This event is aimed at agricultural machinery suppliers to improve awareness of health and
Category: Agriculture
Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens meeting
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
ACDP advises the Health and Safety Commission, the Health and Safety Executive, Health
Farm and croft safety and health awareness days
Friday, October 13, 2006
Aimed at farmers and crofters, to raise awareness of the main health and safety risks on
Cattle and public access in England, Wales and Scotland - AIS17
Monday, September 25, 2006
These information sheets describes the regulations and major potential hazards to workers or to members of the public associated with keeping cattle, including bulls in fields where the public has access. They suggests reasonably practicable ways of controlling those hazards.
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Steep slope working in forestry - AFAG705
Monday, September 25, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe work practices to be followed when harvesting and extracting trees on steep or difficult ground.
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Migrant workers: Injury and ill health statistics in agriculture
Friday, September 8, 2006
Lack of information about the size of the migrant working population in the industry, the limitations of existing statutory and other reporting systems and associated, gross under-reporting of work-related injury and ill health in the industry means it is impossible to estimate the potential contribution of these workers to the reported injury and ill health [...]
Electrical utility arboriculture. AFAG404
Thursday, September 7, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed by those working specifically for and on behalf of Network Operators (NOs) undertaking routine and emergency tree-work operations near energised and de-energised overhead power lines.
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Agriculture E-bulletin – Issue No. 4
Monday, September 4, 2006
Fourth edition of HSE’s Agriculture E-bulletin - a free regular update of news and information from the Health & Safety Executive, keeping you informed of the latest issues affecting agriculture and it’s associated industries.
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Event in Scotland, 11 October 2006 - Outdoor amenities - LA and HSE Working Together: event in Scotland, 11 October 2006 -
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
This event will be held from 9.30am at Borders Showground in Kelso. It is aimed at those who work outdoors to raise awareness of the dangers of working with all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and pesticides. It will also provide advice on falls from height, occupational health legislation and operating equipment.
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Fatal injuries report 2005/06 and HSE’s priorities for farming
Monday, August 21, 2006
Figures published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in its annual report, ‘Fatal injuries in farming, forestry and horticulture 2005/06′ show that 45 people were killed as a result of farming and other agriculture-related activities in 2005/06.
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SIM 01/2006/03: Supply of second-hand machinery
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Agricultural machinery is traded in a number of ways from dealerships through to auctions, the internet
Chainsaw cross-cutting and manual stacking - AFAG 304
Friday, August 11, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be used when crosscutting and stacking timber. For guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE), the machine, preparing to work, maintenance, fuelling and starting procedures see AFAG leaflet 301 Using petrol driven chainsaws.
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ATV quad bikes - AFAG701
Friday, August 11, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be adopted when using a sit-astride all-terrain vehicle (ATV), often known as an ATV quad bike.
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Scotland Events - 10 October 2006 - Engaging Arboriculture Contractors Workshop
Thursday, August 3, 2006
This event is being held at 9.30am in the Burrell Conference Facility, Pollock Park, Glasgow in partnership with the Arboriculture Association. The purpose of the workshop is to inform organisations of their legal obligations when appointing contractors; guidance on the selection of contractors and what to look for when monitoring contractors.
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INDG404 - Drive away bad backs - Advice for mobile machine operators and drivers - Translated into Polish
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Mobile machine operators and drivers often report back pain. This can have many causes, not all related to work. But back pain may be made worse by driving for a long time in a poorly adjusted seat, jolting and jarring from rough roads (whole-body vibration) and by manual handling. Translated into Polish.
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AFAG 704 Excavators in tree work
Thursday, July 13, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed when operating tracked 360 degree excavators and walking excavators in forestry and other tree work. For guidance on specific operations involving excavator base units see AFAG leaflets 204 Flails and mulchers in tree work, 504 Extraction by cable crane, 603 Mechanical harvesting, and 605 Mechanical roadside [...]
AFAG 204 Flails and mulchers in tree work
Thursday, July 13, 2006
This leaflet covers the safe working practices to be followed when operating front-, rear- or arm-mounted flails and mulchers in forestry and other tree work. The flail or mulcher may be part of a purposebuilt machine or mounted on and powered by a tractor, excavator or other suitable base vehicle.
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AS23(rev3) - Manual handling solutions - Leaflet
Monday, July 10, 2006
Back, neck and limb disorders are the most common types of ill health in agriculture. Many of these disorders are related to manual handling tasks. This leaflet describes the causes of manual handling health problems, explains how to assess the risk, outlines steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of injury and preparations [...]
INDG125(rev1) - Handling and stacking bales in agriculture - Leaflet
Monday, July 10, 2006
This leaflet offers practical safety advice to all those involved in the handling and transporting of baled fodder and straw. It deals with the collection, loading, transporting and stacking of conventional bales, round bales and big/high-density bales.
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The Biocidal Products Directive - frequently asked questions
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) gives a formal definition of a biocidal product as: “Active substances and preparations containing one or more active substances, put up in the form in which they are supplied to the user, intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, prevent the action of, or otherwise exert a controlling effect on any [...]
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