Rural Life
Wales appoints 2 new farm safety ambassadors
Two new farm safety ambassadors have been appointed to promote health and safety awareness on farms across Wales. Alun Elidyr...
Farm Safety
Rural Life
3 in 5 farm vets report being injured on the job in the last year
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging farmers and veterinarians to develop robust on-farm health and safety procedures after it...
Rural Life
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 in...
Rural Life
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...
Rural Life
4-year-old boy killed in Lancashire farm accident
The family of a four-year-old boy tragically killed in a farm accident Lancashire have said tractors and animals were his...
Rural Life
Industry fatality figures: 32 killed on UK farms in 2018-19
32 people lost their lives working on British farms over the last 12 months new figures released today show. The...
Rural Life
Farmer fined after worker dies from roof fall
A farmer has been fined following a worker’s fatal fall through the fragile roof of a milking parlour. Mold Magistrates’...
Rural Life
Paramedic: ‘Don’t put the farm work above your own health’
One of the UK’s highest honoured air ambulance paramedics has spoken of his admiration for Northern Ireland’s farming community –...
Rural Life
New body vies to tackle the challenges of rural health and care
A new membership organisation, dedicated to rural health and care across England, has been launched. The new Rural Health &...
Agri-Business
HSE warns farmers of livestock risks as inspection regime starts
Farmers are being told they must pay closer attention to health and safety ahead of upcoming inspections. The Health and...
Rural Life
FSP launches second phase of farm safety campaign
The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) is launching the second phase of its farm safety campaign, which now brings livestock handling...
Rural Life
Cornwall unveils plans to develop England’s first Farming Health Hub
Plans have been unveiled to set up a new Farming Health Hub in Cornwall to provide a single source of...
Rural Life
79-year-old man dies on Suffolk farm
A 79-year-old man has died on a farm in Suffolk in what has been dubbed an “industrial incident”. Emergency services...
N.Ireland
NI survey to delve deep into on-farm safety practices
A survey has been launched to capture the reality of farm safety attitudes across Northern Ireland. Facilitated by Northern Ireland’s...
Agri-Business
Study to explore the mental health of Scotland’s farmers
Researchers at Robert Gordon University are set to explore and enhance the mental health of Scotland’s farming population as part...
Agri-Business
New campaign aims to halve number of farm deaths by 2023
A new campaign to improve farm safety hopes to slash the number of farm fatalities by half in just four...
Rural Life
HSE launches New Year farm safety crackdown
Farmers are being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage farm safety risks or face serious penalties....
Agri-Business
Workshop foreman fined after running over farm worker in a tractor
A workshop foreman has been fined £1,200 after he struck a farm worker whilst driving a tractor. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court...
