Farmers across Herefordshire (Great Britain) are being encouraged to attend a free event in April to gain advice on staying safe in the country's most dangerous industry. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is holding an agricultural Safety and Health Awareness Day on Tuesday, April 22, at Herefordshire College of Technology's Holme Lacy campus.
Figures from the HSE reveal that 45 people, including four children, died as a result of accidents in the agricultural sector in Britain last year. (WCxKit)
HSE is running two half-day sessions consisting of practical safety demonstrations, delivered by qualified trainers from agricultural sector skills council Lantra. The trainers will cover the top causes of death, injury and ill health in the industry, including transport, machinery maintenance, falls, livestock handling and respiratory disease.
Harvey Wild, HSE principal inspector for Herefordshire, noted, "Farming remains the most dangerous occupation in the country and each death is a tragedy for a family as well as for a business.
"This event is an excellent opportunity for farmers to gain practical advice to keep themselves, their families, agricultural workers and other members of the public safe on their farms.
"We would strongly recommend that farmers and agricultural workers make every effort to join either the morning or the afternoon session at Holme Lacy and discover how simple, cheap precautions can save lives and avoid people being injured or made ill." (WCxKit)
To book your place at the agricultural Safety and Health Awareness Day, or for more information about the event, contact Belinda Hall at HSE's Worcester office on 01905 743600 or email: belinda.hall@hse.gov.uk.
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