European Series of Farming Health and Safety Webinars Announced
A series of on-line European Webinars on farm health and safety topics will take place from Tuesday, 3rd September to Wednesday, 11th September. The topics to be covered include, Stress in farming (3rd Sept), Understanding EU farm injury data (9th Sept) and Keeping children safe (11th Sept).
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 (All Irish Time):
Tuesday, 3rd September | 2pm - 3.30pm
Occupational stress in farming - Click here to register
Monday, 9th September | 2pm - 3.30pm
Understanding the number of injuries in EU agriculture - Click here to register
Wednesday, 11th September | 2pm - 3.30pm
Keeping children safe on farms - Click here to register
Further Information, Seminar Agendas and Registration links can be obtained here
Teagasc Project Leader, Dr. David Meredith, stated that SafeHabitus is multi actor in nature, involving 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.
Dr. Meredith stated that as the SafeHabitus project is now approaching the half-way stage of its 4 year timeframe (2022 - 2026), 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, Teagasc, stated that each webinar will have one or more Irish contributors. These include Dr Diana van Doorn (Farmer Stress), Dr David Meredith and John McNamara (Farm Injuries) and Dr Sally Shortall, Newcastle University, UK and County Laois native, and Alma Jordan, Agrikids (Farm Children). Eminent speakers from across Europe and USA will present new knowledge from SafeHabitus findings and insights from their respective countries at each webinar.
Each webinar will have a moderated question & answers session.
All webinars are online and are free of charge to attend. Click here to register