safe and
productive lives
and enterprises
Agriculture
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2025
Farm Safety Action Plan 2025 – 2027
This Action Plan represents a collaborative effort between stakeholders in the farming community, including farmers, industry representatives, government agencies, and safety experts. The goal is simple yet vital: to foster a culture of safety that protects workers, ensures compliance with safety standards, and ultimately saves lives.
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2025
Farming in older age: Health in focus, safety in action
This information sheet highlights the need to recognise and respect age-related changes by adapting your work to work for you.
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2024
Build in Safety - Advice for Farmers
This booklet was produced by FBD Insurance, in conjunction with Teagasc and the HSA.
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2024
Use Chemicals Safely on the Farm
Chemicals such as fertilizers, detergents, oils, disinfectants and plant protection products can play an important role in everyday life on the farm. However, if these chemicals are not used safely, then you could be at risk.
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2024
Treoir maidir le Tuirse a Bhainistiú le hObair Feirme
Is é aidhm na treorach seo cabhrú leat roghanna eolacha a dhéanamh maidir le bainistiú obair feirme agus tuirse chun rioscaí sábháilteachta agus rioscaí sláinte a laghdú.
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2024
Guidance on Managing Fatigue with Farm Work
The aim of this guidance is to help you make informed choices in the management of farm work and fatigue to reduce safety and health risks.
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2024
Sábháilteacht Feirme le linn Breith Lao
Ná déantar timpiste mharfach de rud atá in ainm is a bheith ina ócáid shona d'fheirmeoir agus do bhó (bearach) araon.
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2024
Sábháilteacht Feirme le linn Breith Uain
In ainneoin go bhfuil rioscaí gortaithe ó chaoirigh níos ísle ná rioscaí gortaithe ó bheostoc, d'fhéadfadh na rioscaí don tsláinte a bheith níos mó go háirithe le neamhoird mhatánchnámharlaigh agus le tolgadh galar zónóiseach.
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2024
Farm Safety During Calving
Don’t let what should be a happy event for both farmer and cow (heifer) turn into a fatal incident.
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2024
Farm Safety During Lambing
While physical risks of injury from sheep may be lower than livestock, health risks may be greater especially with musculoskeletal disorders and contracting zoonotic diseases.