Farm Safety

With a risk of serious injury from hitting underground pipes and cables, Linesearch BeforeUDig (LSBUD) managing director Richard Broome looks at the importance of adopting safe digging practices

Unsafely stored fertiliser caused a major explosion in Lebanon on Tuesday

Leaving the EU and its stringent ‘farming by calendar’ rules gives the UK an opportunity to improve farm safety, says County Armagh beef farmer John Henning.

Video-sharing website TikTok has investigated several ’dangerous’ driving videos produced by young farmers. 

Leading figures within the agricultural sector have highlighted mental health awareness training for individuals and businesses should be ‘compulsory’, in an effort to help those struggling within rural communities.

A woman and a 20-year-old man have been killed in two separate tractor incidents within 24 hours of each other.

Stephanie Berkeley, Farm Safety Foundation manager, reveals the top five safety apps voted for by farmers.

With one death and five new cases of skin cancer a week attributed to occupation UV exposure, farmers have been urged to protect themselves during the summer months.

With isolation and social distancing impacting farmers’ mental health, Stephanie Berkeley, Farm Safety Foundation manager, is calling on everyone to look out for each other in these challenging times.

The Farm Safety Foundation (FSF) has urged farmers to keep taking safety seriously following a 37.5 per cent decline in farm fatalities.