Farm Safety News

This week marks Farm Safety Week. The annual campaign led and funded by the Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) has been raising awareness of the many dangers of working in the farming industry. 

With yellow health alerts in place for parts of the UK, and harvest getting underway on many farms, don’t forget to protect yourself in the hot weather.

Firefighters have tackled a large blaze involving 15 tonnes of straw, a lorry and trailers on the Essex-Suffolk border. 

An agricultural expert has warned farmers that they could face costly claims, fines and prosecutions if temporary workers employed during the busy harvesting season are inadequately trained and insured. 

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.