Agri-Business
Construction firm fined £150,000 after worker fell through farm building roof
A construction company has been sentenced after a worker was injured while demolishing a farm building. South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court...
HSE
Agri-Business
Orkney cheese firm fined £8,000 after employee fell through roof
A Scottish islands cheese company has been fined £8,000 after an employee was seriously injured after falling through a fragile...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Aberdeen farmer tells how kick left his ligaments 'like broken cables'
As this year’s Farm Safety Week gets underway from Monday, July 16 until Friday, July 20, farmers from across Scotland...
Rural Life
New figures show continued focus on farm safety is needed
Disappointing rises in farm fatality levels have led to renewed calls for improvements in on-farm safety measures. Worker deaths from...
N.Ireland
Reports of farm accident 'inaccurate'
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has confirmed that media reports referencing an accident involving a slurry tank are “inaccurate”....