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Safety

Farmers advised to be aware of tractor safety as HSA campaign begins

Machinery

4 days ago

Farmers advised to be aware of tractor safety as HSA campaign begins

The Farm Safety Partnership Advisory Committee (FSPAC) of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is...

Farmers and contractors warned to watch out for overhead lines

Agri-Business

7 days ago

Farmers and contractors warned to watch out for overhead lines

ESB Networks is warning farmers, contractors and members of the public to be aware of overhead power lines while working.

Meade Potato Company fined €150,000 for work-related incident

Agri-Business

3 months ago

Meade Potato Company fined €150,000 for work-related incident

Meade Potato Company Unlimited has been fined €150,000 following an incident in which an employee’s arm was trapped in machinery

Gardaí issue safety advice for slurry spreading season

Rural Life

4 months ago

Gardaí issue safety advice for slurry spreading season

Gardaí have urged both farmers and the public to be safe during the slurry spreading season.

Hauliers urge councillors to submit no confidence motion in RSA

Rural Life

4 months ago

Hauliers urge councillors to submit no confidence motion in RSA

IRHA is calling on county councillors nationwide to follow Kerry County Council in unanimously backing a motion of no confidence in the RSA.

Farm Safety

4 months ago

Slurry: The risks to know when working with it this season

Slurry season has started in many part of the country this week, so it is important to think about the dangers of handling slurry on the farm

Slurry: The risks to know when working with it this season

Farm Safety

5 months ago

Safety: 'We need to treat farms like building sites' - Healy-Rae

Farm safety needs to be modelled on the approach taken on building sites, according to Minister of State Micheal Healy-Rae.

Safety: 'We need to treat farms like building sites' - Healy-Rae

Rural Life

5 months ago

Healy-Rae: Farmers and fishers urged to put safety first over festive period

Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with responsibility...

Healy-Rae: Farmers and fishers urged to put safety first over festive period

Rural Life

5 months ago

NFU Mutual urges NI farmers to check electrical systems

NFU Mutual is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to have checks carried out on their electrical systems following a sharp rise in farm fires. 

NFU Mutual urges NI farmers to check electrical systems

Rural Life

5 months ago

US expert to address Teagasc seminar on farm safety

Teagasc will host a seminar on why high rates of farm injuries persist despite research and safety awareness campaigns.

US expert to address Teagasc seminar on farm safety

Farm Safety

5 months ago

ESB Networks reminds customers of risks over festive period 

ESB Networks has given a list of recommendations, both indoor and outdoor-related, for a safer festive season.

ESB Networks reminds customers of risks over festive period 

Dairy

7 months ago

‘It could’ve been a disaster’ says farmer after cows fall into slurry pit

A Co. Monaghan farmer has advised others to check their agitation points, after an incident led to two cows falling into a slurry pit.

‘It could’ve been a disaster’ says farmer after cows fall into slurry pit

Agri-Business

9 months ago

HSA to begin nationwide inspection campaign for forestry sector

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin an inspection campaign tomorrow (Monday, September 8) targeting the forestry sector.

HSA to begin nationwide inspection campaign for forestry sector

Agri-Business

9 months ago

FCI warns against introduction of tractor driving test

The FCI said that plans to introduce a tractor driving test is "not a suitable response to safety issues".

FCI warns against introduction of tractor driving test

Rural Life

9 months ago

DAFM funds new livestock handling and welfare training courses

Towra Livestock Services have received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) to run two new courses.

DAFM funds new livestock handling and welfare training courses

Rural Life

9 months ago

Watch: Farm Safe, Farm Well - getting up to speed on quad safety

In the second instalment of Agriland Media's series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we examine the safe use of quad bikes on farms.

Watch: Farm Safe, Farm Well - getting up to speed on quad safety

Rural Life

10 months ago

Farm Safety Live to mark 10 years at Tullamore Show

Farm Safety Live will mark its tenth year at the Tullamore Show this Sunday (August 10) with practical, farm-based safety demonstrations.

Farm Safety Live to mark 10 years at Tullamore Show

N.Ireland

10 months ago

HSENI welcomes new Farm Safety Partnership affiliate members

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has welcomed two new affiliate members to the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP).

HSENI welcomes new Farm Safety Partnership affiliate members

Rural Life

10 months ago

Watch: Farm Safe, Farm Well - keeping children safe on the farm

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.

Watch: Farm Safe, Farm Well - keeping children safe on the farm

Rural Life

10 months ago

Video: Teaching teenagers safe tractor tactics

North East West Kerry Development (NEWKD) said government funding will enhance its course teaching teenagers safe skills for tractors.

Video: Teaching teenagers safe tractor tactics

Agri-Business

10 months ago

Farm Safety Week 2025 to begin on Monday

Ahead of this year's Farm Safety Week, farmers are being urged to put safety to the fore of every task on their farm.

Farm Safety Week 2025 to begin on Monday

Rural Life

10 months ago

Video: Michael Healy-Rae on the new Farm Safe, Farm Well series

https://youtu.be/MjogXAZtKFU?si=7E8TLkT9NYJhXvRX As Minister of State at the Department of...

Video: Michael Healy-Rae on the new Farm Safe, Farm Well series

Rural Life

1 year ago

Courses to teach teenagers safe tractor driving skills

Teenagers are being offered the chance to learning proper and safe tractor driving habits through a dedicated course.

Courses to teach teenagers safe tractor driving skills

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