Dairy
The HSA is set to launch a new two-week farm safety inspection campaign to highlight the dangers of handling livestock during calving season.
Rural Life
There was a 40% drop in the number of work-related deaths in the agricultural sector last year, according to the HSA.
Teagasc has said that more action needs to be taken at farm level to bring down the number of accidents and farm fatalities.
Farm deaths relating to slurry and water incidents account for 10% of all farm fatalities, according to new safety advice from Teagasc.
Farm Safety Live aims to emphasise the importance of safety around farm vehicles and livestock with...
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) said 20 people died in work-related incidents in the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in 2023.
Agri-Business
Farming accounts for almost half of all work-related fatalities in 2022, provisional data from the HSA has shown.
With Christmas upon us and harsh conditions having already hit, it's vital to take steps to prioritise farm safety, health and wellbeing.
The significant number of fatalities on Irish farms in 2020 as a result of workplace incidents has been highlighted by Minister Heydon.
Ministers from north and south of the border have issued a call for an increased awareness of farm safety on the island of Ireland.
Farming was still the most dangerous sector in the country, according to the latest figures released by the HSA.
Farm fatalities dropped by 40% in 2018, while the year also saw the lowest figure of work-related fatalities since 1989, according to the HSA.
There has been a reduction in the number of farm deaths recorded in 2018, compared to the average of the previous five years, Teagasc says.
Farming once again accounted for over half the deaths recorded in the Health and Safety Authority's number of work-related fatal accidents.
In light of the most recent figures on farm deaths, safety must be highlighted as a top priority on farms according to Michael Fitzmaurice.
Farmers are more likely to be killed on-farm than on the roads, according to Eddie Wall, an inspector with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).
The Irish dairy industry needs to look at innovative ways to address labour shortages, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed.
A report showing that farming has the highest risk for fatalities will come as no surprise to farmers in the west according to Eugene Murphy.
Farming is the occupation with the highest risk of fatalities in the country; with a rate nearly 10 times the average, according to the ESRI.
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has just launched a new advert, as part of its ongoing 'Stop and Think SAFE' farm safety campaign.
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed believes that a change in behaviour of farmers is the key to reducing the dangers in farming.
