National Grid issue safety plea of ‘look out, look up’ to farmers
This Farm Safety Week (22 – 26 July), farmers across the country are being urged to ‘look out, look up’, and stay safe around electrical equipment to avoid the risk of accidents. Every year, National Grid Electricity Distribution – the electricity operator for the Midlands, South West and South Wales – is called to incidents […]
Advice and guidance offered to public during Farm Safety Week
The Yellow Wellies campaign will publish a range of themed practical advice and guidance for farmers each day of Farm Safety Week (30th June-4th July). On each day of Farm Safety Week, farmers will be asked to spend five minutes checking over the safety of some of the operations which regularly cause accidents on farms […]
Protecting children on farms
HSE has revised and improved guidance aimed at reducing child deaths on farms and providing essential information on keeping children safe. The leaflet contains practical advice and guidance on how to comply with the law in a simple and clearer format. It can be downloaded free from the HSE website at http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg472.pdf Graeme Walker, Head […]
