Keep visitors safe on your farm
Health and Safety Execu tive (HSE) ad vice on: Preventing or controlling ill health from animal contact at visitor attractions or open farms All animals naturally carry a range of microorganisms, some of which...
Category: Farm Safety
Make sure you comply with health and safety regulations
FARMeRS and those working in the agricultural industry need to ensure that farm safety remains on their priority list for the coming year and that they comply with the relevant health and safety regulations,...
Metabolic profiling of ewes can improve feed efficiency and production
by Cate Williams, Farming Connect Knowledge Exchange Hub, IBERS, Aberystwyth University The time just before and after birth is an extremely demanding time for ewes in terms of energy – producing milk and colostrum...
Advice on how to prevent falls when working at height
Falls are the second highest cause of death in agriculture – every year at least eight people die falling from a height. Those who survive suffer broken bones and worse. Falls often happen from...
Being safe on farm should be a priority at all times
Being safe on farm and reducing the high level of life changing incidents should be a priority for all who live and set foot on farm holdings. In the last ten years, 388 farmers,...
Please stop, think, stay safe
Challenging and changing the attitudes of farmers in Wales – new campaign aims to reduce the risks of life-ending or life-changing farm accidents The Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP), of which the FUW is...
Simple safety for ATV users
WhEn you think of a farmer’s vehicles, the first ones that come to mind are tractors and all-terrain vehicles (ATV). These are the cornerstone of any farm, however, what an ATV offers compared to...
Funding for farm safety welcomed by FUW
“The FUW is a longstanding partner of the Wales Farm Safety Partnership and will continue to promote best practices in line with Health and Safety Executive Guidelines.” ThE announcement that the Wales Farm Safety...
Do you know what your obligations are when it comes to public footpaths?
by Bernard Griffiths, FUW policy officer It’s summertime and many people will be out and about walking the countryside. Some of course, will be using public footpaths that cross your farm land. But where...
Please don’t become a farming fatality statistic
by Glyn Roberts, FUW president In the last ten years, 388 farmers, their family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms and of these, 38 were in Wales. Thousands more have...
