Poisonous gas is released when slurry is mixed and the effects can be fatal Fewer than one in five farmers who took part in a survey waited the recommended time before entering a building where slurry ...

Farmers are being reminded of the dangers of poisonous slurry gas, and the importance of following the slurry mixing code, ahead of the closed period starting on 15 October Just one breath of the ...

The Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has cautioned farmers to take care when mixing slurry in hot weather, as slurry-related incidents account for one in four farming deaths in Northern Ireland. Stored ...

Farmers are being warned to follow slurry safety codes as the closed period for spreading approaches. A rush to deplete supplies is expected before midnight on Saturday. The Health and Safety ...

Francis Bligh and Tom Fallon from Teagasc have some advice on staying safe around slurry Over the next few weeks, many farmers and contractors will be busy emptying slurry before the October 15 ...

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A farmer required medical attention after he was overcome by fumes while mixing slurry. The man, aged in his 70s, was rescued by another man aged in his 40s who found him collapsed in a shed on his ...

A coroner delivered a stark warning of the dangers of mixing slurry after he presided over the inquest for an eight-year-old schoolboy who died from inhaling toxic fumes. Robert Christie, from Dunloy ...

A NEW system for mixing slurry has been launched by Westfalia. The aeromixing system is grant aided up to 40pc of the cost, with 55pc grant aid available for the under 35s who have the right ...

Fewer than one in five farmers who took part in a survey waited the recommended time before entering a building where slurry mixing had started. The findings were revealed by the Health and Safety ...