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A revised Farm Safety Code of Practice with a green cover came into operation on July 1,2017. The old version was phased out over a
period of 18 months from that date. This means that all persons should now be usingthe revised version.
Edited by
Francis Bligh,Health and Safety Specialist
TeagascAdvisoryNewsletter
A Joint Farm Health andSafety Initiative
Farm Safety Code of Practice
Farm Safety Code of Practice training courseswill take place at a centre near you fromOctober 2019 onwards. It is a legal requirementto complete and update the Farm Safety Codeof Practice or to prepare a safety statement.
Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority present:
Farm safety half-day training coursesSign up today
It is a legal requirement to update your Farm Safety Code of Practice or safety statement.
Teagasc will hold half-day courses on completingthe Farm Safety Code of Practice at a number ofvenues throughout the country. To be notified ofcourse dates and venues, and to book a place,contact Teagasc using the information listed in thetable overleaf.
Farm safety training coursesHSA learningThe Health and Safety Authority (HSA) hasdeveloped online courses on the topics of farmsafety with slurry and an introduction to tractorsafety. These courses can be completed onlineusing the web address: https://hsalearning.ie.
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County Contact Email Tel. number
Carlow Margaret Cullinan [email protected] 059-918 3555Cavan Eileen McCabe [email protected] 049-433 8300Clare Mary Grogan [email protected] 065-682 8676Cork East Eithne Gowen [email protected] 021-463 1898Cork West Margaret O’Donovan [email protected] 026-41 604Donegal Yvonne Coulter [email protected] 074-912 1555Dublin Teresa Rooney [email protected] 01-845 9026Galway Marie Lalor [email protected] 091-845 245Kerry Louise Keane [email protected] 066-712 5077Kildare Grace Conlon [email protected] 045-879 203Kilkenny Siobhan Dermody [email protected] 051-898 137Laois Grace Conlon [email protected] 045-879 203Leitrim Mary Quinn [email protected] 071-963 1076Limerick Margaret O’Brien [email protected] 069-61 444Longford Deirdre Glennon [email protected] 043-334 1021Louth Caroline McGeough [email protected] 042-933 2263Mayo Marian Deasy [email protected] 098-50 259Meath Donna McCabe [email protected] 046-902 1792Monaghan Melissa Corey [email protected] 047-81 188Offaly Ann Kearns [email protected] 057-932 1405Roscommon Finola Finn [email protected] 090-662 6166Sligo Johann Downes [email protected] 071-918 3369Tipperary North Marie Harnett [email protected] 0504-21 777Tipperary South Josie Hughes [email protected] 052-612 1300Waterford Ann O’Donovan [email protected] 058-41 211Westmeath Margaret McCormack [email protected] 044-934 0721Wexford Margaret Devereux [email protected] 053-923 9210Wicklow Sylvia Castles [email protected] 0402-38 171
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For further information on any issues raised in this newsletter, or to access otherenterprise newsletters, please contact your local Teagasc adviser or see www.teagasc.ie.
The Farm Safety Code of Practice
can be completed online using
the web address:
www.farmsafely.com.Please note that an independent
server is used to operate this
website and no other party has
access to your document.
Farm Safety Codeof Practice online
TAMS II schemesAll TAMS applicants must have
completed either the half-day
Farm Safety Code of Practice
course (given by Teagasc or
other trained persons), or the
QQI Level 6 Advanced
Certificate in Agriculture
(Green Cert.) within the last
five years prior to submission
of a payment claim.
Don’t stand in a crush zone.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
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