N.Ireland
New NI Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan launched
The latest Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan for Northern Ireland has been officially launched today (Monday, October 7). The three-year...
Farm Safety
N.Ireland
HSENI campaign aims to reduce work vehicle deaths and injuries
Following simple steps and checks when driving a vehicle in the workplace can help reduce deaths and injury at work,...
Rural Life
Man given community order for bringing grandchild on tractor
A man has been given a 12 month community order after he was spotted with one of his grandchildren in...
N.Ireland
Four farmers killed in NZ in three weeks from quad bike roll-overs
Rural New Zealand (NZ) is being urged to refocus on the risk of quad bike roll-overs, which have killed four...
Agri-Business
'Incidents are happening too frequently' in farming - injury lawyer
A personal injury lawyer has said “incidents are happening too frequently” in farming, and more needs to be done to...
N.Ireland
Man (50s) dies after incident on farm in Armagh
A man aged in his 50s has died after an incident on a farm in the vicinity of Lurgan, Co....
Agri-Business
LLA launches third year of MartSafe training for livestock mart staff
The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) has launched the third year of MartSafe, its in-person training programme for livestock market staff....
N.Ireland
‘There are still avoidable deaths occurring on NI farms’ – Muir
Minister from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Andrew Muir, has said there are still “avoidable deaths”...
Rural Life
Power company urges farmers to be safe with machinery near overhead cables
UK Power Networks is urging farmers to stay safe and take care with farm machinery near overhead cables as they...
Rural Life
TyreSafe launches tyre safety campaign for Farm Safety Week
UK tyre safety charity, TyreSafe, has launched the ‘Have a Happy Harvest Campaign’ to emphasise the importance of tyre maintenance...
Agri-Business
Farm health and safety should not just be a 'box-ticking exercise'
Staff specialist REAL Success has said farm health and safety is not just a “box-ticking exercise”, and needs to be...
N.Ireland
HSENI: Attitudes on farm safety and risk-taking need ‘major rethink’
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said that this year’s statistics on farm deaths and accidents...
Rural Life
Advice needed to support farmers’ safety – expert
The need for practical tips and advice that support farmers’ safety and wellbeing, backed by the sector and policy, was...
N.Ireland
14-year-old boy dies after quad collision in Derry
A 14-year old boy has died in hospital following a collision involving a quad that occurred outside Eglinton, Co. Derry,...
Agri-Business
ForFarmers carries out farm safety and mental health workshops
ForFarmers has recently offered training workshops to colleagues regarding farm safety and mental health with the aim of increasing awareness...
N.Ireland
Slurry safety as second-cut preparation gets underway
As a result of the good weather in recent weeks, many farmers were able to get in their first-cut silage,...
Agri-Business
HSE calls on farmers to keep visitors safe ahead of Open Farm Sunday
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling on farmers to do all they can to make sure those visiting...
N.Ireland
NI primary school pupils urged to enter farm safety poster competition
Rural primary school pupils will have the chance to win a One4All voucher through the Health and Safety Executive for...
