Irish health and safety authority renews emphasis on farm safety

摘要

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in Ireland has announced that it will consider prosecution on a case-by-case basis under certain circumstances following a farm inspection. The move has been welcomed by IOSH. The HSA says it has had to review its approach to enforcement in the farming sector as a result of the high number of deaths this year, particularly involving children and young people. Twenty-five people have died in accidents in the agricultural sector in Ireland so far this year, including five children. The latest death came on Friday, 14 November in the southeast of Ireland.