Farm Safety
Farm safety needs to be modelled on the approach taken on building sites, according to Minister of State Micheal Healy-Rae.
Rural Life
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NFU Mutual is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to have checks carried out on their electrical systems following a sharp rise in farm fires.
Teagasc will host a seminar on why high rates of farm injuries persist despite research and safety awareness campaigns.
ESB Networks has given a list of recommendations, both indoor and outdoor-related, for a safer festive season.
Dairy
A Co. Monaghan farmer has advised others to check their agitation points, after an incident led to two cows falling into a slurry pit.
Agri-Business
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin an inspection campaign tomorrow (Monday, September 8) targeting the forestry sector.
The FCI said that plans to introduce a tractor driving test is "not a suitable response to safety issues".
Towra Livestock Services have received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to run two new courses.
In the second instalment of Agriland Media's series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we examine the safe use of quad bikes on farms.
Farm Safety Live will mark its tenth year at the Tullamore Show this Sunday (August 10) with practical, farm-based safety demonstrations.
N.Ireland
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has welcomed two new affiliate members to the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP).
As the summer holidays are in full swing, it is more important than ever to ensure that children are kept safe while on the farm.
North East West Kerry Development (NEWKD) said government funding will enhance its course teaching teenagers safe skills for tractors.
Ahead of this year's Farm Safety Week, farmers are being urged to put safety to the fore of every task on their farm.
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Teenagers are being offered the chance to learning proper and safe tractor driving habits through a dedicated course.
Access for tractors to Ireland’s motorway network is essential to agriculture and road safety, according to the FCI.
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is urging farmers and their contractors to ensure safety is paramount in the silage harvesting season.
Today has seen the launch of the expanded Acceleration of Wear and Tear Allowances for Farm Safety Equipment Scheme.
The HSA will begin a national farm safety inspection campaign on Monday focusing on the safe use of machinery on farms.
Agri Politics
The IFA has said that it is working on possible solutions to the use of low emission slurry spreading (LESS) for low stocked farmers.
Forestry
Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae said a satellite assessment of the damage caused to forestry by recent storms will be completed shortly.
