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Health and safety is a fundamental requirement of a sustainable farming business and should be regarded as an essential part of everyday farming life.
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Safer British farms.
Agriculture consistently has the highest rate of deaths and and injuries of all sectors in Great Britain (per 100,000 workers). We want to make 2024 a safer year on our farms by working together.
We are supporting farmers to work safely with livestock, as well as simple vehicle safety tips, to help keep everyone on the farm safe.
That’s why we’re asking farmers in England, Scotland and Wales to consider these simple areas of their daily farming activities when working with livestock and farm vehicles.
Free resources to work safely
We have created these campaign pages and free assets to help make sure you consider all the risks and act now to protect everyone on your farm.
Workers that are new to the industry are at higher risk. Download our vehicle safety checklist for workers and our working safely with cattle checklist, share them with your workers and discuss how to keep everyone on the farm safe.
Working safely with livestock
The handler
Simple, practical advice for working safely with livestock.
Make a small change today, it could save you, your farm and your family.
The equipment
The equipment should be suitable for the tasks carried out and be arranged and used so that people and cattle are kept apart as much as possible.
The animal
Cattle should be handled with respect. Bulls can be territorial and cows with calves can be very protective of their young.
Follow a manual added link
Public access
Deaths or injuries to members of the public can occur when cattle are in fields with public access.
Working safely with vehicles
Follow a manual added link
Safe farm
It is important to keep people and moving vehicles apart to keep everyone safe.
These simple safety tips aim to help make farms safer.
Follow a manual added link
Safe driver
Being a safe driver costs nothing but can prevent a tragedy.
Pause, take a moment to be a safer driver.
Follow a manual added link
Safe vehicle
Simple, practical advice for working safely with farm vehicles.
Make a small change today, it could save you, your farm and your family.
Additional information and guidance on working safely on the farm
Training
Training is vital to help keep everyone safe. Before using any vehicle on a farm, it’s important you have been trained to use that specific vehicle safely.
Farming vehicles and machines are complex, there are a range of relevant training courses such as those run by training providers, agricultural colleges and manufacturers and dealers.
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Corporate Communications
2.2 Redgrave Court
Merton Rd
Bootle
L20 7HS
2.2 Redgrave Court
Merton Rd
Bootle
L20 7HS
