FARM SAFETY QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
1. Are you aware that this week is Agri-aware ‘Farm and Countryside Safety
Week’? Yes 65% No 35%
2. Approximately, how many people have died on Irish farms this year?
Average Guess: 17.5
3. Overall, do you think the numbers of farm deaths are increasing or
decreasing? Inc. 61% Dec. 39%
4. Would you consider your farm a safe place?
Yes 78% No 22%
5. Are you aware of the dangers on a farm?
Yes 100% No 0%
6. Do you have a guard(s) on your P.T.O.(s)
Yes 78% No 22%
7. Does your bull have a) a ring on his nose? b) a chain?
A 50%
A+B 17%
Neither 33%
8. Do you have a sign warning people about the bull(s)?
Yes 17% No 83%
9. Do you have a sign warning people about the ram(s)
Yes 11% No 89%
10. Are all children always supervised?
Never 0% Sometimes 35% Most of the time 22% Always 43%
11. Do you keep your slurry in an a) open slurry pit b) slatted bank
A 28% B 72%
12. Do you have a) stacked square bales b) stacked round bales c) Non
stacked round bales d) Silage pit
A 12.5% B 47% C 12.5% D 28%
13. Does all your machinery have appropriate guards and stickers?
Yes 83% No 17%
14. Do you keep your farm neat and tidy?
Yes 96% No 4%
15. Do you keep all your tools, equipment and chemicals in a locked area?
Yes 44% No 56%
16. Are all your water areas (e.g. ponds lagoons etc.) fenced off?
Yes 44% No 56%
17. Do you have E.S.B. Poles running through your farm?
Yes 87% No 13%
18. Do you have a specific lambing/calving area?
Yes 78% No 22%
19. Have you ever climbed up on a roof to fix it?
Yes 76% No 22%
20. Do you have appropriate signs to warn the public about the dangers on
the farm? Yes 70% No 30%