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The Health and Safety Authority is issuing a warning to Tipperary farmers ahead of silage season.
The HSA is urging farmers and contractors to plan safety into every aspect of the season, by reviewing their Farm Safety Code of Practice and using a risk assessment available online on farmsafely.com.
There were 10 fatalities in Tipperary between 2011 and 2020 involving tractors, vehicles or machinery.
113 people were killed across the country during that same timeframe in farm-related workplace incidents
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Health and Safety Authority issue farm safety advice ahead of silage season in Kilkenny
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); 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 “Harvesting” and “Tractor/Vehicles/Machinery” risk assessment pages or use the free Farm Safety Risk Assessment online at farmsafely.com. Tractors, vehicles and machinery use accounts for over half of farm-related deaths from 2011-2020
113 people, 18 of whom were under the age of 18, have been killed in farming-related workplace incidents involving tractors, vehicles or machinery over the past decade (2011 – 2020).
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