HSA launch farm vehicle inspection campaign
The Health and Safety Authority have launched a farm vehicle inspection campaign to combat the number of fatalities on Irish farms. The national inspection campaign will focus on the safe use of tractors and quad bikes on farms. The HSA has said that tractors and quads continue to be a…
The year’s first farm accident in Tipperary
The Health and Safety Authority is investigating after a man died in a farm accident in Tipperary. The fatality happened at a farm in Castlegrace, near Clogheen yesterday afternoon. It’s understood the man – who was in his sixties – died in a fall. The Gardai and Health and Safety…
Farmers urged to remember safety in the fine weather
The Health and Safety Authority is urging the farming community to manage their safety in this fine weather. The HSA has launched a month-long campaign focussing on livestock safety due to the amount of calving going on this month and farmers are also spreading slurry. There have already been four…
Gardai confirm Donegal native killed in Galway accident
Gardai have confirmed that a man who died after a work place accident in Co.Galway yesterday evening is from Co. Donegal. The man, who is believed to be in his 30s or 40s died after being involved in an accident when installing pontoons at Ros a Mhil Harbour in Connemara…