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Safety urged on Kilkenny farms as calving season starts

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched a two-week, intensive farm safety inspection campaign, this week. The focus of the campaign is on the safe management of livestock during calving season when the risk of injury to farmers increases ...

26 Jan 2022 at 14:01

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Company fined after worker loses hand at concrete block plant

A company has been fined 75,000 euro for breaches of health and safety regulations after an employee’s hand was amputated while he was clearing cement from an auger, according to the State’s workplace safety watchdog. Gleeson Concrete Unlimited in ...

07 Jul 2023 at 16:04

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Kilkenny farmers urged to complete training ahead of new quad bike regulations

The safe use of quad bikes and other farm vehicles and machinery was a key focus of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. It comes as farming continues to be one of the most dangerous sectors in ...

24 Sept 2023 at 00:00

National News

'True gentleman and great character': Man who died at Garda Headquarters remembered fondly

The man who tragically died in a workplace incident at Garda Headquarters, Phoenix Park, Dublin, has been named locally as John (Jack) Hurley. Mr Hurley, aged in in his 70s, of Windy Gap, Glenagross, Meelick, Co. Clare has been described as a ...

28 Jan 2024 at 11:01

National News

Farmer fined over death of construction worker in fall

A dairy farmer has been fined over an incident which resulted in the death of a roofing contractor. At Kilmallock District Court in County Limerick, Judge Patricia Harney imposed a fine of €2,500 after guilty pleas were entered in relation ...

16 Jan 2024 at 18:26

Farming news

HSA inspection campaign to on livestock safety ahead of calving season - Kilkenny Farming

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week farm safety inspection campaign next Monday, January 22, with a focus on the safe management of livestock during calving season when the risk of injury to farmers increases ...

18 Jan 2024 at 04:59

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HSA campaign to focus on livestock handling safety

Over the last 10 years, 190 people have lost their lives in farming related work activity in Ireland. Of these fatalities, 34 involved livestock. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has begun a two-week farm safety inspection ...

26 Jan 2023 at 18:00

Farming news

HSA to launch a farm vehicle inspection campaign following 34 related deaths over the last five years

The Health and Safety Authority will begin a two week national inspection campaign on Monday 17 April with a focus on the safe use of tractors and quad bikes (ATVs) on farms. The HSA remains concerned with safety issues around ...

14 Apr 2023 at 12:08

Work-related deaths in Ireland almost doubled in 2023, new data reveals

National News

New data has revealed a 65% increase in work-related fatalities in Ireland in just one year. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) revealed the information in a report published today (December 5), confirming 43 workers died ...

05 Jan 2024 at 08:00

National News

'I was injured at work, can I claim?' - Expert guide to work injury claims in Ireland

People are often apprehensive about making work injury claims because they fear losing their jobs or because they might upset an existing working relationship with their employer. It is important to know that the law ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:24

Farming news

Latest HSA workplace fatality figures a reminder of farm dangers

IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chair, Alice Doyle said the latest report from the Health and Safety Authority on workplace fatalities is a reminder of the dangers of working on farms. Farming has the highest ...

05 Jul 2023 at 16:13

No work-related fatalities recorded in Kilkenny in 2022

Local News

There were no work-related work-related fatalities in Kilkenny however there were 26 nationwide in 2022, the Health and Safety Authority has confirmed. Of that total, the construction and farming sectors ...

30 Dec 2022 at 10:35

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