2019
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The TFA have renewed its pledge to the Farm Safety Partnership (FSP) charter. The aim of the partnership is too reduce farm, work place fatal accidents by 50% by 2023. We aim to achieve this through;
As part of our commitment to the FSP, we will be producing blog posts throughout the 2019 with top tips to improve farm safety in conjunction with the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and FSP.
Working with machinery and vehicles is an everyday necessity for farmers and in many cases these machines can pose a serious risk to users if not well maintained or looked after. Hands, hair and clothing can be caught by unguarded PTO shafts or other unguarded moving parts such as pulleys and belts.People can be injured by front-end loaders, falling from a moving tractor or being struck by its wheels.
Machinery and transport continue to be the main causes of life changing and death on farms. Over the past year, there has been some improvement in the numbers of farmers losing their lives however we have put together some top tips to improve safety when working with machinery.
Top Tips
For further advice on working with agricultural machinery and guide to best practices please visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/machinery/farm-vehicles.htm