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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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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

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

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 protects ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:24

National News

Ah here! Only two straps holding down tonnes of metal

This lorry was stopped by gardaí as only two straps were being used to secure the entire load. Gardaí, who were operating a checkpoint with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), said the ...

03 Sept 2020 at 13:48

Farming news

Health and Safety Authority issue farm safety advice ahead of silage season in Kilkenny

* The Health and Safety Authority is urging farmers and their contractors to plan safety into every aspect of the silage-harvesting season. * Start by reviewing their Farm Safety Code of Practice particularly the ...

29 Apr 2021 at 15:00

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Kilkenny had three work place deaths last year

There were three work place fatalities in Kilkenny last year. The county was the sixth worst county in Ireland for such deaths. Nationally, tractors were involved in the majority of workplace vehicle incidents ...

10 Jan 2020 at 12:09

National News

Tragedy as man (60s) dies in workplace accident on N55 road in Longford

Gardaí in Longford, alongside the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), have launched an investigation after a man in his 60s tragically lost his life on Thursday night in a workplace accident on the N55 on the ...

17 May 2024 at 09:21

Farming news

HSA launches forestry inspection campaign - Kilkenny Farming

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has launched an inspection campaign targeting the forestry sector, with a focus on adherence to the updated Code of Practice for Managing Safety and Health in Forestry ...

25 Jul 2024 at 12:46

Kilkenny City

Investigation into death of man in Kilkenny

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and gardaí are investigating an incident in which a man lost his life, on the outskirts of Kilkenny City. The man is believed to have been struck by a vehicle ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:30

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