Safety chiefs have launched a campaign to cut deaths on smaller rural farms. Over the past 15 years the number of fatal injuries at self-employed farms has doubled and last year 39 people died on small farms across the country.
The Health and Safety Commission and Executive launched the campaign at a safety summit on Thursday.
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