Farm Safety Live organisers FRS, HSA and FBD Insurance wish all visitors who attend the Tullamore Show this year to take away at least one farming safety tip.
The focus of the live demonstrations this year will cover the high-risk areas associated with farming. Four areas on the day will concentrate on livestock handling, quad bike operation, working from heights and tractor and PTO operation.
With overall statistics not improving and the most recent farm death in Ireland occurring this week, farm safety needs to be a priority for the sector.
Mairead McGuiness MEP and first vice president of the European Parliament said: “Reports of farm accidents involving children, men and women are all too frequent. What lies behind each statistic is a farming family devastated and left to live with the aftermath on the very family farm where the accident took place. We have to do better and address in a holistic way this scourge of the countryside. I believe that initiatives to improve safety should be part of the next CAP. Farm accidents are not unique to Ireland."
I believe that initiatives to improve safety should be part of the next CAP. Farm accidents are not unique to Ireland
Speaking about the event, HSA senior inspector of agriculture Pat Griffin said: “There is a lot of talk about smarter farming. We are calling on all farm families who come to the Tullamore Show to go away smarter and with tips that they can apply to home for improved safety on their farm.”
FRS training manager Jim Dockery said: “We realise younger and older people may not actually see the dangers as they go about working. This is why each year I see people watching the demonstrations with great interest and see the penny dropping through their facial expressions."
"What lies behind each statistic is a farming family devastated and left to live with the aftermath on the very family farm where the accident took place."
Ciaran Roche of FBD said: “Farmers everywhere can join with us to prevent accidents by attending events such as Farm Safety Live. It’s time to stop taking risks and prevent any unnecessary heartache.”
You can find more information about farm safety live events here.
Click here to see what to expect from Farm safety live at the Tullamore show.
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Farm Safety Live organisers FRS, HSA and FBD Insurance wish all visitors who attend the Tullamore Show this year to take away at least one farming safety tip.
The focus of the live demonstrations this year will cover the high-risk areas associated with farming. Four areas on the day will concentrate on livestock handling, quad bike operation, working from heights and tractor and PTO operation.
With overall statistics not improving and the most recent farm death in Ireland occurring this week, farm safety needs to be a priority for the sector.
Mairead McGuiness MEP and first vice president of the European Parliament said: “Reports of farm accidents involving children, men and women are all too frequent. What lies behind each statistic is a farming family devastated and left to live with the aftermath on the very family farm where the accident took place. We have to do better and address in a holistic way this scourge of the countryside. I believe that initiatives to improve safety should be part of the next CAP. Farm accidents are not unique to Ireland."
I believe that initiatives to improve safety should be part of the next CAP. Farm accidents are not unique to Ireland
Speaking about the event, HSA senior inspector of agriculture Pat Griffin said: “There is a lot of talk about smarter farming. We are calling on all farm families who come to the Tullamore Show to go away smarter and with tips that they can apply to home for improved safety on their farm.”
FRS training manager Jim Dockery said: “We realise younger and older people may not actually see the dangers as they go about working. This is why each year I see people watching the demonstrations with great interest and see the penny dropping through their facial expressions."
"What lies behind each statistic is a farming family devastated and left to live with the aftermath on the very family farm where the accident took place."
Ciaran Roche of FBD said: “Farmers everywhere can join with us to prevent accidents by attending events such as Farm Safety Live. It’s time to stop taking risks and prevent any unnecessary heartache.”
You can find more information about farm safety live events here.
Click here to see what to expect from Farm safety live at the Tullamore show.
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