News

18 July 2018

Keith Morrison, HSENI Chief Executive and Chairman of the NI Farm Safety Partnership appeals to farmers to play their part in farm safety during 'Farm Safety Week' with an open letter to the whole farming community. In an emotional appeal Ke..

5 July 2018

As the Public Health Agency funded 'Workplace Health and Wellbeing Support Service' powers into its third year the three delivery partners reflect on the successes seen in year two. Employers both large and small have availed of this innovat..

3 July 2018

During October 2018, The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) will be undertaking a focused inspection campaign on manufacturing and engineering companies who are users of Metal Working Fluids (MWF) throughout Northern Ireland. T..

16 June 2018

As part of Men's Health Week 2018 the Men's Health Forum have provided a number of free resources including a diabetes tool box talk. Beginning with a number of questions the talk will raise awareness of this condition that affects 4.6M peop..

15 June 2018

A Co Antrim fertiliser retailer was sentenced this week at Antrim Crown Court after a member of the public received life changing injuries to his right leg. Richard Boyland, trading as North Antrim Potatoes, was fined £5,000 for a health and s..

12 June 2018

The Belfast Telegraph report on the latest farming tragedy. A community has been plunged into mourning after a man died in an accident on a Fermanagh farm yesterday.   ..

14 May 2018

Mental Health Awareness Week begins today. Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation the theme for this year is ‘Stress’. Mark Rowland (Director of Communications at MHF) has written an enlightening article on not the stress he experiences ..

10 May 2018

Competition in this year’s All Ireland Safety Quiz finals was intense when  16 regional winning teams from all over the country knuckled down to compete for the titles of Previous Entrant and New Entrant winner. Spurred on by great suppor..

13 April 2018

Information from the Farm Safety Partnership has highlighted that as many as 100 accidents per month happen on Northern Ireland farms which require some form of medical attention. CAFRE in conjunction with NFU Mutual are launching First Aid training ..

12 April 2018

Did you know that in Northern Ireland Bowel Cancer :- is the third most common cancer is the second biggest cancer killer 1,100 people are diagnosed every year 400 people a year die from the disease Yet Bowel cancer is treatable and curable ..

28 March 2018

A man in his 70s has died in an accident involving a cow at a farm in south Armagh. Police say they received a report of the sudden death of a farmer on on the Newry Road in Mullaghbawn on Wednesday. It is not being treated as suspicious. The Heal..

24 March 2018

A Co Armagh company was fined and sentenced (23/3) at Newry Crown Court after failing to provide adequate safety measures on a chain and flight conveyor used to move animal feed from the mixing plant to the bagging area. Mason Animal Feeds Ltd, of M..