04 Nov Farm Safety Conference
At the National Conference on Farm Safety and Health held in Mullingar on 3 November, delegates learned that farmers are eight times more likely to die in a workplace accident.
In recent years 19 people, on average, have been killed each year in farm related workplace incidents, with 194 farming fatalities in the last decade (2006 – 2015). There have been 14 deaths to date in 2016.
Analysis of fatal accident statistics from the Health and Safety Authority show that farmers are eight times more likely, than those in the general working population, to die in a workplace accident.
The National Conference on Farm Safety and Health was organised by The Health and Safety Authority and Teagasc, with FBD sponsorship and the support of the Farm Safety Partnership.
Source: www.independent.ie
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