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Farm Safety Code of Practice training courses will take place at a centre near you from October 2018 onwards. It is a legal requirement to complete and update the Farm Safety Code of Practice or to prepare a safety statement. New code A revised code with a green cover came into operation on July 1, 2017. The old version is being phased out over a period of 18 months from that date. This means that all persons will have to complete the revised version by December 31, 2018. September 2018 Edited by John McNamara Health and Safety Specialist HEALTH AND SAFETY In this edition n Farm Safety Half-Day Training Courses n Learn about new revised Farm Safety Code of Practice n Improving farm safety is more important than ever n Complete online at www.farmsafely.com n Register your interest now Teagasc Advisory Newsletter A Joint Farm Health and Safety Initiative Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority present: Farm safety half-day training courses Sign up today It is a legal requirement update your Farm Safety Code of Practice or safety statement.

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Page 1: HEALTH AND SAFETY...Safety Initiative Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority present: Farm safety half-day training courses Sign up today It is a legal requirement update your

Farm Safety Code of Practice

training courses will take place

at a centre near you from

October 2018 onwards.

It is a legal requirement to

complete and update the Farm

Safety Code of Practice or to

prepare a safety statement.

New codeA revised code with a green

cover came into operation on

July 1, 2017. The old version is

being phased out over a period

of 18 months from that date.

This means that all persons will

have to complete the revised

version by December 31, 2018.

September 2018

Edited by

John McNamaraHealth and Safety Specialist

HEALTH AND SAFETY

In this edition

n Farm Safety

Half-Day Training

Courses

n Learn about new

revised Farm Safety

Code of Practice

n Improving farm

safety is more

important than ever

n Complete online at

www.farmsafely.com

n Register your

interest now

TeagascAdvisoryNewsletter

A Joint Farm Health andSafety Initiative

Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority present:

Farm safety half-day training coursesSign up today

It is a legal requirement update your FarmSafety Code of Practice or safety statement.

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Page 2: HEALTH AND SAFETY...Safety Initiative Teagasc and the Health and Safety Authority present: Farm safety half-day training courses Sign up today It is a legal requirement update your

SEPTEMBER 2018

The Farm Safety Code of Practice

can be completed online using

the web address:

www.farmsafely.com.Please note that an independent

server is used to operate this

website and no other party has

access to your document.

Farm Safety Codeof Practice online

Teagasc will hold half-day courses on

completing the Farm Safety Code of Practice at

a number of venues throughout the country. To

be notified of course dates and venues, and to

book a place, contact Teagasc using the

information listed below.

Teagasc Farm Safety Half-Day Courses – 2018/2019

County Phone number Email

Carlow 059-918 3555 [email protected] 049-433 8300 [email protected] 065-682 8676 [email protected] East 021-463 1898 [email protected] West 026-41 604 [email protected] 074-912 1555 [email protected] 01-845 9026 [email protected] 091-845 200 [email protected] 066-712 5077 [email protected] 045-879 203 [email protected] 051-898 137 [email protected] 045-879 203 [email protected] 071-963 1076 [email protected] 069-61 444 [email protected] 043-334 1021 [email protected] 042-933 2263 [email protected] 098-50 259 [email protected] 046-902 1792 [email protected] 047-81 188 [email protected] 057-932 1405 [email protected] 090-662 6166 [email protected] 071-918 3369 [email protected] North 0504-21777 [email protected] South 052-612 1300 [email protected] 058-41 211 [email protected] 044-934 0721 [email protected] 053-923 9210 [email protected] 0402-38 171 [email protected]

TAMS II schemes

All TAMS applicants must have

completed either the half-day

Farm Safety Code of Practice

course (given by Teagasc or

other trained persons), or the

QQI Level 6 Advanced

Certificate in Agriculture

(Green Cert.) within the last

five years prior to submission

of a payment claim.

Don’t stand in a crush zone.

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