A series of on-line European Webinars on farm health and safety topics will take place from Tuesday, September 3 to Wednesday, September 11.
Some topics of note include: stress in farming; understanding EU farm injury data; and keeping children safe.
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:
- Occupational stress in farming. Tuesday, September 3 2024, 2.00-3.30pm;
- Understanding the number of injuries in EU agriculture. Monday, September 9 2024, 2.00-3.30pm;
- Keeping children safe on farms. Wednesday, September 11 2024, 2.00-3.30pm.
Teagasc Project Leader, Dr David Meredith stated that SafeHabitus is multi-actor in nature, 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.
With the SafeHabitus project now approaching the half-way stage of its four year timeframe, Dr Meredith noted 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 stated that each webinar will have one or more Irish contributors. These include: Dr Diana van Doorn, featuring on the Farmer Stress webinar; Dr David Meredith & John McNamara, appearing on the Farm Injuries webinar; and Dr Sally Shortall, Newcastle University, UK, and Co. Laois native, and Alma Jordan, Agrikids, who’ll feature on the Keeping Children Safe on Farms webinar. Eminent speakers from across Europe and USA will also present new knowledge from SafeHabitus findings and insights from their respective countries at each webinar.
Each webinar will have a moderated question and answer session, while all Webinars are online and are free of charge to attend.
About Teagasc College Of Amenity Horticulture
The College of Amenity Horticulture is located at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, 5km north west of the city centre and is accessible by the 4, 9 and 83 buses.
Having our college located in the National Botanic Gardens provides students with a unique training opportunity. There is a strong tradition of training at the National Botanic Gardens dating back to 1812.
Our aim is to train students for employment in the amenity horticulture industry. We provide our training in association with OPW, Dublin Municipal Parks departments and a large selection of Horticultural Businesses.
Currently we are providing training for 300 students between all our courses. There is a balance of both school leavers and mature participants among the students. The College of Amenity Horticulture is non-residential with students finding accommodation in the locality.
While on courses students are trained in the theory and practice of horticulture and get an opportunity to work in a practical way alongside skilled horticulturalists as part of their training.
Graduates of our courses contribute in many sectors of the horticulture industry, such as, landscape design and construction, garden centres, parks, estate gardens, grounds maintenance and greenkeeping.
All aspects of Horticulture are being studied on our programmes from Level 5 to Level 7 and prospective students should contact the college directly or attend a careers and course day to find out more information.
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