Event: Farm Safety Week

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Cormac MacConnnell column: There's danger everywhere, especially for farmers!

Hello again. I’m so delighted that you grabbed a couple of minutes away from the fields to down a cup of tea and have a lightning scan of the Irish Examiner’s Farming section, before rushing back to work.

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Farmers urged to take be aware of all possible dangers on farms

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Never forget that your workplace is the most dangerous

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Agencies join forces on updated farm safety code of practice

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Focus on farm safety

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Catch-up with what you've missed so far today with our lunchtime briefing

Farm Safety Week puts focus on saving lives

The fourth annual Farm Safety Week starts today, with the IFA and its partners reminding people that farming kills and injures more people than any other industry in Ireland and the UK.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

IFA rejects farm safety claim

THE Irish Farmers Association has rejected a claim by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) that farm safety is not a priority for farmers.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2005

Farm Safety Week again

THIS week is set aside for tackling the never-ending tragedy of farm deaths and injuries.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2005

Plan to cut fatal accidents on farms

A FARM safety strategy launched yesterday by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) aims to reduce child fatalities over the next five years.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2003

Farmers turn blind eye to safety

MOST farmers are still turning a blind eye to safety regulations even though, in the last 10 years, there were more than 200 deaths on farms, it was claimed yesterday.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2003

Farming: A hazardous industry

THE appalling toll of fatalities on Irish farms is a damning comment on the mind-set of an industry that makes hundreds of millions but where people die because a blind eye is turned to safety.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2003