N.Ireland
HSENI launches annual farm safety calendar for children
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has today (Thursday, December 5) launched its annual calendar aiming to...
Farm Accidents
Rural Life
New research shows stress and tiredness are ‘key factors’ in farm accidents
Stress and fatigue have been identified as a key cause of farm accidents by researchers from the University of Aberdeen....
Rural Life
How a ‘split second’ can change farm and family life forever…
When Diane Banville’s husband Kevin (33) died in a farm accident on St. Patrick’s Day 2014 her whole life changed...
Rural Life
Revealed: The 5 causes of most machinery accidents on the road
According to CEMA (European Agricultural Machinery Industry), a recent European study has found that more than four fifths (83%) of...
Rural Life
Embrace FARM to host a series of farm accident support group meetings
A number of farm accident support group meetings are being organised by Embrace FARM (Farm Accidents Remembered and Missed). These...
Rural Life
Two farmers die in separate farm accidents in Mayo and Laois
Two farmers have died in separate farm accidents over the past number of days, a Garda spokesperson has confirmed to...
Rural Life
Embrace Farm to establish support group for the mid-west
Embrace Farm, the bereavement support group for those affected by farm accidents, is to extend its network with a new...
Rural Life
Embrace FARM sets up fourth support network
Bereavement support group Embrace FARM is to extend its network to Westmeath and it is meeting this Friday to kick-start...
N.Ireland
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968
Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...
