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“Europe can tell us how many cows are born every year, but they cannot tell us how many farmers are killed at work.”…
Yesterday signaled an end to the closed period for spreading fertiliser in Zone A. Last week, AgriLand spoke with Pat Griffin of the Health…
Pat Griffin, senior inspector with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), told AgriLand that it’s planning a mart inspection campaign for 2019. The aim of…
Incidents in livestock marts, including a fatality and a number of serious injuries, have forced the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) to introduce…
Initiatives aimed at reducing accidents and calling on farmers to get safety training were the key focus at the Health and Safety Authority…
Expansion in farming is to blame for the upward trajectory of fatal accidents on Irish farms, according to a senior inspector with the…
Farming is the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Last year, it accounted for over 50% of fatalities in all workplaces, FBD’s Ciaran Roche…
A joint initiative promoting farm safety and health between Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has been renewed for a further…
An investigation has been launched following the death of a man in his 70s in Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary earlier today. A spokesperson for An…
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed that farming is Ireland’s most dangerous profession, as 21 people lost their lives in farm…
A man in his 80s has died following a farm accident in Co. Wexford today, a Garda spokesperson confirmed to Agriland. An Garda Siochana…
A 59-year-old man has died following a farm accident near Schull, Co. Cork over the weekend, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has…
The Health and Safety Authority has allocated a budget of €244,000 for 2016 for farm safety initiatives, according to the Minister of State…
A farm death has occurred, in Cork, after a man fell when the roof he was standing on collapsed. The accident happened outside…
Fatalities in agriculture were down 40% on 2014 with with 18 deaths reported in 2015 compared to 30 in 2014, figures from the Health…
An eight-year-old boy has died in a farming accident in Galway today, bringing the number of farming deaths in Ireland to 17 this…
A four-year-old child has been killed a farm accident in Ballinaboy, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. The farm death occurred when the boy was struck by…
A farm death in Kerry has occurred – a man in his 50s has died following the farming accident. It brings to nine…
