Farm Safety
€850,000 for farm safety, health and wellbeing projects announced
Awards of €850,000 for farm safety, health and wellbeing projects will be announced by Minister of State with special responsibility...
Farm Safety
Agri Health
3 new bluetongue cases confirmed in England
Three new cases of bluetongue have been confirmed in cattle in Essex in England, bringing the total number of affected...
N.Ireland
HSENI campaign aims to reduce work vehicle deaths and injuries
Following simple steps and checks when driving a vehicle in the workplace can help reduce deaths and injury at work,...
Rural Life
Series of webinars to focus on farming health and safety
Industry experts will share their insights during a series of farming health and safety webinars which begin this week. The...
Farm Safety
HSA begins inspections focused on safety at height on farms
Today, Monday, September 2, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched a two-week nationwide campaign of inspections focusing on...
Farm Safety
13-year-old girl charged with barn fire in Scottish Highlands
A 13-year-old female has been charged in connection with what has been described as a deliberate barn fire in the...
Farm Safety
More action needed to address farm fatalities and injuries - Teagasc
Teagasc has said that more action needs to be taken at farm level to bring down the number of accidents...
Farm Safety
Calls for statutory agencies to push for safety upgrades on quads
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for all relevant statutory agencies in the UK and Ireland to call for two...
N.Ireland
Four farmers killed in NZ in three weeks from quad bike roll-overs
Rural New Zealand (NZ) is being urged to refocus on the risk of quad bike roll-overs, which have killed four...
N.Ireland
Man (50s) dies after incident on farm in Armagh
A man aged in his 50s has died after an incident on a farm in the vicinity of Lurgan, Co....
Farm Safety
Heydon relaunches National Farm Safety Measure for PTO covers
Minister of State for farm safety Martin Heydon has announced the reopening of the National Farm Safety Measure. The National...
Video
Video: INHFA AGM 2024, Tuam, Co. Galway
Agriland went to the AGM of the Irish Natura Hill Farmers’ Association at the Ard Ri House Hotel in Tuam,...
N.Ireland
HSENI: Attitudes on farm safety and risk-taking need 'major rethink'
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said that this year’s statistics on farm deaths and accidents...
Farm Safety
Major farm safety demo planned for Tullamore Show
Farm Safety Live aims to emphasise the importance of safety around farm vehicles and livestock with demonstrations at the Tullamore...
Rural Life
Advice needed to support farmers' safety - expert
The need for practical tips and advice that support farmers’ safety and wellbeing, backed by the sector and policy, was...
Farm Safety
Ministers launch report on farmer health and wellbeing programme
An evaluation of the farmer health and wellbeing initiative ‘On Feirm Ground 1’ has been launched by Minister of State...
Farm Safety
Farm safety: Minister launches video on working from heights
A video on ‘Farm Construction and Work at Height’ has been launched by Minister of State at the Department of...
Farm Safety
Almost three quarters of work-related deaths are in agriculture
Almost three quarters (72%) of work-related deaths last year were in the agriculture sector. The Health and Safety Authority carried...