Farmers with kids in tractor cabs face penalties

Safety authorities take steps to stop rising death toll on farms

Farmers who carry children under the age of seven in the cabs of tractors and farm machinery could face prosecution as safety authorities take tough steps to try and stop the rising death toll on farms.

In a year of tragedy on Irish farms, 23 people including children have lost their lives while every year about 2,000 people are injured on farms, making it by far the most dangerous workplace.