After the publication of the annual farm safety report, there has been a call for all farmers and farm workers to be more vigilant and safety aware.
There has been a significant increase in the number of farm related deaths in 2008.
Farmers have been urged by the IFA to review their risk assessment statements to ensure risks to health and safety in relation to the work being done have been identified and appropriate corrective action taken.
The impact of any farm death or serious injury is devastating, not only to the family involved, but to friends neighbours and the wider community.
Often it is only after a serious or fatal accident that dangers are clearly identified, but of course by then it is too late.
