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Farmers who don’t use safety equipment ‘have 49% higher risk’ of accident

April 1, 2020

Farm safety and the need to reduce all risks of an accident is especially important at present – with hospitals and the health…

‘Crazy’ social media posts of children flout farm safety advice

March 28, 2020

Rural Life

A young person ‘self-isolating’ inside a diet feeder; children on machinery; and a toddler off-loading ewes and lambs with another child in the…

Close call for Laois farmer following ESB wire incident

March 25, 2020

Rural Life

A farmer in Co. Laois had a narrow escape yesterday, Tuesday, March 24, following an incident which saw overhead ESB lines brought down,…

Safety first when tackling workload

March 23, 2020

Tillage

Tillage farmers face a heavy workload at present, but perspective must be put on this workload. Rushing jobs can result in accidents and…

Children and farm safety: ‘The unthinkable can happen in seconds’

March 20, 2020

Rural Life

With children off school at present and with some older ones helping out on farms, the “very best of the Irish farm family…

Be prepared for the work ahead…keep safe

March 10, 2020

Tillage

Wet weather is continuing to halt progress in tillage fields and farmers are facing into a busy period. Keeping safe should be at…

‘No such thing as a quiet cow’: Farmer vigilance urged during calving season

February 12, 2020

Rural Life

With spring calving season now underway on many Irish farms, farmers are being called on to be particularly vigilant to ensure their own…

Lowry to make farm safety ‘a priority’ if re-elected

February 3, 2020

Agri Politics

Independent TD and General Election 2020 candidate Michael Lowry has said that farm safety would be one of his priorities if he is…

Farmers warned of livestock dangers after cow attack

January 17, 2020

Rural Life

Farmers are being warned of the risk of attack by livestock after a Co. Westmeath farmer suffered “significant injuries” earlier this week. The…

Avoid Harm on the Farm: 2020 NI children’s farm safety calendar launched

January 17, 2020

N.Ireland

A farm safety calendar competition received entries from more than 3,800 school children from across Northern Ireland. The chief executive of the Health…

‘Farmers need to beware low-lying power lines’ – ESB

January 14, 2020

Rural Life

Farmers around the country are being warned to beware of low-lying overhead power lines on their farms, after the country was hit by…

Secure spreading: Safety is key when putting out slurry

January 13, 2020

Rural Life

Following the lifting of the annual ban on slurry and fertiliser spreading, and the beginning of the open period today, Monday, January 13,…

Farming the most dangerous sector in 2019 with 20% rise in fatalities

January 10, 2020

Rural Life

Farming was still the most dangerous sector in the country, according to the latest figures released by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA),…

Farm Safety Partnership members call for removal of ‘onerous’ 30-month rule

January 9, 2020

Beef

A group of Farm Safety Partnership members has called for the removal of the 30-month rule, believing the rule risks farmers’ safety through…

Farm families urged to make safety a Christmas centrepiece

December 23, 2019

Rural Life

The founder of AgriKids has appealed to families to make farm safety a centrepiece of their Christmas. “This is a great time to…

EU farm safety body involving Teagasc and HSA presents ‘interim findings’

December 21, 2019

Rural Life

An EU-wide farm health and safety body – made up of organisations from several countries, including Teagasc and the Heath and Safety Authority…

Farm health and safety mart event scheduled for next week

November 12, 2019

Rural Life

A farm health and safety awareness event will be held by Teagasc Cork East on Wednesday, November 20, at 2:30pm at Macroom Mart,…

AgriKids founder drives on after SEI award win

November 10, 2019

Rural Life

Social entrepreneur and AgriKids founder, Alma Jordan, is continuing her drive for change in farm safety after being selected as one of the winners…

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