independent

Wednesday 22 May 2013

Safety course for timber producers 

Timber producers are invited to a health and safety day May 16 in Ferns, covering site and risk assessment, road access, best practice chainsaw use, work wear and forestry insurance cover with information from Teagasc, the Health and Safety Authority, FBD and Tree Care Ireland, all starting at 10 a.m. at Deanery Cottages in Ferns. Teagasc is set to hold an information evening on chalara fraxinea the fungus threatening ash tree stocks on May 30 at 8 p.m. in their offices in Enniscorthy.

 

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