N.Ireland
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 to farming incidents,...
Farm Safety
Agri-Business
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...
Machinery
Quad drivers: Take note before you take off
When people think of farm vehicles, the first ones that come to mind are tractors and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). These...
Rural Life
Common hand injuries on the farm and how to avoid them
The British Society for Surgery of the Hand brings together multidisciplinary specialists to ensure patients with injured and disordered hands...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Mind your head as much as your body
Yesterday’s Farm Safety Week stories stressed the importance of protecting your head when you’re on a quad. But it’s not...
N.Ireland
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 letter urging farmers to take...
Rural Life
5 things you should think about every time you jump on the quad
This Farm Safety Week farmers are being asked to take a few minutes to consider how to make their workplace...
Rural Life
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 or with the...
Rural Life
29 farm workers killed on the job over last year
A total of 33 fatal injuries – including 29 farm worker deaths – were recorded on British farms over the...
Rural Life
JLS star lends backing to Farm Safety Week campaign
Former JLS star turned farmer JB Gill who now runs his own farm rearing pigs, turkeys and chickens near Kent,...
Rural Life
Mother speaks out about tragic farm accident to help others recognise the risks
At three years old, Linzi Nelson’s son, Stuart, had his life cut short in a tragic accident on their family...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: How to plan a safe school visit
Farms and crofts can often be dangerous places for children but, according to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), with...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Aberdeen farmer tells how kick left his ligaments 'like broken cables'
As this year’s Farm Safety Week gets underway from Monday, July 16 until Friday, July 20, farmers from across Scotland...
Opinion
It’s imperative to make safety a priority on our farms at all times
Farm Safety Week 2018 kicks-off next Monday. It’s taking place at a time of year when farmers and contractors will...
Rural Life
Massey Ferguson holds first rural youth farm safety workshop
Massey Ferguson recently held its first ever farm machinery safety workshop with members of Wales YFC. Eryri and Ynys Mon YFC...
Rural Life
New figures show continued focus on farm safety is needed
Disappointing rises in farm fatality levels have led to renewed calls for improvements in on-farm safety measures. Worker deaths from...
Machinery
Some 200 farm inspections set to focus on machinery
Approximately 200 farm inspections are set to take place as part of a two-week long campaign, with a special focus...
N.Ireland
9 things you should check every time you get in the cab
With slurry season well underway and silage time just around the corner – hopefully – the Health and Safety Executive...
