Written answers
Thursday, 18 April 2024
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Farm Safety
Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the farm safety partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8377/24]
Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The Farm Safety Partnership Advisory Committee (FSPAC) is an advisory committee to the Board of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and established under Section 38 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The Farm Safety Partnership Advisory Committee was established to involve all industry stakeholders in improving occupational safety and health in the Agriculture sector. Its terms of reference include:
- To act as a consultative and advisory forum on the HSA’s priorities and work programme for the Agriculture Sector.
- To develop and agree a national action plan, coordinating the actions of working groups and representative organisations.
- To identify, prioritise and progress the key actions related to improving safety and health standards in the Agriculture Sector.
- To identify and agree the critical areas for action and establish working groups to assist in the achievement of the agreed actions.
- To coordinate the work of working groups to achieve agreed targets, including a reduction in injury and ill health and an improvement in compliance with occupational safety and health within the sector.
- To promote, influence and monitor the national action plan.
- To identify, support and promote appropriate research and liaise with the relevant working group and agricultural organisations in the practical implementation of research findings.
- To report regularly and formally, at least annually, to the HSA Board and provide a final report with proposed future actions following its four-year term.
- Behaviour, Education and Training
- Health and Vulnerable Persons
- Tractor, High Risk Machinery
- Livestock Handling
- Buildings, Work at Height
Prevention resources developed by the HSA in association with the FSPAC can be viewed on: www.hsa.ie/eng/your_industry/agriculture_forestry/
The current action plan is available on hsa.ie and a new Farm Safety Action Plan will be developed in Q3 2024 aligned with the overall HSA Strategy.
Further information on the work of the Health and Safety Authority on farm safety may be found on the website at: www.hsa.ie/eng/your_industry/agriculture_forestry/
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