Farm Safety News

The Environment Agency (EA) is urging farmers to start their preparations now for winter slurry storage, and to contact the EA if they have any concerns.  

Suffolk Fire and Rescue crews were sent to Claydon, near Ipswich, following reports of a tractor being caught on fire. 

As farm workers across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire take to their fields to harvest crops, the region’s electricity distribution network operator is sharing a vital safety message. 

LOLER and PUWER checks are essential for safety and ensuring HSE compliance. Keith Short of Wessex Inspections, offers advice.

A man in his 80s died following a collision with a tractor near the Somerset-Dorset border. 

A Northamptonshire-based manufacturer of defibrillator and bleed control cabinets, bleed control kits and supplier of medical equipment, Turtle Defib Cabinets, has designed and engineered the first solar and wind powered defibrillator cabinet in the UK.

A Welsh livestock market has been fined over £80,000 following a tragic incident and the death of a 75-year-old man. 

Farmers and agricultural contractors have been warned to take extra measures before this year’s harvest to protect their farms against devastating fires.   

A tractor driver was taken to hospital after the trailer it was pulling overturned. 

A West Yorkshire farmer whose cattle trampled a man to death and left his wife paralysed has pleaded guilty to health and safety failings. 

Farmers are expected to be under more pressure than ever during harvest this year, as challenging weather delayed farm operations.

The recent tragic death of a schoolgirl in a mudslide in Darlington underlines the growing risks of extreme weather in rural areas.