12 Apr TRAILER BRAKE TESTING
A recent report conducted by the HSE into agricultural tractor and trailer brake safety identified that 90% of the trailers tested failed to meet the statutory brake specifications. Trailers and trailed equipment are essential elements of many farms and rural businesses, from grain trailers to beaters...
01 Dec Essential Safety – If You Want to Start Somewhere, Start Here
Farming is a complex working environment where the use of heavy machinery is the norm and time is often in short supply. Large pieces of equipment, livestock, and dangerous machinery all make the agricultural industry a very dangerous environment....
30 Oct Vetting your contractors to protect your business
Whether you are a director of a farm trading company, a partner in a farming operation or a trustee of a farm managed in hand, you are obliged β under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 β to ensure that you have an...
20 May Covid-19: Why risk assessments are so important
Employers have a duty of care to their employees; this duty of care is the principle behind keeping people safe in the workplace. Covid-19 is a health and safety issue, and in light of the unprecedented pandemic, the need to assess risk within your business,...
13 May Covid-19: Ten tips for staying safe & staying operational
As the weather continues to improve and the workload increases on farms across the UK, many will be considering how best to continue operating whilst managing the risk and maintaining biosecurity. Guidance from the government which actively encourages those who cannot work from home, to go...
27 Apr Covid-19: Seasonal and harvest labour considerations
Many of us are turning our attention to the early planning for harvest resourcing. Having maintained a careful and cautious approach to managing your core team and working hard to minimise or reduce the potential for Covid-19 to reach you, your team and their immediate family,...
24 Apr Induction Check Sheets Q&A
How to keep employees safe is a H&S issue which has been brought to the forefront during this pandemic, and now more than ever, farmers and business owners must implement & demonstrate the adoption of reasonably practical control measures in order to reduce risk and...
15 Apr Covid-19: Use of face masks for social and physical distancing in the workplace
This is a workplace Health & Safety issue. Government guidance in this particular area has been limited and is subject to regular updates however itβs worth remembering that within a workplace environment the need to introduce all reasonably practicable control measures to control the spread of...
09 Apr The importance of a good H&S management system
A good health & safety management system comprises of a series of practical policies, plans and procedures which reflect business operations and create a fundamental system designed to reduce risk and protect people. It is a legal requirement for a business employing five or more staff...