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Farm Safety Week: elderly and children make up 55% of farm fatalities
Grace Hoare
Farmers must take particular care with older people and children on farms as they collectively account for 55% of farm fatalities.
24 July 2024 News
Farm Safety Week: machinery caused 51% of farm deaths in the past decade
Between the years of 2013 – 2014 there was a total of 13 deaths on Irish farms involving machinery.
23 July 2024 News
Farm Safety Week: 10 tips for working with livestock
Livestock can be very unpredictable so handlers need to be confident and competent when handling them, the HSA outlines safety advice to stock personnel.
Importance of managing fatigue on-farm
With the growing seasonality of workloads, fatigue can quickly set in at busy periods on farms.
22 July 2024 Farm safety
Safety statement third most common cause of QA non-compliance
Farms with three or more employees are legally required to possess an up-to-date Farm Safety Statement while farms with less than three employees must have a Farm Safety Risk Assessment.
20 July 2024 Farm safety
Agri Aware to collaborate with farmers ahead of Farm Safety Week
Agri Aware is to team up with farmers to offer tips and advice on how to stay safe on farms ahead of Farm Safety Week 2024, which takes place next week.
18 July 2024 News
Making construction appointments on farms
Nearly all farm projects require appointments to be made regarding risks of health and safety. Martin Merrick details where and how they should be made.
17 July 2024 Farm safety
Man in his 70s dies in farm incident on Laois-Offaly border
Gardaí were alerted to the incident last Thursday afternoon.
8 July 2024 News
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
22 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Watch: steering success - mastering the art of tractor driving
Having only driven a tractor once before, Sarah McIntosh was eager to get behind the wheel again and attend the pilot FRS Training women’s tractor driving course.
15 May 2024 Features
Teagasc launches BEEF2024 open day
'Securing your future' is the theme of this year's Teagasc BEEF2024 open day, which will take place on 26 June in Grange, Co Meath.
9 May 2024 News
UFU warns farmers to be mindful of farm safety when catching up on work
The Ulster Farmers' Union is urging farmers to slow down, be careful with machinery and livestock and be aware that farm accidents can happen in the blink of an eye.
9 May 2024 News