Comment by Alma Jordan – Founder AgriKids In 2014 news of the deaths of two young children on their family farms was to have profound impact on me. The deaths were in days of each other, I was heartbroken for the families and hoped that they had a strong network of friends and community around to support
Keeping children safe on farms has always been a challenge and it is an issue that has been debated for as long as Farm Safety Week has been running . Sadly, despite the best efforts of parents to keep their children safe, accidents can occur with tragic unpredictable events having far-reaching consequences and devastating results. One
With temperatures already in the mid to high 30s, this is a gentle reminder to take care in the heat. Working in agriculture means you spend a lot of time outside; and means you receive around 5-10 times the yearly sun exposure compared to people who work indoors. Whilst, Imperial College London research for the British
Comment by Stephanie Berkeley, Manager, Farm Safety Foundation The results are in and, according to the HSE Fatal Injuries in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing in GB Report 2021/22 published today, 25 people including a 9-year old child, lost their lives on our farms over the past year. This may be an improvement on last year’s
This week we have discussed the appalling safety record in the industry and also some of the ways we can start to improve things but are we really hearing the messages that are being shared? Today’s theme is the ‘health’ in Health & Safety and one area that we often overlook until it’s too late
Top Tips – Protect The Skin You’re In • Keep your top on when working. • Wear a hat with a brim or a flap that covers the ears and the back of the neck. • Stay in the shade whenever possible, during your breaks and especially at lunch time. • Use a high factor
Working in the sun could lead to one death and around five new cases of melanoma skin cancer a week in the UK. Whilst construction workers have the highest number of fatalities, working in agriculture is second highest and accounts for 23% of these deaths. That’s around one farm worker every month dying from skin
…but sun damage is no laughing matter. Agriculture is an industry where many workers don’t bother their doctor unless they are seriously ill so levels of ill-health are unclear. However, according to HSE, in 2020, 13,000 farm workers suffered from work-related ill health. Musculoskeletal injury (back pain, sprains or strains) is over three times the
In this guest blog, National Farmers Union Deputy President Stuart Roberts, outlines his thoughts and concerns for managing risks in the workplace, especially when that workplace is the great outdoors and shares his advice for ensuring you are minimising those risks to visitors. The past year has been challenging for all of us and for
As many of you know, we’re a charity set up by rural insurer NFU Mutual to raise awareness of farm safety and challenge the risk-taking behaviours that give farming the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK. Unfortunately, as this year’s Health and Safety Executive Fatal Injuries in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing for