Teagasc joins HSA in farm health and safety initiative

Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority are to embark on a joint initiative to promote health and safety on farms.

It follows an ongoing trend of accidents which result in fatalities and serious injuries on farms. Eighteen persons lost their lives on farms up to the start of this month, while the number of serious farm accidents is estimated at 2,500 a year.

The agreement between Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority is a renewal of a Joint Initiative in place since 2005, which developed the Farm Health and Safety Code of Practice.