Agriculture – Tractors and farm vehicles

The law says vehicles (tractors, farm vehicles and workplace transport) should be able to move around safely, be properly maintained and operators should be adequately trained. this page outlines what you need to do and what you need to know.

Farm owner fined after overlooking legal requirements

The owner of a Bedfordshire farm has been prosecuted for failing to complete legally required documentation in relation to safe working near overhead power cables.

Kent farmer prosecuted for pesticide failings

A Kent farmer has been prosecuted for storing and using an illegal pesticide that was sprayed on a crop of pears.

Shropshire egg supplier fined for worker’s fall

A Shropshire egg supplier has been prosecuted after a female worker suffered serious foot injuries falling through a hole in the floor of a poultry barn.

Firm fined after worker’s fall from forklift

A North Devon farming business has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker fractured his skull falling from the prong of a forklift truck at an animal feed mill.

Church Broughton man fined after worker seriously injured

A Church Broughton man has been fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries when his quad bike overturned at a farm in Derbyshire.

Farming partnership fined after two workers severely injured

A Montrose farming partnership has been fined after two agricultural workers were severely injured when a telescopic handler went out of control, fell down a steep bank and came to rest at the top of a cliff.

Farming partnership fined after two workers severely injured

A Montrose farming partnership has been fined after two agricultural workers were severely injured when a telescopic handler went out of control, fell down a steep bank and came to rest at the top of a cliff.

Worksop man fined after death of worker

A Worksop man has been fined after an employee was crushed to death when a tractor overturned and landed on him.

Animal feed firm sentenced over finger loss

A Lancashire animal feed firm has been sentenced after an employee lost one of his fingers in machinery.

Animal feed firm sentenced over finger loss

A Lancashire animal feed firm has been sentenced after an employee lost one of his fingers in machinery.

Dorset dairy company fined after worker’s arm crushed

A Dorset dairy has been prosecuted after an employee was injured when his arm was pulled into a slurry separator.

Worker lost arm in unguarded farm machinery

A worker employed to clear out an industrial chicken shed lost his arm after it became trapped in unguarded machinery.

COSHH and your industry – How does it affect you?

How does Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) affect you in your industry? Select your industry to view key messages and how COSHH affects you.

Agriculture FAQs – Training and Vocational Qualifications (VQs)

Answers to some of the frequently asked questions on training requirements in agriculture.

Countryside firm sentenced over strimmer death

A countryside management firm has been sentenced over the death of a father-of-four in Barrow-in-Furness, who was struck by a piece of metal that flew off a strimmer at high speed.

Leading horse trainer in court after worker’s fall

The owner of racing stables in North Yorkshire has been prosecuted after a yard worker fell more than three metres through a skylight in a stable block.

Fatal injuries in farming, forestry, horticulture and associated industries 2010/11

This report summarises the fatalities, investigated by inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive, reported in the agricultural sector in Britain between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011. It also highlights trends and indicates key points in fatalit…

Risk management – Online example assessments

The examples show how other small and medium-sized businesses have approached risk assessment. If you can’t find your industry listed, pick the one closest to it and adapt it for your own workplace.

Vehicles at work – Interactive case studies

HSE has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. They are all based on events that our inspectors have reported.