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Rise in workplace deaths in 2023 as Tipperary features on the list of 43 fatalities

New figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show that 43 people lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2023, which shows an increase in comparison with a figure of 28 deaths in 2022. Tipperary features on the list with just one ...

05 Jan 2024 at 17:00

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One Tipperary farm death in 2017 as sector remains most dangerous occupation

Farming remains the most dangerous occupation in Ireland, with 24 deaths in the sector last year, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Authority. Among those killed was Tom Kennedy, Clogheraily, Loughmore, who died in May. Mr ...

04 Jan 2018 at 16:30

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Latest HSA workplace fatality figures serve as reminder of farming dangers

IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chair, Alice Doyle said today’s report from the Health and Safety Authority on workplace fatalities is a reminder of the dangers of working on farms. Farming has the highest number of work-related fatalities ...

06 Jul 2023 at 10:45

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Farm accidents a reminder to put safety first

Over the duration of 2016, there were 44 people killed in workplace related deaths. This however, is a reduction of 21% as 56 deaths occurred throughout the various workplaces in 2015. Statistics released this year at the national farm ...

20 Jan 2017 at 19:00

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Farm fatalities: ICMSA's Tipperary president says stats are 'stark and challenging'

The new president of ICMSA, Tipperary farmer Pat McCormack, said that The statistics around farm accidents and fatalities are “stark and challenging”, according to the new president of ICMSA. Pat McCormack was speaking following the ...

08 Jan 2018 at 19:00

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Dramatic drop in Tipperary Farm Inspections

There has been a dramatic drop in farm inspections in Tipperary in the last four years. There were just 11 in the county up to July 20 this year – compared to 108 in 2013. Figures were released in the Dáil this week when Minister ...

21 Sept 2017 at 15:50

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Tipperary accident update: HSA confirms probe into Nenagh co-op accident is on-going

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed to the Tipperary Star that its investigation into an accident at Arrabawn Co-op which left a man badly burned is on-going. The authority said it could not comment any further ...

09 May 2017 at 15:31

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Arrabawn Co-op faces trial over alleged breaches of safety conditions

Arrabawn Co-op, Stafford Street, Nenagh, has been sent forward for trial at Nenagh Circuit Court on five charges brought by the Health and Safety Authority. The book of evidence was served on director Billy Walsh, acting on ...

25 Jul 2019 at 15:30

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Tipperary farming: HSA inspections focus on safety around livestock

The Health and Safety Authority is planning to hold 400 inspections on farms in the coming fortnight as part of its campaign around safety and livestock. Coming in after tractors and machinery, accidents surrounding ...

18 Feb 2018 at 19:00

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Tipperary airlift: HSA inspectors on site at scene of Nenagh creamery incident

Inspectors from the Heath and Safety Authority (HSA) have arrived in Nenagh this Saturday morning to begin their investigations into an accident at Arrabawn Co-op in the town on Friday night. The scene of the ...

28 Apr 2017 at 22:39

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'I was injured at work, can I claim?' - Expert guide to work injury claims in Ireland

People are often apprehensive about making work injury claims because they fear losing their jobs or because they might upset an existing working relationship with their employer. It is important to know ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:24

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ALERT: Warning issued over chainsaws with trees down during Storm Jocelyn

In the aftermath of the recent storms (Isha and Jocelyn), the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is urging all workers involved in the clean-up operations, to put health and safety first, especially when ...

23 Jan 2024 at 16:51

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