Exchange your dodgy ladder now. Ladder Exchange 2008 aims to highlight the risks associated
Category: Agriculture
Events in Scotland
A number of Health and safety related events are being held throughout Scotland in the next few
IOG SALTEX 2008
Windsor Racecourse, 2 - 4 September 2008, IOG SALTEX is the UK’s only outdoor event for the
Safety warning to farmers during harvest
HSE figures show that in the 10 year-period between 1997/98 to 2006/07 there were 399 fatal accidents
Top tips to safeguard our gamekeepers
As the Scottish grouse shooting season gets underway today – the Glorious 12th – the Health and
Keep your eyes peeled during tattie harvest
As Scotland celebrates the United Nation’s International Year of the Potato 2008 at a conference on
Keeping East Lothian blooming safe
The “North Berwick in Bloom” Committee has been busily putting the finishing touches to the East
Free - Arboriculture Safety and Health Awareness Day
Tuesday 2nd September 2008, Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston. The event is aimed at
Agriculture SHAD events
New dates are now available for agriculture Safety and Health awareness days (SHADS), find an
Kent farmers urged to properly maintain farm equipment
Over the last five years farm vehicles and machinery have been the cause of 22 major injuries
Child safety on farms
With the school holidays now underway, your child is in danger. Roger Nourish, Head of HSE’s
Keeping Warkworth blooming safe
The “Warkworth in Bloom” Committee has been busily putting the finishing
Noise emissions and exposure from mobile woodchippers
This report describes the noise measurement procedure and details the results of Mobile wood chipping equipment used in
Small reduction in fatal injuries at work no reason for complacency
Provisional figures of work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain issued by HSE reveal a slight reduction in 2007/08
Shetlands farmers and crofters are urged to attend safety event
HSE urges Shetlands crofters and farmers to attend a Safety Awareness Day in Lerwick on Wednesday 2 July. The event
Power-fed mobile wood chippers
Agriculture Information Sheet No 38, ‘Power-fed mobile wood chippers - Operator protection at infeed chutes’ has been
The high human cost of Scottish Fruit
Dr Paul Stollard, Health and Safety Executive Director Scotland, responds to a news article in the Scotsman on migrant
Farms in North East Scotland to face safety spot checks
HSE will next week begin an intensive inspection campaign that will take inspectors on to numerous farms and soft fruit
“Farmers face £6 bn bill for asbestos clean up”
HSE Chief Executive Geoffrey Podger responds to an article in the Telegragh on 25 May 2008, over the risks of asbestos.
Working in hot and cold environments
Information about how the temperature of the environment you work in can affect you and advice on how to manage it.

