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Safety

Cornish farmer fined after cow attacks

Rural Life

6 months ago

Cornish farmer fined after cow attacks

A 75-year-old man said he feared for his life after being attacked by cows while walking his dog on a public footpath in Cornwall.

NFU Mutual urges NI farmers to check electrical systems

N.Ireland

6 months ago

NFU Mutual urges NI farmers to check electrical systems

NFU Mutual is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to have their electrical systems checked this winter following a sharp rise in farm fires. 

HSENI welcomes new Farm Safety Partnership affiliate members

N.Ireland

10 months ago

HSENI welcomes new Farm Safety Partnership affiliate members

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has welcomed two new affiliate members to the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP)

Agri industry is still 'failing to address farm safety adequately' - NFUS VP

Agri-Business

2 years ago

Agri industry is still 'failing to address farm safety adequately' - NFUS VP

Vice president of the NFUS, Andrew Connon, has said the agricultural industry is still "failing to address farm safety adequately".

Spring-calving: Ensuring that safety is at the forefront

Dairy

2 years ago

Spring-calving: Ensuring that safety is at the forefront

The start of the new year means that the spring-calving season is now only a few weeks away from starting on the majority of dairy farms.

N.Ireland

3 years ago

Safety campaign to focus on agri contractors in Northern Ireland

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has launched a workplace inspection campaign focused on agricultural contractors

Safety campaign to focus on agri contractors in Northern Ireland

Arable

3 years ago

21 killed in agri-sector work-related incidents last year

21 people were killed in work-related incidents in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry last year in Great Britain.

21 killed in agri-sector work-related incidents last year

Rural Life

3 years ago

HSE urges public and farmers to prioritse safety around cattle this Easter

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned those planning to take a trip into the British...

HSE urges public and farmers to prioritse safety around cattle this Easter

Agri-Business

3 years ago

HSE launches farm-vehicle safety campaign

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (Monday, March 13) launched a farm-vehicle safety...

HSE launches farm-vehicle safety campaign

Agri-Business

4 years ago

123 killed in work-related accidents in 2021/22 - HSE

The HSE has today (Wednesday November 23) published its annual statistics on work-related accidents, injuries and health.

123 killed in work-related accidents in 2021/22 - HSE

Agri-Business

5 years ago

Doosan scoops awards with ‘see through’ bucket

Doosan claims to have overcome the major problem that all loader drivers face, i.e. the large and...

Doosan scoops awards with ‘see through’ bucket

Agri-Business

5 years ago

Claas introduces new feature to Arion tractors to improve towing

Claas has introduced what it terms an 'automatic trailer stretch brake' option for its Arion tractors equipped with CMATIC constantly variable transmission.

Claas introduces new feature to Arion tractors to improve towing

Rural Life

8 years ago

Agri engineer ordered to pay £8,800 following worker's 3m fall

An agricultural engineer was recently sentenced after a worker sustained life-changing injuries after a serious fall, according to the HSE.

Agri engineer ordered to pay £8,800 following worker's 3m fall

Opinion

8 years ago

It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times

Farm Safety Week is taking place at a time of year when farmers and contractors will be working around the clock

It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times

Rural Life

12 years ago

Father tells of six year old's farm death

The father of an ‘extraordinary little fellow’ who died in a farm death tells of how Christmas will never be the same without his six year-old son.

Father tells of six year old's farm death

Rural Life

12 years ago

'The bullock reared up and submerged my Dad in the river. There was nothing we could do'

Dad was never one to think of his own personal safety but rather the well-being of the livestock, writes Sarah Corcoran, on how her father died when submerged by a bullock in a river.

'The bullock reared up and submerged my Dad in the river. There was nothing we could do'

Opinion

12 years ago

Farm safety policy – too much carrot – not enough stick?

Simon Coveney is of a mind to introduce some form of grant scheme in order to improve safety standards on our farms

Farm safety policy – too much carrot – not enough stick?

Other

12 years ago

Two deaths last week brings farm deaths to 16

In the same week as National Farm Safety Day, two farm deaths have occurred, including the death of Offaly's U-21 manager Dermot Hogan.

Two deaths last week brings farm deaths to 16

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