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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 margaret.cullinan@tegasc.ie 059-918 3555Cavan Eileen McCabe eileen.mccabe@teagasc.ie 049-433 8300Clare Mary Grogan mary.grogan@teagasc.ie 065-682 8676Cork East Eithne Gowen eithne.gowen@teagasc.ie 021-463 1898Cork West Margaret O’Donovan margaret.odonovan@teagasc.ie 026-41 604Donegal Yvonne Coulter yvonne.coulter@teagasc.ie 074-912 1555Dublin Teresa Rooney teresa.rooney@teagasc.ie 01-845 9026Galway Marie Lalor marie.lalor@teagasc.ie 091-845 245Kerry Louise Keane louise.keane@teagasc.ie 066-712 5077Kildare Grace Conlon grace.conlon@teagasc.ie 045-879 203Kilkenny Siobhan Dermody siobhan.dermody@teagasc.ie 051-898 137Laois Grace Conlon grace.conlon@teagasc.ie 045-879 203Leitrim Mary Quinn mary.quinn@teagasc.ie 071-963 1076Limerick Margaret O’Brien margaret.m.obrien@teagasc.ie 069-61 444Longford Deirdre Glennon deirdre.glennon@teagasc.ie 043-334 1021Louth Caroline McGeough caroline.mcgeough@teagasc.ie 042-933 2263Mayo Marian Deasy marian.deasy@teagasc.ie 098-50 259Meath Donna McCabe donna.mccabe@teagasc.ie 046-902 1792Monaghan Melissa Corey melissa.corey@teagsac.ie 047-81 188Offaly Ann Kearns ann.kearns@teagasc.ie 057-932 1405Roscommon Finola Finn finola.finn@teagasc.ie 090-662 6166Sligo Johann Downes johann.downes@teagasc.ie 071-918 3369Tipperary North Marie Harnett marie.harnett@teagsac.ie 0504-21 777Tipperary South Josie Hughes josie.hughes@teagasc.ie 052-612 1300Waterford Ann O’Donovan ann.odonovan@teagasc.ie 058-41 211Westmeath Margaret McCormack margaret.mccormack@teagasc.ie 044-934 0721Wexford Margaret Devereux margaret.devereux@teagasc.ie 053-923 9210Wicklow Sylvia Castles sylvia.castles@teagasc.ie 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

September 2019

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