Farm Safety News

As farmers begin the harvest season and agricultural traffic increases, all countryside road users are being warned to take extra care over the coming months. 

The Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) has raised serious concerns over the recent decision made by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to halt farm safety inspections.

ATVTrac, the dedicated security machinery tracking specialist, is continuing its mission to get farmers and landowners to take security and safety more seriously, as machinery theft continues to rise across many regions of the country.

A Cornwall farmworker was recently killed in an ‘industrial incident’, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.

A huge blaze destroyed nine acres of field in the Nailsbourne area, near Taunton in Somerset.

A Wiveliscombe farm has suffered £100,000 worth of damage during a deliberate barn fire. 

A Lancashire family paid tribute to a “beautiful, kind and lovely” teenager who was tragically killed in a farm bike crash last Saturday.

Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is urging farmers to follow five steps to prevent lead and copper poisoning this grazing season.

Two men died after an ‘industrial incident’ at a Cambridgeshire farm, where both parties were tragically crushed by straw bales. 

Farmers and landowners are risking heavy fines and even imprisonment if they fail to meet their legal duties regarding health and safety on building and refurbishment projects. Johnstruct Ltd director, Mark Allen, provides some guidance.

The father of a three-year-old boy who died after being struck by a small tractor on a Tottington farm has been charged with manslaughter. 

In the UK, the safe storage of chemicals – especially in the farming industry – has taken on an increasingly critical role. Jane Billing of Billie Box shares the current trends, risks and necessary compliance measures for effective chemical storage.