Health and Safety Executive

An onfarm scenario

Interactive workshops aimed to teach vital skills to Ballymena pupils

Police attended the scene of a sudden death in the Pullytean Road area of Killeter on Tuesday. (Pic: Freelance)

Man dies following farm accident in Co Tyrone

New free Agriculture Health and Safety course

New free Agriculture Health and Safety Course

Noel Boyd

Co Antrim man dies after farm accident

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Community stunned by tragic farm death

TDBF Turtle Bleed Control Kit

Mike Dowson explains how farmers can learn from a safety battle in cities

Jillian pictured in hospital. (Pic: Irwin Mitchell)

Dog walker hospitalised for two months following attack by cattle

Philip Craig, Charlotte Bamber, Brian Boyd, John Lorimer

Electrical workers urged to share experiences in vital electric shock survey

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

Farmers urged to Stop and Think SAFE

Charlotte Dowson

Agriculture accounts for one in five workplace fatalities

A farmer spreading slurry in field. Pic: Belinda Sullivan/Shutterstock

Warning on the dangers of slurry handling

Himadri Madan

Going Green: Planning for extreme weather is essential

Christine Lynn has been campaigning to make new safety devices on quad bikes mandatory since death of her husband, the food entrepreneur Denis Lynn, in 2021

NI campaigner Christine Lynn claims victory

The HSENI recently announced that this programme of inspections will be extended to cover agricultural contractors.

HSENI inspections ongoing

Lantra can help you to become a ‘Safe Driver’

Do you meet the standards to become a safe driver

Man dies after falling while working on dough machine at bread factory
A man has died after falling while working on a dough proving machine at a bread factory in Milton Keynes
Sally Murrer

Stephanie Berkley, manager of the Farm Safety Foundation (left) with CAFRE, Greenmount campus students and YFCU president, Stuart Mills (right). Picture: YFCU

YFCU president addresses issue of farm safety at CAFRE

Farm Safety Week 2023 aims to reduce the number of incidents which continue to give farming the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK and Ireland. Image: Yellow Wellies

Farm Safety Week campaign begins

A toddler died after being hit by a tractor in Devon

Toddler dies following incident involving tractor

UK theme parks and fairgrounds face major health and safety checks after high speed incidents - list of rides

Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Calves on farm

February brings a flurry of activity on local farms

HSENI has successfully led a prosecution against John Thompson and Sons Limited, York Road, Belfast.

Animal feed manufacturer prosecuted after worker loses hand in unguarded machine

The case arose from health and safety failings between 2016 to 2018 that led to dangerous gas installations in several new build domestic properties at sites in County Antrim and County Londonderry.

Co Londonderry gas and heating company prosecuted for safety failings

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

HSENI Annual Report and Accounts 2021-2022 published

The Police Service of Northern Ireland are liaising with the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSE NI) and Environmental Health from the Causeway Coast and Glens Council to investigate the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a two-year-old boy in the Bravallen Road area of Ballymoney.

PSNI liaising with HSENI and Environmental Health after sudden death of child

Mullberry Homes received a series of Improvement and Prohibition Notices because of their unsafe work standards, but repeatedly failed to comply.

House builder fined £117,000 for multiple safety failings
House building firm, Mullberry Homes has been fined £117,000 after repeatedly failing to comply with health and safety regulations
Dennis Morton

RAIB has today released its report into a collision between a train and agricultural equipment at Kisby user worked crossing, Cambridgeshire, on 19 August 2021.

Report into collision between train and agricultural equipment released

PSNI

Man in his 70s dies in suspected farm accident

Farm Safety Week: Agriculture continues to have poorest safety record a decade o...

Significant drop in workplace injuries, but agricultural sector deaths increase

Two Northern Ireland gas engineers fined following illegal work

Using farm vehicles and equipment safety

Company fined for unnecessary spread of asbestos material

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Property Management Company fined after failing to manage asbestos removal

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Are you working safely with livestock? There have been 18 deaths over the last 1...

Londonderry based construction company fined following fall from height incident

Deirdre Goan, HSENI, Robert Kidd, Chief Executive HSENI, Joshua Armstrong, Irvinestown PS, and Edwina Read, Principal Irvinestown PS, at the launch of the ‘Avoid Harm on the Farm’ child safety 2022 calendar.”

Farm safety messages launched to rural schools

Construction companies fined for health and safety failures following death of w...

New Farm Safety course is launched

Riverview Farms Ltd and self-employed contractor fined for health and safety fai...

Armagh recycling company fined following health and safety failures

21 year old killed in tractor accident

Linden Foods, Dungannon.

Man dies following incident at NI meat processing plant

Farmers urged to ‘rethink-risk’ to personal health and wellbeing

Ministers meet with farmer who almost lost his son to slurry fumes

NI farmer fined £25,000 following death of labourer

Using a chainsaw on the farm – What you need to know

LANTRA instructor

How to prepare for a farm inspection

HSENI message to employers

Bureau Veritas advises hyper vigilance

NIE Networks urges vigilance around power lines at silage

Relaxation at marts for sellers

Farmer David Crockett who died following an incident on a farm on Monday.

Man killed on NI farm was 'kindest person you could meet'

Andrew Abraham from Waringstown

Farm tragedy victim Andrew Abraham had ‘a real passion’ for his profession