THE Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has joined forces with Primary School Principals in a bid to keep children safe during the very busy season on...
OLDER farmers have been asked to make sensible allowances in their work practices for decreasing levels of mobility and strength as well as factoring in changes...
WORKING long hours, rushing, and the age profile of farmers, are some of the contributory factors to the high rate of injuries and deaths on Irish...
A YOUNG graduate from North Galway is hoping that a design project on farm safety that she completed for her degree could contribute to preventing death...
Parents and children have been urged to visit an award-winning website created by two North Galway primary school children that highlights farm safety. The children were...
FARMERS have generally a high awareness level in relation to safety but have a ‘disconnect’ when it comes to taking action on the issue, according to...
A FRIGHTENING 70% increase in farming fatalities this year has again led to more pleas for a far greater emphasis to be placed on safety. The latest...
A FRESH appeal has been made this week by a Galway farm representative to keep safety issues on top of the agenda during the peak summer...
