Farm Safety News

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.

A woman was injured by a vintage tractor after her four-year-old son accidentally started the machine at a farming charity event.

A brewery worker has suffered serious burns following an explosion at a brewing facility in Cumbria.

Agricultural engineer Keith Short currently heads up the team at Wessex Engineering Inspection Services, ensuring plant, agricultural and construction machinery are HSE compliant. He offers Farmers Guide readers the following advice on how to ensure telehandlers and loaders are safe and HSE compliant.

A Kent-based farming business has been fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for breaches that placed employees at risk over many years, including an escaped bull.