Opinion
Make farm safety your New Year's resolution
If there is one thing every farmer should do for 2016 is promise themselves and their families that they will...
Farm Safety
Environment
Know how to risk assess a tree and how to operate a chainsaw properly?
Over the last five years, 12 people have suffered a fatal accident arising from the use of chainsaws or tree felling...
Rural Life
How many of these slurry guidelines do you follow on the farm?
Drowning and gas poisoning are the two major health and safety problems when it comes to slurry. Drowning is the...
Other
Competition: Nominate your 'Champion for Change' (€1000 up for grabs)
FBD is asking people to nominate their Champion for Change, as part of the FBD Champions for Change programme –...
N.Ireland
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968
Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...
N.Ireland
Children are a major casualty on Irish farms: 105 children died on Northern farms since 1968
Between 1968 and November 2015 there’s been 485 farming-related deaths in Northern Ireland, Malcolm Downey of the Health and Safety Executive...
Rural Life
Here's how to make your farm safer over the winter months
With winter comes colder weather, often freezing in Ireland, therefore it is important to ensure that all machinery on the...
N.Ireland
8-year-old boy now ‘stable’ after falling from tractor
An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
N.Ireland
8-year-old boy now 'stable' after falling from tractor
An eight-year-old boy who fell from a tractor in Co. Antrim on Monday morning is now ‘stable‘ in hospital, a...
Beef
14 top tips to ensure your winter housing is safe
With winter on the way; it’s time to carry out a last minute check on winter housing for livestock. Keep...
Opinion
Some people think a 12-year-old driving a tractor is crazy - and they're right
When non-farming people hear of a 13-year-old driving a tractor on a public road, they find it crazy that such...
Rural Life
76% of farmers started driving tractors before leaving primary school
Some 76% of farmers drove a tractor for the first time before they were 12 years old, according to an...
Rural Life
Know the legal age for driving a tractor? It's different on a farm...
With a 13-year-old boy stopped by Northern police for driving a tractor under the legal age limit it’s important to...
Rural Life
Warning issued after 13-year-old found driving tractor on public road
Both a father and son have been reported to the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland after the 13-year-old boy was...
N.Ireland
GAA and Ulster Farmers’ Union team-up for Farm Safety Week
The GAA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have teamed-up to support Farm Safety Week. Running this week (July 6...
N.Ireland
GAA and Ulster Farmers’ Union team-up for Farm Safety Week
The GAA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have teamed-up to support Farm Safety Week. Running this week (July 6...
Rural Life
No farm death due to overhead lines since 2004
While 2014 saw a horrific amount of farm fatalities in Ireland one area where safety on Irish farms has improved...
Rural Life
HSA calls on schools to talk to children about farm safety
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is calling on primary school teachers to spend 30 minutes communicating farm safety messages...
