HSE campaign to prevent deaths targets farming industry

A new campaign to prevent deaths on farms has been launched.

"Make the promise. Come Home Safe” is a campaign from the HSE targeting farmers and their families.

The campaign asks farmers to make a simple promise - to come home safe – with the message that they owe it to their families and friends, to the land they farm, and to their communities, to come home safe.

In 2007-2008, there were 42 deaths on farms. Less than 1.5% of the working population is employed in agricu... (230 more words)

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