25/07/2025
✨️ Farm Safety Week ✨️
Ireland experienced a record low in workplace fatalities in 2024, with 33 work-related deaths (30 male / 3 female)
Farming accounted for 12 fatalities, representing over a third of all workplace deaths in Ireland.
Three of these farm related deaths were as a result of an animal, two confirmed to be bulls.
Leading causes of work-related fatalities in general (including farming) were vehicle-related incidents, incidents involving heavy/falling objects, and falling from height, accounting for 64% of all fatalities.
The IFA & Teagasc this week shared some very important tips to remember regarding Farm Safety
Farm Safety Hub - Irish Farmers' Association https://share.google/lg4Z2nmcJsCwDYb6S
Be your own Farm Safety Hero - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority https://share.google/TMDwoagx8fUmqNR0l
