Farmers Encourage To Follow Sunsmart Code To Reduce Skin Cancer Risk – IFA
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Irish Cancer Society have joined forces as part of UK and Ireland Farm Safety Week to remind farmers and farm families of the importance of protecting their skin to reduce the risk of skin cancer. Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in Ireland with over […]
Stay Safe With Livestock
The Farm Safety Week team is challenging farmers to think about improving livestock handling systems to make them safer and more efficient. Many farmers never stop to consider why animals behave as they do and, more importantly, what this behaviour could mean to their personal safety. Animal-handling practices are often learned from watching others […]
Farmers Urged To Make Their Farms Safer Places To Work And Live
The start of the fifth annual Farm Safety Week UK & Ireland is an initiative led by the IFA in Ireland, aiming to reduce the number of accidents on farms that continue to give farming the poorest safety record of any occupation in the country. Farm Safety Week is supported by a number of […]
