Rural Life
Man given community order for bringing grandchild on tractor
A man has been given a 12 month community order after he was spotted with one of his grandchildren in...
HSE
Agri-Business
Sussex body fined after dog walker struck by tree suffers brain injury
A body that manages a major forest in East Sussex has been fined £8,000 after a husband and wife out...
Agri-Business
'Incidents are happening too frequently' in farming - injury lawyer
A personal injury lawyer has said “incidents are happening too frequently” in farming, and more needs to be done to...
Agri-Business
Farm health and safety should not just be a 'box-ticking exercise'
Staff specialist REAL Success has said farm health and safety is not just a “box-ticking exercise”, and needs to be...
Other
Welsh livestock market fined £75k after man trampled by a cow
A livestock market in Wales has been fined £75,000 after a man was trampled by a cow that had escaped,...
Agri-Business
HSE calls on farmers to keep visitors safe ahead of Open Farm Sunday
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is calling on farmers to do all they can to make sure those visiting...
Agri-Business
Visitors become unwell after trips to Worcestershire open farm
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is following reports of people becoming unwell with diarrhoea and vomiting after visiting Gannow...
Agri-Business
Man 'trampled to death' by cattle while wife is left paralysed - HSE
A farmer has been given a suspended jail sentence after his cattle “trampled a man to death” and left his...
Agri-Business
Farm fined £36k after man is 'crushed' by 5 hay bales
A farming partnership in Surrey has been fined £36,000 after a man was “crushed” by five hay bales, which toppled...
Agri-Business
Farm fined £12,000 for 'multiple' health and safety breaches
A farming business in Faversham, Kent has been fined for “multiple health and safety breaches” which placed employees and others...
Agri-Business
FSP raises concerns after HSE halt farm safety inspections
The FSP (Farm Safety Partnership) has raised serious concerns over the recent decision by the HSE (Health and Safety Executive)...
Agri-Business
Veg producer fined over £70k after employee's leg is amputated
A company that grows mushrooms has been fined over £70,000 after an employee’s leg became trapped in a machine and...
Agri-Business
Horticulture company fined after lorry driver suffers third degree burns
A horticulture company has been fined £3,000 after a lorry driver suffered third degree burns on his body while making...
Agri-Business
HSE reminds walkers to be cautious around cattle this Easter
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a reminder to countryside walkers to exercise caution around cattle this Easter....
Rural Life
HSE safety campaign focuses on dangers of livestock
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has relaunched its ‘Your Farm, Your Future’ campaign with a focus on the dangers...
Agri-Business
Farmer fined over £5k after woman is 'trampled' by cows
A farmer has been ordered to pay costs totalling over £5,000 after a woman was “trampled” by more than a...
Other
Farming business fined after woman killed in cow attack
A farming business has been fined after a woman was killed after being butted several times by a cow. 61-year-old...
Rural Life
Farmer fined after man thought he was 'going to die' in cattle attack
A Devon farmer has been fined after a man feared for his life during a cattle attack while walking his...
