Farm machinery safety inspection campaign now underway

The inspection campaign had originally been launched in early April but was rescheduled.

There is a short window of time before the busy harvesting season begins and it is during this window that farmers need to address any maintenance or servicing issues with their machinery and prepare for silage season, the HSA urged.

A farm safety awareness campaign focusing on farm vehicles and machinery is now underway.

The inspection campaign by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) had originally been launched in early April but was rescheduled "due to the poor weather conditions and the expected delay to the start of harvesting activity".