Agriculture has the worst rate of deaths and injuries per 100,000 workers of all sectors in Great Britain.
With the significant pressure on British farmers, and a particularly busy period for many working in agriculture, our Work Right Agriculture. Your farm. Your future’ campaign offers advice, videos and downloads to help protect those working in agriculture.
Injured by animal is the most common cause of death in the most recent farming statistics published by HSE. Whilst calving is underway for many livestock farmers, we are highlighting key safety advice to prevent injuries in our working safely with livestock checklist.
We provide further advice for the 3 key areas:
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‘The handler’ should be trained and supervised until competent; be agile and in good health. Handling tasks should be planned in advance and incorporate safe ways of working.
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‘The equipment’ such as the crush, race, calving pens, yokes, gates etc should be suitable for the tasks carried out and be arranged and used so that people and cattle are kept apart as much as possible. Equipment should also be well maintained and work properly – all the time.
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‘The animal’ should be handled with respect. Bulls can be territorial and cows with calves can be very protective of their young. Consider having bulls ringed at about 10 months, and always use handling aids when moving them. Stock bulls should be kept in purpose made bull pens which meet specific requirements. Farmers should consider culling animals that are habitually aggressive or difficult to handle.
By working together with farmers and the farming community, we can make 2024 a safer year on our farms. Please show your support for the campaign by sharing our resources to your networks. You can:
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