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Worker fell through pig shed roof after firm ignored safety warnings

A York firm that fits solar panels has been prosecuted after an employee fell four metres through the fragile roof of a pig shed at an East Yorkshire farm.

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Consultation opens on new version of Workplace Regulations ACOP

This consultative document invites views on the revised Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) L24 – “Workplace health, safety and welfare”. The consultation aims to establish if the changes make it easier for employers to understand and meet their legal obligations. The consultation began on 7 May and will close on 30 July.

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Farmer crushed by badly fitted door

A North Yorkshire farmer died when he was crushed under a half-tonne roller shutter door that had been badly installed, a court has heard today (16 April).

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Ignoring known risks ends in fine for farm manager

A Hampshire farm manager has been prosecuted after he was caught on camera putting two workers at risk by using the grain bucket on a telehandler to lift them up to a barn roof.

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Worker’s tree fall lands farmer in court

An east Hampshire farm owner has been prosecuted after an untrained worker plunged over four metres from a tree as he was using a chainsaw to prune branches.

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Company and director fined after worker fell through roof

A County Durham firm and a director have been fined for safety failings after a worker was seriously injured when he fell around 3.5 metres through the fragile roof of a barn he was cleaning.

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Worker suffers severe head injury in barn roof fall

A worker suffered multiple head injuries and was left blind in one eye after he plunged nearly five metres through a fragile barn roof in Edale, a court has heard.

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South Lakeland farm owner sentenced over tractor death

The co-owner of a South Lakeland farm has been sentenced after an employee was found dead under the wheel of a tractor.

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Farming company fined after worker severely injured

A Dunblane farming company has been fined after a worker was left permanently scarred from severe injuries to her leg and ankle when they were caught in an unguarded conveyor system.

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Farm prosecuted after employee run over by tractor

A Lincolnshire farming company has been fined after an employee suffered multiple injuries when he was run over by a poorly-maintained tractor.

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Suffolk farm fined after worker injured

A Suffolk farming partnership has been fined after a worker was injured when his arm was caught in the machinery of a bird feeding line.

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Farm Safety and Health Awareness Days

Safety and Health Awareness Days (SHADs) are free half day events which include practical demonstrations covering the everyday hazards faced by farmers, farming families and workers. They provide an excellent opportunity for those working on farms get practical advice. Events being held nationwide – find a venue near you.

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AIS35 – Handling and housing cattle (revised)

This information sheet provides general advice for farmers on safe handling of adult cattle, including stock bulls, bull beef, suckler and dairy cattle, and on housing stock bulls and bull beef safely. This revision now includes general advice for farmers on preparing cattle for slaughter.

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AIS37 – Operator seat restraints for mobile work equipment in agriculture and forestry (revised)

This revised information sheet advises employers and the self-employed on the requirements for fitting and using operator seat restraints in tractors, self-propelled machines and other mobile agricultural or forestry work equipment. This revision contains minor updates but the guidance remains the same.

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Machinery company fined after Shropshire farmer’s death

An international farm equipment manufacturer has been fined after a Shropshire farmer died when the rotating arms of a defective bale wrapping machine struck him on the head.

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Leicester firm prosecuted after worker’s five-metre fall

A Leicester door-fitting firm has been fined after an employee was injured when he fell from a wooden crate fixed to a fork lift truck.

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Agriculture health and safety – Grain dust

Grain dust is the dust produced during harvesting, drying, handling, storage or processing of cereal crops. These include barley, wheat, oats, maize and rye.
This guidance tells you about the possible health problems you could develop from exposure to grain dust and what precautions you should take to protect your health.

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Pesticide Incidents Report 2011/12

This report provides information on incidents and complaints involving pesticides investigated by HSE’s Field Operations Directorate between 1 April 2011 and 31 March 2012.

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HSE agriculture head comments on annual ill health and injury statistics

Graeme Walker, Head of HSE’s Agriculture Sector, said: “It is generally accepted that agriculture is one of the most challenging sectors in which to work. Though Britain compares favourably with other countries in Europe on workplace health and safety, the latest figures for farming clearly illustrate that more work needs to be done.

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Health and safety statistics 2011/12

Latest release – health and safety statistics 2011/12 presenting the latest top level statistics on work-related ill health, workplace fatalities and injuries, and enforcement in Great Britain.

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Oldies, but Goodies!

Lewisham Homes in court after woman breaks jaw

Lewisham Council’s homes provider has been fined after a meter reader broke her jaw and smashed most of her teeth in a fall into an unprotected flood pit cellar beneath a block of flats.

Bedford company in court over worker’s broken leg

A nationwide removals firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker broke his leg whilst moving machinery at a site in Bedford.

Joinery firm in court over worker’s severed finger

A Dagenham-based firm has been sentenced after a worker severed a finger and seriously injured two others on a badly-guarded cutting block capable of 10,000 cuts per minute.

Unsafe gas work leads to fine for kitchen installer

A Staffordshire kitchen fitter has been fined after he carried out illegal gas work and put families’ lives at risk.

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