N.Ireland
HSENI inspectors to visit food production premises
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has announced a new programme of focused advisory and inspection visits...
Health and Safety
N.Ireland
Tree surgeon fined after death of employee while hedge cutting
A tree surgeon in Northern Ireland has been fined £27,500 for a health and safety breach arising from the death...
Agri-Business
'Incidents are happening too frequently' in farming - injury lawyer
A personal injury lawyer has said “incidents are happening too frequently” in farming, and more needs to be done to...
Agri-Business
LLA launches third year of MartSafe training for livestock mart staff
The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) has launched the third year of MartSafe, its in-person training programme for livestock market staff....
N.Ireland
HSENI: Attitudes on farm safety and risk-taking need ‘major rethink’
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said that this year’s statistics on farm deaths and accidents...
Agri-Business
Farm health and safety is a 'cultural issue'
Farm health and safety is a cultural issue and so needs to be embedded in farm workplace culture to combat...
N.Ireland
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 across...
Agri-Business
Halloween: Farming unions warn of farm safety dangers
Farming unions across the UK have warned the public to be cautious when participating in Halloween activities like lighting bonfires,...
N.Ireland
Don’t be so hard on your hearing – top tips to avoid hearing loss on the farm
In the Republic of Ireland (ROI), 25% of farmers aged 30, and 50% of farmers aged 50 have some form...
N.Ireland
Poultry companies fined after employee sustained life-changing crush injuries
Two Northern Ireland (NI) poultry companies have been prosecuted for health and safety failings that resulted in an employee receiving...
Machinery
HSENI launches advisory programme for safety of farm contractors
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is set to begin a series of telephone and virtual agriculture...
N.Ireland
Firm fined following death of man at livestock mart
A mart firm has today, Friday, March 13, been fined £12,500 (€13,995) following the death of a man at a...
N.Ireland
Firm fined following death of man at livestock mart
A mart firm has today, Friday, March 13, been fined £12,500 (€13,995) following the death of a man at a...
N.Ireland
Safety advisory visits under way for agri contractors
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is continuing a series of agriculture contractor advisory visits to focus...
N.Ireland
Safety advisory visits under way for agri contractors
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is continuing a series of agriculture contractor advisory visits to focus...
Agri-Business
Fane Valley Group appoint latest recruit
Major farmer-owned co-operative Fane Valley Group has appointed a new health and safety manager. Hannah Chapman will join the major food producer...
N.Ireland
Meal firm fined six-figure sum after young worker injured
Well known Co. Armagh meal firm, Mason Animal Feeds, has been fined a six-figure sum in court after a 17-year-old...
