Posted by Sally on May 9th, 2009 in Farm Safety, Farming Issues
Having just returned from a week with food poisoning I was so saddened to be informed of yet another tragic fatal accident in the farming community.
A father of three was killed on his farm while fixing his Kramer loader. My deepest sympathies go to his wife and young children.
There are two tragedies here, first obviously [...]
“Make the Promise, Come Home Safe” Campaign Launched by HSE
Posted by Sally on January 2nd, 2009 in Farm Safety, Farming Issues, Rural Resources
Today sees the launch of the HSE’s “Make the Promise, Come Home Safe” campaign and will see 70,000 information packs delivered to farmers and agricultural workers throughout Britain during January 2009.
The Health and Safety Executive will spend this month trying to make farmers and agricultural workers stop and think about how they can work differently [...]