Catering and Hospitality
For Further Information
BeSmart.ie is the Authority's free online Risk Assessment and Safety Statement tool for small business
Children and Young Workers - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Community Service Ordered for Accident that Resulted in the Death of a Bar Worker (22/10/2014)
Display Screen Equipment - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Electricity - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Electrical Hazards in Kitchens Safety Alert 2019
First Aid - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Gas safety - Council warns takeaways are failing gas safety checks (February 2019)
General Application Regulations - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007 - Small Business Edition
Health and Safety in the Workplace for Apprentices - Short Courses for Apprentices on hsalearning.ie
Manual Handling Case Studies including barrel handling and handling hotel linen
Manual Handling Risk Assessment in the Hospitality Sector (22 pages)
Manual Handling - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Night and Shift Work - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Noise - General Application Regulations 2007
Platform Lifts for People with Impaired Mobility Safety Alert 2019
Preventing exposure to carbon monoxide from use of solid fuel appliances in commercial kitchens (December 2015)
Protective grilles in swimming pools
Restaurant chain fined almost £1 million after serious burns to staff in two UK premises
Restaurant fined after chef slips into deep-fat fryer (September 2018)
Safety Alerts issued by the Authority
Safety in Licensed Premises Case Study - CO2
Safety in Licensed Premises Case Study - Fire
Safety in Licensed Premises Case Study - Keg Handling
Safety in Licensed Premises Case Study - Slips, Trips and Falls
Safety in Licensed Premises Case Study - Unfamiliar Workplaces
Safety in Licensed Premises Case Study - Waste Management
Safety Representatives Resource Book
Safety Signs - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Slip-Resistant Footwear Reduces Slips and Falls in Food Service (July 2019)
Swimming Pools - HSG 179/2018 - Managing health and safety in swimming pools
Trends and Patterns in Occupational Health and Safety in Ireland from the Economic and Social Research Institute (2015)
Vibration - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Warning to businesses after worker is burnt (June 2017)
Work at Height - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Work Equipment - Safety Toolkit and Short Guide to General Application Regulations 2007
Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991 (No. 172)