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2025
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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2025
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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2025
Guidance on Safety with Patient Hoists and Slings in Health and Social Care Settings
Hoists and slings are used in many health and social care settings to assist in the moving and handling of patients.
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2025
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.
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2025
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.
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2025
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.
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2025
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.
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2025
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.
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2025
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.
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2025
General Application Amendment Regulations Pressure Systems
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 445 of 2012) amend the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 299 of 2007) by adding a Part 10 and associated Schedule 12 to deal with pressure systems. The failure of pressure equipment can result in fatalities and serious injuries and cause major damage to property. The purpose of the Regulations is to provide a robust regime for the management of pressure systems, including clear requirements for periodic statutory examinations of pressure vessels.