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FORUM Connemara Farm Health & Safety

Through this year-long scheme we are concentrating on delivering

  • A tailored farm safety training programme to 45 farmers.

  • Completing Risk Assessments and creating Farm Safety Action Plans on 120 farms

  • Distributing 120 Safety Packs

  • Highlighting resources that can help with mental health & wellbeing

  • Increasing socialization among rurally isolated farmers

  • Increasing quad bike safety through PPE and training

What have we achieved?

To date we have delivered:

  • A talk on Financial planning and succession planning for farmers

  • Abrasive Wheels Training 

  • Safe Pass Training

  • First Aid Course with Forestry & Hillside elective

  • We have completed 40 Farm Risk assessments

  • We have also provided 30 Quad bike helmets

  • We are currently trialing 3 different Quad bike roll bars

  • We are currently working with other groups such as GRD and HSE on mental health initiatives for the farming community 

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