Online tool to help with farm safety statements attracts healthy interest

AN online tool designed to enhance farm safety and reduce risk has attracted hundreds of hits since it was piloted in March.

Now, the Health and Safety Authority, the Irish Farmers Association and FBD Insurance have come together with a joint appeal to farmers to avail of this assessment system.

The facility — www.farmsafely.com — allows farmers to complete farm safety statements in a user-friendly fashion, and is the first of its kind for the agricultural sector in the world.