Education and Training
It is a legal requirement to complete and update the Farm Safety Code of Practice or to prepare a safety statement.
Teagasc Half Day Farm Safety Courses
Teagasc provide half-day courses around the country to assist farmers to complete the Risk Assessment Document each year. This is the minimum legal requirement for all farmers regardless of the size of their holding
The Teagasc half-day courses on completing the Farm Safety Code of Practice are held at a number of venues throughout the country. To be notified of course dates and venues, and/or to book a place, contact Teagasc using the information listed below:
| Carlow | 059-9183555 | margaret.cullinan@teagasc.ie |
| Cavan | 049-4338300 | eileen.mccabe@teagasc.ie |
| Clare | 065-682 8676 | mary.grogan@teagasc.ie |
| Cork East | 021-463 1898 | |
| Cork West | 026-41 604 | |
| Donegal | 074-912 1555 | yvonne.coulter@teagasc.ie |
| Dublin | 01-845 9026 | teresa.rooney@teagasc.ie |
| Galway | 091-845 200 | |
| Kerry | 066-712 5077 | louise.keane@teagasc.ie |
| Kildare | 045-879 203 | grace.conlon@teagasc.ie |
| Kilkenny | 051-898 137 | bernice.molloy@teagasc.ie |
| Laois | 045-879 203 | grace.conlon@teagasc.ie |
| Leitrim | 071-963 1076 | mary.quinn@teagasc.ie |
| Limerick | 069-61 444 | margaret.m.obrien@teagasc.ie |
| Longford | 043-334 1021 | deirdre.glennon@teagasc.ie |
| Louth | 042-933 2263 | caroline.mcgeough@teagasc.ie |
| Mayo | 098-50 259 | |
| Meath | 046-902 1792 | donna.mccabe@teagasc.ie |
| Monaghan | 047-81 188 | melissa.corey@teagasc.ie |
| Offaly | 057-932 1405 | |
| Roscommon | 090-662 6166 | |
| Sligo | 071-918 3369 | johann.downes@teagasc.ie |
| Tipperary North | 0504-21777 | marie.harnett@teagasc.ie |
| Tipperary South | 052-612 1300 | josie.hughes@teagasc.ie |
| Waterford | 058-41 211 | ann.odonovan@teagasc.ie |
| Westmeath | 044-934 0721 | margaret.mccormack@teagasc.ie |
| Wexford | 053-923 9210 | margaret.devereux@teagasc.ie |
| Wicklow | 0402-38 171 | sylvia.castles@teagasc.ie |