Minister Collins launches report on farm safety training programme

Limerick TD and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Niall Collins, has launched a report on a farm safety training programme funded by the Department of Agriculture.

The report evaluates “On Feirm Ground 2” (OFG2), a scheme delivered by the Men’s Development Network. OFG2 equips farm advisors, private veterinary practitioners, farming organisations and other agri‑professionals with the skills to engage with farmers and signpost them to health services.

Minister Collins said farmer wellbeing and farm safety go hand in hand, noting that stress and exhaustion are farm safety issues and that a farmer who is worn out is more at risk on the farm.

Source: Limerick Post. Photo: Mirko Fabian / Pexels.