Health and Safety
HSE has today launched the ‘Work Right Agriculture. Your farm. Your future’ campaign.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging farmers to take extra care when mixing slurry
HSE is reminding farmers that children should be kept safely away from any work activities.
Guidance: Farm health and safety
2022-07-19
A guide to farming risks, potential problems with public safety and how to avoid accidents
HSE e-Bulletin - dangers of emergency tree work
Issued: 21 February 2022
Fallen trees and branches are again causing a lot of disruption.
Manual handling assessment charts (the MAC tool)
2019 ISBN: 9780717667109
The MAC is a tool to help users identify high-risk workplace manual handling activities.
This HSE information sheet is for employers of people who work on agricultural machinery or equip
Dangers of emergency tree work
14 December 2021
Fallen trees and branches have caused a lot of disruption
Legislation on the use of Plant Protection Products
Launched by Sarah Albon, HSE chief executive
This revised leaflet was previously published in the Agriculture Safety series as AS24
Provide information about non-technical skills and risk management in farming
What a good farm looks like
2021-08-26
This guide will help you and other farmers understand the common risks to health and safety on farms
Children and public safety
INDG472
Every year children are killed during agricultural work activities.
Agriculture is the only high-risk industry that has to deal with the constant presence of children
HSE issues safety call to farmers after a series of farm fatalities
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