Farm Safety Conference

Seminar to focus on reducing farm fatalities, accidents and ill health

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and the Health and Safety Authority will host an all island conference on farm safety. The event will cover current trends in farm accidents and ill health and strategies to protect farm families.

The event is relevant to leaders in farm safety, farmers, agricultural contractors, trainers and advisors and anyone with an interest in agricultural health and safety.

Event content

The event will include:

  • trends in farm accidents and prevention approaches in Republic of Ireland
  • trends in farm accidents and prevention approaches in Northern Ireland
  • case studies on effective farm safety management
  • findings of a study on causes of stress in farming and the impact on safety
  • safety challenges forum

Event details

The event details are as follows:

Date: 5 November 2015
Time: 10:00-13:00
Venue: The Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan
Cost: free

Download the agenda (PDF, 2.2MB)