Primary schools are being urged to remind children about farm safety before they break for the summer.
Twenty-three children have died in farm accidents in the past decade – that’s 11 per cent of all farm fatalties in that period.
The Health and Safety Authority and the Primary School Principals Network are warning that summers are a particularly high risk time.
Teachers and farmers can find a number of resources on the HSA website to help communicate the farm safety message to children.
Pat Griffin is the Senior inspector for Agriculture with the HSA:
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