When a major campaign like Farm Safety Week draws to a close, it can a good time to reflect on the people, stories and statistics that illustrate why farming continues to struggle with its safety record and make a choice… To leave it there as one week in the year or to use it as
At our recent 10th anniversary conference, we challenged those attending, to stop talking and start taking action to address farming’s safety challenges. One organisation who attended the conference reached out – almost immediately – to say they had a plan and they wanted us to get involved. Marcus Potter, CEO at Lantra, one of the
On the final day of this year’s Farm Safety Week, we have highlighted the many challenges to farming safely, the learnings we can take from a near-miss and the far-reaching consequences of having a serious injury on the farm. We know that no workplace can be 100 per cent safe. We can not eliminate risk but
If you’ve only stumbled across Ioan Humphreys (@that_welsh_farmer) on Instagram, you could be easily forgiven for thinking that fitness and strength is not something he has ever had to worry about it. But if you’ve been following him for a while, you will know that, 12 months ago, Ioan suffered a serious health scare that
Over the years, we have seen machines getting bigger and technology replacing many of the physical activities associated with the job so, for many, farming is now a far less physically active career than it once was. The world of farming is undoubtedly changing and the profile of the industry has too. In 2019 women
Farming is an active occupation, fact. Farmers work long hours, often in physically demanding work and pride themselves on their strength and endurance, not only through the days, but through the years. They will look after their animals, ensuring they have the best care and highest level of attention when things aren’t quite right. Unfortunately,
Following Simon’s story, this feels like a good opportunity to learn more about farming’s silent killer… SEPSIS 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. That equates to five people every hour It may be
Today’s theme for Farm Safety Week is not about livestock or transport or even machinery. Today, we are highlighting some lesser-known dangers for those working outdoors. The first is that great big yellow orb in the sky that we see so little of but can cause BIG problems for those working under it. Did you
In addition to the tragic loss of life, there are an estimated 23,000 additional cases of long-term ill health and serious injuries to farm workers every year on GB farms according to HSE. James Bannister may be a familiar face in our industry as he is the past Chairman of the National Association of Agricultural
The title of the debut studio album by Irish band The Cranberries felt like an apt headline for today’s blog as underreporting accidents in farming is all too common. But why do we stay silent when bad things happen? There are a few common reasons for underreporting in health and safety and these are a