

2015

Review of the HSA Five-Year Plan for the Healthcare Sector 2010-2014

The aim of the plan was to work with the sector in developing a culture of safety and in reducing injuries and illness among its workforce.

2014

Managing the Risk of Work-related Violence and Aggression in Healthcare Information Sheet

The purpose of this information sheet is to provide information and guidance on managing the risk of work-related violence and aggression in the healthcare setting.

2014

Controlling Waste Anaesthetic Gases in Healthcare Settings

The purpose of this guide is to provide general information and guidance about Waste Anaesthetic Gases (WAGs) and healthcare workplace exposures. It highlights the main control measures required to prevent potentially harmful WAGs exposure.

2014

Guide to the European Union (Prevention of Sharps Injuries in the Healthcare Sector) Regulations 2014

The purpose of this guide is to provide practical information on the implementation of the European Union (Prevention of Sharps Injuries in the Healthcare Sector) Regulations 2014. The information is aimed at employers, managers, employees, safety representatives, health and safety practitioners and other interested parties in the healthcare sector.

2013

Safety in Contract Cleaning

Chemical and biological safety guidance for employers and employees. This guidance document provides information in relation to chemical and biological safety with respect to those working in contract cleaning

2012

Health and Safety Management Checklist For Small Healthcare Facilities

This checklist can be used as an aid in assessing and reviewing the management of health and safety in your workplace. The checklist is not an exhaustive list of items to be addressed and will not necessarily be comprehensive for all work situations.

2012

Health and Safety at Work In Residential Care Facilities

This guidance is intended for owners, managers and employees of residential care facilities such as elderly, people with disabilities, respite and convalescent care facilities. It will also be useful for other similar type facilities. The guidance is designed to help an employer to manage safety, health and welfare at work and to help employers and employees to understand and meet their duties under occupational safety, health and welfare legislation.