FACTS ABOUT INJURIES
Fact 1:
Teagasc: Farming
2.000 injuries occur on Irish farms each year
75 per cent of all accidents are associated with:
- Tractors and machinery
- Trips and falls
- Livestock
The Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires that a safety statement be prepared for all workplaces, including farms.
Great tips for farm safety check out http://www.teagasc.ie/newsletters/safety/safetychecklist.asp
Fact 2:
Slips, Trips and Falls (STF) account for the second highest amount of workplace injuries and over 17% of all injuries reported in 2013.
Contact us today to carry out risk Assessments to reduce the risks of STF’S
Fact 3 :
Between 2003 and 2012, almost half of the 573 reported deaths arising from workplace accidents were vehicle related.
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Statistics/Dashboards/NACE%20H%20Dashboards.html
Fact 4:
Early CPR and defibrillation within the first 3–5 minutes after collapse, plus early advanced care can result in high (greater than 50%) long-term survival rates for witnessed cardiac arrests.
The value of early CPR by bystanders is that it can “buy time” by maintaining some blood flow to the heart and brain during cardiac arrest.
Fact 5:
On average over 1,000 people suffer serious injuries from burns and smoke inhalation every year. In most of these incidents, a level of fire safety education and awareness could have prevented the fire or limited the damage. Call us today for more information.
