safe and
productive lives
and enterprises
Agriculture
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2023
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2023
How to Make Construction Appointments for Your Farm - Guidance
This guide highlights some of the legal responsibilities of farmers (as a client) when they plan to carry out construction work on their farm or in their home.
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2023
Sláinte agus Folláine na bhFeirmeoirí
Treoir maidir le conas a bheith sláintiúil agus tú i mbun feirmeoireachta.
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2022
Farmers’ Health and Wellbeing
This guide is about looking after yourself so you can continue to enjoy life and farming for a long time to come. It gives you simple tips to stay healthy and well such as being more physically active, eating a healthy diet, and minding your mental health. Small changes over time can make a big difference.
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2021
A Review of Work-Related Fatalities in Agriculture in Ireland 2011-2020
This report focuses on the characteristics of the 208 work-related fatalities in Agriculture, and is based on comprehensive data on all work-related incidents that resulted in a fatality.
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2021
Farm Safety Action Plan 2021-2024
The new plan (2021–2024) focuses on safety critical areas and aims to continue actions and build on the achievements of the previous plan.
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2021
Safety for Seasonal Workers in Horticulture
These guidelines will serve as a useful resource for those non-Irish national employees, but also for everyone in the industry, whether self-employed, an employer or an employee.
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2020
Working Safely with Bales on the Farm Information Sheet
Farmers, Contractors and all on farms need to know and understand the risks involved when dealing with all types of bales.
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2019
Confined Spaces in Agriculture - Steps to Manage the Risks
This publication illustrates the types of confined spaces that can be found on farms where you work. Confined spaces are areas large enough for a worker to enter and perform work and have a limited or restricted means of entry or exit.
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2018
Safe use of Quad Bikes in Agriculture and Forestry
This information sheet provides advice and guidance on the safe use of quad bikes. The guidance is no substitute for formal training and we recommend that quad bike operators undertake formal training in advance of quad bike or all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use.