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Farm Safety Week

HSENI: ‘Farming has poorest safety record of any industry’

N.Ireland

11 months ago

HSENI: ‘Farming has poorest safety record of any industry’

HSENI has given its full support to the Farm Safety Foundation (FSF) in its efforts to change farming’s poor safety record

Farm Safety Week: Farming still 'deadliest profession in Britain'

Rural Life

11 months ago

Farm Safety Week: Farming still 'deadliest profession in Britain'

Farming remains the deadliest profession in Britain, according to new figures released today at the start of Farm Safety Week.

HSENI: Attitudes on farm safety and risk-taking need ‘major rethink’

N.Ireland

2 years ago

HSENI: Attitudes on farm safety and risk-taking need ‘major rethink’

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has said that this year’s...

New signs raise awareness of walking through fields with cattle

Rural Life

3 years ago

New signs raise awareness of walking through fields with cattle

NFU Mutual has produced new signs that farmers can use to caution members of the public walking on...

Farm Safety Week: Farmers urged to review safety measures

Beef

3 years ago

Farm Safety Week: Farmers urged to review safety measures

Farmers are being urged to take care of their physical and mental health and to review farm safety measures as Farm Safety Week kicks off .

N.Ireland

4 years ago

Child Farm Safety Week takes place across NI

This week is Child Farm Safety Week in Northern Ireland, and the HSENI’s Agriculture team are...

Child Farm Safety Week takes place across NI

Other

5 years ago

The Best farm safety advice

As former captain of the Ireland rugby team, Rory Best knows the importance of farm safety..

The Best farm safety advice

N.Ireland

5 years ago

Farm Safety Week: The onus is on us to make sure kids are safe

Farmers and contractors have been warned that the onus is on them to ensure children are kept safe on farms.The message comes ahead of this year's Farm Safety Week, which runs from July 19-23, 2021.

Farm Safety Week: The onus is on us to make sure kids are safe

Rural Life

6 years ago

Farm Safety Week: Farmers reminded to leave their phones down when driving

Farmers and crofters are being asked to set down their phones this Farm Safety Week and take more care in their cabs.

Farm Safety Week: Farmers reminded to leave their phones down when driving

Opinion

6 years ago

Farm Safety Week: 'It's hard to deny farming is the only UK industry which kills children in the workplace'

Farm Safety Week for 2020 may be nearly over, but vigilance must continue throughout the whole year writes NFU Scotland vice-president Charlie Adam.

Farm Safety Week: 'It's hard to deny farming is the only UK industry which kills children in the workplace'

Rural Life

7 years ago

3 in 5 farm vets report being injured on the job in the last year

The BVA is urging farmers and vets to develop robust on-farm health and safety procedures after it has found as many as 3 in every 5 farm vets have been injured on the job.

3 in 5 farm vets report being injured on the job in the last year

Rural Life

7 years ago

Farmers urged to ramp up safety efforts for Farm Safety Week

Farmers across the country have been urged to ramp up their efforts to make health and safety a priority during Farm Safety Week.

Farmers urged to ramp up safety efforts for Farm Safety Week

Rural Life

7 years ago

Farm Safety Week: Scotland sees Britain's largest farm death increase

More needs to be done across Scotland to tackle the death rate in agriculture, as it is revealed 13 people died last year on Scotland’s farms and crofts.

Farm Safety Week: Scotland sees Britain's largest farm death increase

N.Ireland

8 years ago

NI’s Air Ambulance soars one year on…but how many rescues were farming related?

Around one in 10 air ambulance call-outs in Northern Ireland over the last year have been related...

NI’s Air Ambulance soars one year on…but how many rescues were farming related?

N.Ireland

8 years ago

NI’s Air Ambulance soars one year on…but how many rescues were farming related?

Around one in 10 air ambulance call-outs in Northern Ireland over the last year have been related...

NI’s Air Ambulance soars one year on…but how many rescues were farming related?

Agri-Business

8 years ago

Farm Safety Week: Seeing a worker thrown to the ground was the first sign I had hit a power line

Today marks the last day of Farm Safety Week, with one Fife farmer talking about the dangers of overhead power lines.

Farm Safety Week: Seeing a worker thrown to the ground was the first sign I had hit a power line

Rural Life

8 years ago

Common hand injuries on the farm and how to avoid them

In time for Farm Safety Week, Denise Shirley explains some of the most common agricultural hand injuries and how they can be avoided.

Common hand injuries on the farm and how to avoid them

Rural Life

8 years ago

Farm Safety Week: Mind your head as much as your body

Yesterday's Farm Safety Week stories stressed the importance of protecting your head on a quad - but mental health can be just as important.

Farm Safety Week: Mind your head as much as your body

N.Ireland

8 years ago

Safety chief pens open letter urging farmers to think ‘SAFE’

The head of Northern Ireland's Health and Safety Executive, Keith Morrison, has penned an open...

Safety chief pens open letter urging farmers to think ‘SAFE’

N.Ireland

8 years ago

Safety chief pens open letter urging farmers to think ‘SAFE’

The head of Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive, Keith Morrison, has penned an...

Safety chief pens open letter urging farmers to think ‘SAFE’

Rural Life

8 years ago

5 things you should think about every time you jump on the quad

The AgriLand team has put together a few tips on how to make sure your ride on the quad doesn't end in disaster.

5 things you should think about every time you jump on the quad

Rural Life

8 years ago

Farm Safety Week: Lanark woman left with broken bones after farm quad accident

Quad bikes can be a useful piece of equipment on any farm, but when not used properly it can lead to serious injury.

Farm Safety Week: Lanark woman left with broken bones after farm quad accident

Rural Life

8 years ago

29 farm workers killed on the job over last year

The figures were released to mark the start of Farm Safety Week (July 16-20) HSE has announced its latest report Great Britain 2017/2018.

29 farm workers killed on the job over last year

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