This measure is being introduced by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine to incentivise the purchase and use of certain farm safety equipment, which protect farmers and machinery operators from serious and fatal injuries.
Records show that, over the past decade, there were on average 19 fatal incidents on Irish farms each year, accounting for more than two in five of all workplace fatalities. In addition, there are approximately 4,500 non-fatal incidents each year on Irish farms, some of which result in lifechanging injuries.
The measure will provide a financial contribution to participating farmers for a maximum of two […]
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