Health and Safety

Dentists have a number of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work legislation.  The Dental Council would like to draw the profession’s attention to the following useful resources:

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is the national body in Ireland responsible for promoting and enforcing workplace health and safety. One of the Authority’s primary responsibilities is the regulation and promotion of occupational health and safety. The Authority carries out inspections and investigations in workplaces across all economic sectors including health and social care. The Authority provides resources for employers and workers, equipping them with tools and guidance to uphold health and safety standards.

The HSA provides a wide range of information, advice and supports specifically for the health and social care sector. Resources for the sector include webpage information, guidance documents, information sheets, risk assessments for health and social care business types and a suite of health and social care e-learning courses.

Some useful links are below:

HSA Health and Social Care resources

HSA Health and Social Care publications 

HSA BeSMART.ie (free online tool to enable you to easily generate your own workplace risk assessments and safety statement)

HSA learning (free health and social care e- learning courses)

HSA Contact details:

The HSA Contact Centre is the primary point of contact for employers, employees and members of the public for a range of topics including:

• complaints relating to workplaces,
• obtaining health and safety information and
• reporting fatalities, accidents and incidents at work.

The Contact Centre can be reached by email at contactus@hsa.ie or local call at: 0818 289389