Construction accidents are declining despite a huge increase in activity, it has emerged.

THE number of deaths on farms as a result of work accidents has doubled in the past year as efforts to improve safety fail, according to MEP Jim Higgins.

Today marks the beginning of European Safety Week and the Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith is calling on everyone in the farming sector to prioritise health and safety.

SCHOOLCHILDREN are the target of a new safety campaign to warn them of the danger of playing in areas around construction sites.

Minister for State, Tom Kitt, launches European Safety week today with new figures that accidents in the workplace are on the rise.