The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched a free and short online course for seasonal workers in horticulture. The...
May 5, 2022
Inspectors from the Health and Safety (HSA) carried out over 150 farm inspections during a campaign focused on safety during...
February 11, 2022
362 accidents were reported to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in meat processing plants over an almost 12-month period,...
December 31, 2021
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has stressed that it is not advising or actively proposing the use of tachographs...
May 6, 2021
The use of quad bikes is becoming more and more common on farms – with many farmers viewing their quad as...
February 3, 2021
“Europe can tell us how many cows are born every year, but they cannot tell us how many farmers are...
June 21, 2020
Yesterday signaled an end to the closed period for spreading fertiliser in Zone A. Last week, AgriLand spoke with Pat Griffin...
January 14, 2019
Pat Griffin, senior inspector with the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), told AgriLand that it’s planning a mart inspection campaign for 2019....
September 21, 2018
Incidents in livestock marts, including a fatality and a number of serious injuries, have forced the Health and Safety Authority...
Initiatives aimed at reducing accidents and calling on farmers to get safety training were the key focus at the Health...
September 18, 2018
Expansion in farming is to blame for the upward trajectory of fatal accidents on Irish farms, according to a senior...
April 10, 2018
Farming is the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Last year, it accounted for over 50% of fatalities in all workplaces,...
February 23, 2018
A joint initiative promoting farm safety and health between Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has been renewed...
January 12, 2018
An investigation has been launched following the death of a man in his 70s in Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary earlier today. A...
May 5, 2017
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed that farming is Ireland’s most dangerous profession, as 21 people lost their...
January 5, 2017
A man in his 80s has died following a farm accident in Co. Wexford today, a Garda spokesperson confirmed to Agriland....
January 2, 2017
A 59-year-old man has died following a farm accident near Schull, Co. Cork over the weekend, the Health and Safety...
December 21, 2016
The Health and Safety Authority has allocated a budget of €244,000 for 2016 for farm safety initiatives, according to the...
July 14, 2016
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