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Health and Social Care Sector
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2025
Managing the Risk of Work-related Violence and Aggression in Health and Social Care
The purpose of this guide is to provide information and guidance on managing the risk of work-related violence and aggression in the health and social care setting. This guide is aimed at employers and employees in this sector.
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2025
Safety Consultation and Representation in Health and Social Care
The purpose of this information sheet is to highlight the importance of consultation between employers and employees in the Health and Social Care sector on workplace health and safety matters. It explains the legal requirements and outlines good practice for consultation.
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2025
Health and Safety at Work in Residential Care Facilities
This guide is designed to help employers to manage safety, health and welfare at work and to help both employers and employees to understand and meet their duties under occupational safety, health and welfare legislation. Health & Safety at Work in Residential Care Facilities.
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2025
Guidance on the Management of Manual Handling in Healthcare
This guide provides practical information on managing the risk of injury from manual handling activities in the healthcare sector.
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2025
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
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2025
Health and Social Care Advisory Committee (HSCAC) Action Plan 2025 – 2027
Due to the nature of their work, health and social care workers can face a variety of potentially hazardous activities. In fact, the sector reports the highest number of non-fatal work-related incidents to the HSA with falls, manual handling, and work-related violence and aggression the leading incident triggers. This action plan will help the sector reduce the risk of work-related injuries and illnesses, while also improving its health and safety culture.
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2025
Guidelines on Hearing Checks and Audiometry in the Workplace
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has updated the Guidelines on Hearing Checks and Audiometry in the Workplace, as required by The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 299/2007), Chapter 1 of Part 5: Control of Noise at Work. Some key updates in the revised guidelines include updated references to ISO standards, most notably the replacement of ISO 6189:1983 with ISO 8253-1:2010. The document also features expanded sections on the health risks associated with noise exposure, including information on the interactions between noise and ototoxic substances and noise and vibration. In addition, the document highlighting the importance of daily equipment checks, controlling environmental noise, and calibration intervals.
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2025
A Short Guide to Managing Health and Safety at Work in the Health and Social Care Sector
This short guide is intended for employers, managers and supervisors of health and social care services. It provides guidance on the key elements of health and safety management in the health and social care sector.
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2024
Treoir maidir leis an Riosca a Bhaineann le hObair Aonair a Bhainistiú in Earnáil na Sláinte agus an Chúraim Shóisialta
Meastar sa treoirdhoiciméad seo aon fhostaí atá ag obair ina (h)aonar in earnáil na sláinte agus an chúraim shóisialta ar féidir cur síos a dhéanamh air/uirthi mar oibrí aonair.
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2024
Guidance on Managing the Risk of Lone Working in the Health and Social Care Sector
This guidance document considers any employee working alone in the health and social care sector who can be described as a lone worker. It provides advice on how to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for health and social care lone workers in the health and social care sector.
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