Farm Safety

Following a surge in demand for urea fertiliser products, the agronomy firm Hutchinsons issued a reminder to farmers about the safe handling and storage of urea.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has issued safety recommendations to Network Rail, HSE and farmers/farm workers after an incident at a user worked crossing in Cambridgeshire.

Figures published today (18th July) show 25 people, including a nine-year-old child, lost their lives on farms over the past year, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports.

Did you know that two people die or are seriously injured each year in the UK when their machinery makes contact with overhead power lines?

High speed winds are expected to strike this Friday (18th) and the Met Office has issued a red weather warning for south west England and South Wales.

Lancashire Constabulary has confirmed three arrests have been made following a bridge collapse on a farm that killed one person and hospitalised two others.

Lancashire Police were called to the scene following reports of a serious accident on Tuesday (18th January).

Forty-two-year-old farmer Jonathan Willis thanked the emergency services and Addenbrooke’s Hospital surgical teams who saved him last year, after he dodged death by mere millimetres when he was accidentally impaled by a forklift tine.

NFU Mutual is urging farmers to have fire plans in place as claims statistics reveal the cost of farm fires shot up in 2020.

According to research, the majority of ATV users still don’t wear a helmet when they ride because they feel foolish wearing them on their own farm or don’t believe they ride fast enough to warrant them. To help combat this issue and to ensure that the importance of wearing a helmet is highlighted among users when driving an ATV, Can-Am has introduced its seven golden rules for ATV usage as part of its responsible riding programme.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently said that more needs to be done to improve the standards of health and safety on farms following a number of recent fatalities.

A new report has investigated the dangers that UK workers face across the country, revealing that farming is the second most dangerous industry.