Farm Safety Series: Farmers must do more to protect children from the dangers of farming

No child should die as a result of failure to control risk on GB farms, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) principal inspector Wayne Owen has said.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 5 min read
Farm Safety Series: Farmers must do more to protect children from the dangers of farming

No child should die as a result of failure to control risk on GB farms, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) principal inspector Wayne Owen has said. Eight children were killed on GB farms in the last...

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