In 2024, the Farm Safety Foundation will be celebrating 10 years of Yellow Wellies activities and action and we can’t quite believe it ourselves… We’ve got some big plans and, as always, we want YOU to get involved too. We’re looking to find three UK farmers who are ready to make a New Year’s Resolution
According to Brake, on average, someone is killed or seriously injured on UK roads every 16 minutes. Distraction remains one of the biggest causes of accidents, and one of the biggest causes of distractions is still mobile phones. In fact, research from Australia suggests that using a phone while driving makes you four times more
Are there any topics more hotly debated than which tractor is the best? And let’s not get started on quads vs mules. But, whether you are a John Deere diehard, a massive Massey fan, or like to crack on about Case (other brands are available), it’s important to understand who can use farm vehicles, and
This week marks the return of Brake’s annual Road Safety Week, and unsurprisingly it’s a cause close to our hearts. It’s been another rollercoaster year for our industry. From unprecedented weather to political challenges, we know that farmers from all sectors are fighting battles on multiple fronts. At these times it can be easy to
In 2017, NFYFC Chair of Council, Ed Ford approached us as he wanted to offer YFC members who were too young to study agriculture at college or not interested in furthering their studies, an opportunity to learn about farm safety, helping us in our aim to improve the attitudes and behaviours to risk-taking in the
In a week where we have acknowledged that farming continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK and Ireland, there may be a feeling emerging that this is something we are willing to accept. This could not be further from the truth and, like last year, we feel it is
Did you know? At least 245,000 in the UK are affected by sepsis each year and at least 48,000 people who develop sepsis lose their lives in sepsis-related illnesses every year? Sepsis is one of the oldest described illnesses (first described back in 400 BCE) but how much do we really know about this ‘silent
by Tina Morgan CFIOSH, Chair of IOSH Rural Industries Group Most people who work in agriculture and associated industries are aware of the safety risks like contact with moving machinery and equipment, falling from ladders or working with livestock, but how many are aware of the risks to their health from their everyday activities? Having
Over the past three years, we have seen an increasing number of members of the public enjoying the freedom of our beautiful countryside for rambling and walking their dogs. Unfortunately, the same period saw nine members of the public killed while walking near cattle. This year’s HSE Fatal Injuries in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing GB
Those of us who are a certain age will remember Jock, a character from legendary 80s TV show Dallas. He was the patriarch of a family business empire and lived on arguably the most famous farm in the world – Southfork… Fast forward 40 years and another Jock has a more modest empire in Dallas