02 September 2024
Industry experts to share insights through Farming Health and Safety Webinars
A series of on-line European Webinars on farm health and safety topics will take place from Tuesday, September 3 to Wednesday, September 11. Some topics of note include: stress in farming; understanding EU farm injury data; and keeping children safe.
The webinars will be hosted by SafeHabitus, a Horizon Europe project led and managed by Teagasc. It aims to strengthen Farm Health and Safety Knowledge Innovation Systems (FHS KIS) and support the EU transition to social sustainability in European agriculture.
The schedule of webinars is as follows:
- Occupational stress in farming. Tuesday, September 3 2024, 2.00-3.30pm;
- Understanding the number of injuries in EU agriculture. Monday, September 9 2024, 2.00-3.30pm;
- Keeping children safe on farms. Wednesday, September 11 2024, 2.00-3.30pm.
Teagasc Project Leader, Dr David Meredith stated that SafeHabitus is multi-actor in nature, bringing together farmers, farming organisations, farm advisors, researchers, trade unions, health authorities, policy stakeholders, and other relevant actors from across Europe to tackle the urgent occupational health and safety challenges faced by farmers and farm workers.
With the SafeHabitus project now approaching the half-way stage of its four year timeframe, Dr Meredith noted now is an appropriate time to hold the webinar series and exchange valuable information with interested parties across Europe.
Safe Habitus Farm Safety Task Leader, Dr John McNamara stated that each webinar will have one or more Irish contributors. These include: Dr Diana van Doorn, featuring on the Farmer Stress webinar; Dr David Meredith & John McNamara, appearing on the Farm Injuries webinar; and Dr Sally Shortall, Newcastle University, UK, and Co. Laois native, and Alma Jordan, Agrikids, who’ll feature on the Keeping Children Safe on Farms webinar. Eminent speakers from across Europe and USA will also present new knowledge from SafeHabitus findings and insights from their respective countries at each webinar.
Each webinar will have a moderated question and answer session, while all Webinars are online and are free of charge to attend.