Farm Safety News

Farmers have been reminded that the good state of brakes in their machinery is something that they cannot ignore. TotalKare has explained how an agricultural brake tester can help farmers cut down the costs and keep their vehicles, team and the public safe.

Farm fires were larger-scale and costlier in nature last year, new figures from NFU Mutual have revealed. The issue is sparking calls for farmers to review and update fire prevention measures.  

Every road victim deserves the very highest standard of support, says Brake, as it puts road victims at the heart of Road Safety Week 2024. 

A Scottish company has been fined £80,000 after an agricultural engineer sustained a fractured skull at its site in Glasgow. 

A substantial number of livestock has been killed and two barns with equipment were destroyed in a blaze, leaving a Guisborough farm owner “devastated”. 

Sugar beet fell from a lorry, damaging a car in a Norfolk village. The incident happened on Tuesday morning, 22nd October, near Lingwood, located approximately eight miles east of Norwich. 

A four-year-old boy died at the farm in Tynreithin after he was thrown over the handles of an antique garden roller, an inquest heard. 

Farmers have been warned to protect themselves and their farms as Storm Ashley is set to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK. 

A Cheshire farm owner was fined after a man fell from a forklift truck while attempting to repair the roof of a packing shed and died. 

A photo of cows was the last thing a 29-year-old woman sent to her mother before she was trampled to death, an inquest has heard. 

Shropshire firefighters have shared an update on a person who suffered burn injuries following a barn fire near Telford. 

The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) is asking contractors and farmers why they would not wear an ATV helmet. In a follow-up to the #WearItandShareIt campaign when the NAAC invited social media users to photos of themselves wearing a helmet, this new campaign emphasises there really are no excuses.