Rural Life
Faults found with over 50% of farms inspected by the HSA in May
Just over half of all inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) during the month of May...
Rural Life
Just over half of all inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) during the month of May...
Rural Life
Some 966 farm inspections and investigations have been carried out by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in 2017 to date,...
Rural Life
A recent report, showing that farming is the occupation with the highest risk for fatalities, will come as no surprise to...
Rural Life
A man in his 60s was airlifted to hospital yesterday (Saturday, May 27) after he was reportedly entrapped in farm machinery...
Rural Life
Farming is the most dangerous profession in Ireland. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) revealed that farmers are eight times more...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is set to begin a ‘month-long, intensive’ farm inspection campaign on Tuesday, May 2,...
Rural Life
The funeral of a farmer in Co. Kilkenny, who died on Friday, April 21, following a farm accident earlier this...
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Gardai are investigating the tragic death of a 73-year-old farmer following an incident involving a tractor, according to reports in...
Rural Life
“I don’t know anyone who has had a quad bike who hasn’t fallen off it.” That’s how a former IFA...
Rural Life
Additional risk assessments in slurry handling and harvesting will form part of the Health and Safety Authority’s (HSA’s) review of...
Machinery
A safety device for quads (or ATVS – All Terrain Vehicles), which have been associated with a number of on...
Rural Life
A farmer from Co. Monaghan has been airlifted to hospital following an accident yesterday (Saturday). The dairy farmer, who is...
Rural Life
Two men have been killed in separate farm accidents this morning, the Health and Safety Authority has confirmed. A man...
Rural Life
A farmer in his 50s has died following a farm accident with livestock in Co. Roscommon over the weekend. It...
Rural Life
A Co. Roscommon farmer was airlifted to hospital after an accident on a farm, according to reports from Shannonside. The...
Rural Life
Almost 500 farms will be visited by inspectors from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in March, as part of...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority estimates that it will spend €417,000 on farm safety initiatives in 2017, maintaining funding at...
Rural Life
An 84-year-old farmer has died in Co. Galway after he was involved in a farm accident while he was moving...