Other
McCain Foods fined £700k after employee loses fingers in machine
McCain Foods has been fined £700,000 after one of its employees lost two of his fingers following an incident at...
HSE
Pig/Poultry
Egg supplier fined £223k after HGV crushes teen against a wall
Egg supplier Sunrise Poultry Farms has been fined £233,000 after a 19-year-old was crushed between a heavy goods vehicle (HGV)...
Agri-Business
HSE inspectors to visit farms across GB to assess safety requirements
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will visit farms across Great Britain from this week to check compliance...
Other
Food processing company fined £20k after worker's arm crushed in machine
A food processing company has been fined £20,000 after a worker’s arm was drawn into machinery and seriously injured. 58-year-old...
Other
Farm business fined £60k following fatal electrocution
A farm has been fined £60,000 following the the death of a man who was electrocuted on the site while...
N.Ireland
Health services cross-border exercise to prepare for bird flu
Today (Tuesday, June 13), health services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland led an exercise to enhance cross-border...
N.Ireland
UK landowner fined after people ‘seriously injured’ by cattle attacks
A UK landowner has been fined £15,000 after members of the public were “seriously injured” by cattle while walking along...
Agri Politics
UK pesticides committee seeks new members and chair
The UK’s Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) is looking to appoint new members, as well as a new chair. The...
Agri-Business
Thousands of agri workers suffer from work-related health issues - HSE
Figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have shown that 12,000 workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing suffered from...
Other
Dairy farm fined over £60k after worker fell through roof
A Bodmin dairy farm has been fined over £60,000 after one of its workers sustained injuries when he fell more...
Rural Life
HSE urges public and farmers to prioritse safety around cattle this Easter
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned those planning to take a trip into the British countryside this Easter...
N.Ireland
Farmer fined after dog walker thrown and trampled by his cow
A farmer in the UK has been fined after a dog walker was thrown 8ft into the air by one...
Agri-Business
HSE launches farm-vehicle safety campaign
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today (Monday, March 13) launched a farm-vehicle safety campaign aimed at reducing farm...
Rural Life
One dead and another seriously injured in Welsh farm incident
One man has died and another 42-year-old man has been seriously injured in a farm incident in Wales. Dyfed-Powys Police...
Agri-Business
123 killed in work-related accidents in 2021/22 - HSE
123 workers were killed in work-related accidents in 2021/22 and a further 565,000 workers sustained a non-fatal injury, according to...
Rural Life
Elderly man 'seriously injured' by escaped cow from mart
An elderly man has been airlifted to Cardiff University Hospital of Wales with ‘serious injuries’ after being attacked by an...
Other
HSE worker's stress campaign signs new partner
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has joined the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE’s) Working Minds campaign, which...
Other
HSE urges farm families to be safe this half-term
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging farm families to keep their children safe this half-term. As schools across...
