Farm Safety During Silage Season

The silage and grain harvesting seasons are very busy times for all farmers and it’s always helpful to get extra hands on board to help with the cutting, pitting and baling of quality silage. With more people on farm, health and safety practices are more important than ever to get right.

We encourage all farmers to get procedures in place to ensure everyone’s safety.

Follow the Covid-19 safety protocols developed by the IFA and Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland:

1. Disinfect the interior tractor cab at the start and at the end of each day with a disinfectant spray;
2. Disinfect the tractor cab door handles at the start and at the end of each day with a disinfectant spray;
3. Adhere to social distancing and do not allow others into the tractor cabin with you;
4. Children are home from school. They will like a diversion from the boredom of being around the house. DO NOT allow them into the tractor cab with you;
5. Bring enough food and drinks with you for a day’s work, and take two food breaks;
6. Provide a box of disposable plastic gloves in each tractor cab for your operators and replace each week;
7. Use disposable plastic gloves to open and close farm gates where possible;
8. Wear overalls and change them for a fresh set each day or use disposable overalls and dispose each day;
9. No hand contact, no shaking hands, it is possible to give the instructions over the phone;
10. Maintain 2m safety distance;
11. Cough into your elbow;
12. If you have symptoms, call HSE Live at: 1850-24-1850.

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First Published 19 May 2020