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Pesticide incidents report 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

HSE — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:10:39 +0000

This report provides information on incidents and complaints involving pesticides investigated by the Field Operations Directorate (FOD) of HSE between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009.

The report comprises statistical information on complaints and enforcement, a report on alleged ill-health incidents reviewed by HSE’s Pesticide Incidents Appraisal Panel (PIAP) and environmental and other complaints not alleging ill health.

View full pesticide incidents report 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2009

Fife farmers urged to sign up for safety event

HSE — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:45:03 +0000

Farmers from across Fife are being encouraged to attend an event that will arm them with the advice they need to make their farms safe places to work and help reduce accidents.

HSE is running a free Agriculture Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) next week (19 November) as a way for those working on farms get practical advice from LANTRA instructors with an industry background.

View press release ‘Fife farmers urged to sign up for safety event’

South West Scotland farmers urged to sign up for safety event

HSE — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:35:44 +0000

Farmers from across Dumfries and Galloway are being encouraged to attend an event that will arm them with the advice they need to make their farms safe places to work and help reduce accidents.

HSE is running a free Agriculture Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) next week (17-18 November) as a way for those working on farms get practical advice from LANTRA instructors with an industry background.

View press release ‘South West Scotland farmers urged to sign up for safety event’

Safety guidance offered after tractor deaths

HSE — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:52:56 +0000

Updated, simple, step-by-step guidance on tractor safety is now available for farmers.

Published HSE, it follows a number of recent deaths involving tractors, including a 39-year-old worker who died in East Yorkshire last month while apparently trying to fix a machine with the tractor running and a 46-year-old Scottish man who died in August after his tractor overturned into a ditch.

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Rationale, aims and objectives for visits by local authorities and HSE to open farms

HSE — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:23:23 +0000

On 12 September 2009 the Health Protection Agency (the Agency) announced that Godstone Farm in Surrey had been closed to visitors whilst an investigation was carried out into an outbreak of E.coli O157 among people who had visited the farm in August. Godstone Farm is an open1 or ‘petting’ farm…

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Local Authority Circular - E.coli O157 Outbreak - August / September 2009

HSE — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:40:36 +0000

This circular provides information on outbreaks of E.coli O157 reported by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) at open farms (i.e. farms which invite members of the public to visit and which facilitate direct contact with animals) in Surrey and elsewhere during August/September 2009.

It also provides guidance on the action to be taken by HSE Inspectors and Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in local authorities (LAs) in carrying out the programme of visits to open farms as requested by the HPA.

View full Local Authority Circular ‘E.coli O157 Outbreak - August / September 2009′

HSE board member honoured with lifetime achievement award

HSE — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:05:18 +0000

The Health and Safety Executive’s longest serving board member, Judith Donovan, has been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The agriculture and small business champion, who is in the final year of her maximum 10-year term with HSE, has been honoured by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) for her work in these areas.

View press release HSE board member honoured with lifetime achievement award

Safety and health awareness day in Billericay to help prevent farmyard accidents

HSE — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:40:12 +0000

Farmers across Essex will attend a Safety and Health Awareness Day (SHAD) this week to help them prevent agricultural accidents.

HSE is holding the free event at Barleylands Farm, Billericay on Thursday (October 22) in a bid to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by farmyard incidents.

View press release safety and health awareness day in Billericay to help prevent farmyard accidents

Agriculture e-Bulletin

HSE — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:40:15 +0000

Latest eBulletin now available, covers “Make the Promise” campaign and eColi health alert. Keep up to date with the latest news and information on agriculture via a free regular email bulletin.

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Safety warning after Lancashire workers get 11,000-volt shock

HSE — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:53 +0000

Outdoor workers in Lancashire are being urged to take extra care near overhead electricity lines after two men suffered 11,000-volt electric shocks and burns.

View safety warning after Lancashire workers get 11,000-volt shock press release

HSE warns employers after two teenagers injured by electric shocks

HSE — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:45:04 +0000

HSE has warned companies to ensure they look after young workers, after two Norfolk teenagers suffered electric shocks while working on a farm near Thetford.

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Merseyside motorcyclist’s life-threatening injuries prompt farm safety warning

HSE — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:30:13 +0000

Farmers in Merseyside are being urged to make sure that the public are not put at risk by their work, after a St Helens motorcyclist suffered life-threatening injuries.

View life-threatening injuries after arms of a crop-spraying trailer collide with motorbike press release

E.coli 0157: Health Alert - avoiding ill health at open farms

HSE — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:01:01 +0000

Following the recent outbreak of E.coli 0157 linked to a visitor farm attraction in Surrey, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is issuing this alert to remind farmers about the sensible and practical steps they need to take to reduce the risk of ill health to visitors.

Read the E.coli 0157: Health Alert in full

HSE marks 35 years

HSE — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:37:24 +0000

The number of employees being killed or injured at work is at its lowest level since the inception of the modern health and safety system 35 years ago.

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HSE issues farm machinery safety reminder

HSE — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:01:22 +0000

HSE today issued a reminder to farmers and farm workers on the dangers of tractor farm machinery following a safety competition.

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Vulnerable workers in agriculture

HSE — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:00:26 +0000

Terms of reference for the Vulnerable Workers Project Group and Terms of reference and meeting papers for it’s predecessor, the casual, temporary and migrant working project, are now available.

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Agriculture Safety and Health Awareness Days in Scotland

HSE — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:32:46 +0000

HSE is running a number of Agricultural SHADs targeted at small farms with employees and self employed farmers. The event will cover 6 scenarios - Quads, Work at height, Tractor Safety ,Manual Handling , Animal Handling, and Occupational Health.

View health and safety related events being held throughout Scotland

Do you work with trees?

HSE — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:38:20 +0000

Working with trees can be dangerous. Most injuries happen when using a chainsaw to fell trees, but there are other causes for serious injuries in the arboricultural and forestry industries. This new website from the Health and Safety Executive tells you what the risks are and how to avoid them. The site provides lots of practical advice, videos and case studies for workers and employers. If you are a tree surgeon, forestry worker, chainsaw operator, landowner, estate worker or a forestry works manager, this site is for you.

Visit the new health and safety for tree workers website

Livestock Project Group papers

HSE — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:33:23 +0000

The agenda and papers for the meeting of the Livestock Project Group held on 26 June 2009 are now available.

View livestock project group papers

Employers - take proper precautions to prevent falls

HSE — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:23 +0000

Employers are being warned to take correct precautions when their staff work at height, after a farm employee sustained serious injuries when he fell nearly 5 metres through a roof he was working on.

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