The Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) recently launched a new initiative called ‘Help’ and during February and March they will be focussing their attention on farm safety through this new Initiative. This will entail HSENI staff visiting farms and speaking directly with farmers and their families about how they can ensure their safety and help prevent injury and death.

Ken Logan, Acting Deputy Chief Executive, speaking directly to farmers said, “With the full support of the DARD and UFU, HSENI staff will be visiting your farm in order to discuss the dangers that you and your families face on a daily basis. Given that most Northern Ireland farms are worked by one or two people, this is a very personal message to you.  Safety must be your number one priority as it is likely to be you or another family member who gets injured or killed.  This Help Initiative will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions and seek advice from my colleagues. Please co-operate and help make our farms safer.”

For more information click here or if you would like to arrange for a member of the HSENI staff to visit your farm then please telephone 028 9024 3249.