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    HSE Agriculture ebulletin: ‘Your farm. Your future’ campaign launched 2023-03-13

    HSE focus on workplace transport safety Agriculture has the worst rate of deaths and injuries (per 100,000 workers) of all sectors in Great Britain. Incidents involving vehicles are the number one cause of deaths on British farms, killing 48 people in the past 5 years. HSE has launched the...
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    Agriculture ebulletin: Keep children safe on farms this summer 2022-08-15

    HSE Agriculture ebulletin Issued: 15 August 2022 With schools closed for the summer holidays, more children will be staying at home on the farm and HSE is reminding farmers that children should be kept safely away from any work activities. Keep children safe on farms this summer: your...
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    HSE e-Bulletin - dangers of emergency tree work Issued: 21 February 2022

    Fallen trees and branches are again causing a lot of disruption. Following our previous e-bulletin in the aftermath of Storm Arwen, HSE is again reminding people that emergency tree work is dangerous and should only be undertaken by experienced professionals. Extreme weather conditions have...
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    Manual handling assessment charts (the MAC tool) 2019 ISBN: 9780717667109

    The Manual Handling Assessment Charts (MAC) is a tool to help users identify high-risk workplace manual handling activities. Employers and safety representatives can use the tool to assess the risks posed by lifting, carrying and team manual handling activities. It will help you understand...
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    Agriculture - Manual handling 2022-01-03

    Agriculture - Manual handling What you need to do... The law requires you to avoid undertaking hazardous manual handling where reasonably practicable, to assess the risks from any hazardous manual handling where it cannot be avoided, and to take action to reduce these risks. The key issues are...
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    Working safely near overhead electricity power lines 2012

    This HSE information sheet is for employers of people who work on agricultural machinery or equipment. If machinery comes into contact with a live overhead electricity power line, anyone touching it risks a serious or fatal electric shock. The guidance gives advice on reducing the risks of...
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    Working with chainsaws INDG317(rev2)

    Working with chainsaws What you need to know Chainsaws are potentially dangerous machines which can cause fatal or major injuries if not used correctly. It is essential that anyone who uses a chainsaw at work should have received adequate training and be competent in using a chainsaw for the...
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    Dangers of emergency tree work 14 December 2021

    Dangers of emergency tree work Issued: 14 December 2021 Fallen trees and branches have caused a lot of disruption, but it’s important to remember that emergency tree work is dangerous and should only be undertaken by experienced professionals. Read below for more information. Extreme weather...
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    Guidance on the requirements of the Plant Protection Products 2012 No. 1657

    The Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 (PDF) (S.I.2012/1657), ("the Regulations") came into force on 18 July 2012 and transpose the Sustainable Use Directive, 2009/128/EC, ("the Directive") in relation to the use of pesticides that are plant protection products (PPPs)...
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    HSE Working Minds campaign launched

    HSE Agriculture e-Bulletin Issued: 25 November 2021 Agriculture is one of five sectors that will be specifically targeted in a new campaign aimed at helping small businesses with easy to implement advice, including simple steps to introduce the principles of the stress management standards...
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    Power take-offs and power take-off drive shafts AS24

    Power take-offs and power take-off drive shafts Date of publication:2013ISBN:N/ASeries code:AIS40 This revised leaflet was previously published in the Agriculture Safety series as AS24. It is aimed at all users of PTO-driven equipment. Every year people are killed or seriously injured in...
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    What a good farm looks like 2021-08-26

    This guide will help you and other farmers understand the common risks to health and safety on farms. By following this guide, you will know what you can do to control common risks. You'll be more likely to comply with the law and understand what a good farm looks like. This will help prevent...
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    Children and public safety INDG472

    Children and public safety What you need to know... Every year children are killed during agricultural work activities. People often believe that farm children understand farm risks, but most children who die in farm incidents are family members. A few straightforward steps, and proper...
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    Preventing accidents to children on farms INDG472

    Agriculture has one of the highest fatal injury rates of any industry in Great Britain, but is the only high-risk industry that has to deal with the constant presence of children. Farms are homes as well as workplaces, and visitors, including children, may also be present on farms. Children and...
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    Managing Livestock 2021-08-18

    Livestock What you need to do… The law requires you to assess and control risks from work activities so far as is reasonably practicable. Here we show how you can improve your livestock handling system and make it safer and more efficient. The key issues are: What you need to know... Handling...
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