Rural Life
Bord Bia and the HSE will work together on a campaign to highlight the importance of farmers protecting their skin from the sun.
The HSA has begun a new inspection and awareness campaign aimed at skin cancer risks among outdoor workers during the summer months.
N.Ireland
A new health and safety campaign has allowed agri commentators to highlight the mental health benefits of farming through to an older age.
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and ESB Networks have announced a new joint safety...
Approximately 900 farmers in counties Down, and Antrim have the ‘North: South’ gas pipeline gas tracking underneath their land.
Farm Safety
Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of death and serious injury in construction and...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is highlighting the hidden danger of asbestos on farms.
Agri-Business
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin an inspection campaign tomorrow (Monday, September 8) targeting the forestry sector.
The HSA is urging farmers, farmers’ families, and all those working in agriculture to prioritise safety as Farm Safety Week 2025 begins.
A solar company has been fined €100,000 for the death of a man in a work-related incident on a...
Agri Politics
Thousands of agricultural workers are living in shacks in slum conditions while working for employers in receipt of EU farm subsidies
The Farm Safety Partnership an advisory committee to the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), has launched Farm Safety Action Plan 2025-2027
The HSENI announced a series of advisory and inspection visits across the agri-food sector as part of its healthier workplaces campaign.
The HSA is urging outdoor workers to take extra precautions following a significant increase in work-related fatalities in recent weeks.
Tillage
Teagasc has urged tillage farmers to actively adopt a safe fertiliser spreading routine and also check tractors and spreaders.
A tree surgeon in Northern Ireland has been fined £27,500 for a health and safety breach arising from the death of an employee.
The Carlow Farmer Wellbeing initiative has been crowned the Best Community Wellbeing Initiative in Ireland.
A petition signed by 450 farmers in Tipperary calling for the splash plate ban to be deferred has been presented to Minister Martin Heydon.
Around 450 farmers in Tipperary signed a petition calling for the splash plate ban due to come into force from January 1 to be scrapped.
The HSA is currently recruiting for a new senior inspector following the retirement of Pat Griffin who has retired from the role.
The HSENI has said that this year's statistics on farm deaths and accidents are "likely to show no drastic improvement".
Farm deaths relating to slurry and water incidents account for 10% of all farm fatalities, according to new safety advice from Teagasc.
Dairy Technical
Farmers and contractors are being urged to be aware of the dangers during silage season, according to the latest Teagasc advice......
