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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 2023 a safer year on our farms by working together.

Moving vehicles are the highest cause of deaths in British farming. These incidents account for 30% of all fatal injuries over the past 5 years.

That’s 48 avoidable tragedies that have destroyed families in the farming community. That’s why we’re asking farmers in England, Scotland and Wales to consider three simple areas of their daily farming activities.

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Safe farm

farmer walking down segragated walkway with tractor other side of barriers

Simple, practical advice for working safely with farm vehicles.

Make a small change today, it could save you, your farm and your family.

View our tips for making your farm safer

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Safe driver

Female farmer fastening her seatbelt in a farm vehicle

Being a safe driver costs nothing but can prevent a tragedy.

Pause, take a moment to be a safer driver.

View our simple steps for being a safer driver

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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.

View our tips for making vehicles safer

The power of change

We have created these campaign pages and 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 checklist for workers, share it with them and together discuss how to  keep everyone on the farm safe.

Simple steps to protect your farm and your future

For many, farming is a way of life. And with significant pressure on British farmers at the moment, we want to support the farming community to show that safety on the farm doesn’t need to be difficult or expensive.

Tiredness, time pressures and complacency can all play a part in life-changing incidents on the farm but there are simple steps you can take today to help keep you and everyone on your farm safe.

Act now, before it’s too late!

Take a moment to think about what would happen to your family and your farm if you were seriously injured and unable to work. Now is the time to act, before it’s too late.

When you start your daily routine today, consider the following three areas to stop your everyday activities costing you; your life, your independence, your farm or your family’s future. Follow our safe farm, safe driver, safe vehicle advice to help you plan the job and complete it safely.

Safe farm

Safe driver

Safe vehicle

Additional information and guidance on working safely on the farm

  • Legals

    Health and safety is a fundamental requirement of a sustainable farming business and should be regarded as an essential part of everyday farming life.

    Learn more about health and safety in agriculture

  • Guidance

    Guide to a safer farm. For further advice on a range of farming safety, download

    What a good farm looks like
  • 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.

    Everyone at work needs to know how to work safely.

*Further details about HSE statistics and the labour force survey can be found here:
Agriculture statistics 2022

Agriculture fatal injuries 2022
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