New farm safety video gets 200,000 hits in first month

A NEW farm safety video launched earlier last month has already attracted 200,000 hits as the message continues to be driven home about the loss of life on Irish farms.

Director of Embrace FARM, Peter Gohery, told the Farming Tribune that the #SpeakUp for #FarmSafety was another important step along the way in increasing awareness of the dangers lurking on every farm.

“This video stemmed from the experiences of five young lads going to Nenagh CBS who had been touched in some way by farm accidents. It’s very well done and gets the message across about reducing risks on Irish farms.

“The fact that the video comes from young lads of this age group also means that it will reach a large young audience and they are a vital cohort of people to get through to on the whole issue of farm safety,” said Peter Gohery.

The Eyrecourt farmer – himself involved in a farm accident that led to a leg amputation – said that while some of the video might be ‘tough watching’ it got the message out there about the consequences of farm accidents.

With Farm Safety Week 2020 continuing on until this Friday, the video production as well as involving the AgriKids group also has an input from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), the IFA, Embrace FARM and An Garda Síochána.

One of the main points being made in the video is the need for the public to ‘speak up’ if they witness any unsafe behaviour on Irish farms that has the potential to cause death or injury. Such concerns can be emailed onto: hsa.ie/complaint.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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