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LIVESTOCK FOCUS AS CAMPAIGN BIDS TO IMPROVE SAFETY

21 February 2024

INCIDENTS INVOLVING livestock were the number one cause of work-related deaths
on British farms.




The finding has driven the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to focus on the
dangers of livestock as its Your Farm, Your Future campaign relaunches today,
Monday 19 February 2024.

HSE statistics show being injured by an animal was the number one cause of
work-related deaths on British farms in 2022/23, when there was a total of eight
such deaths.

Agriculture remains one of the most dangerous of all the main industrial sectors
across the country.

Last year’s campaign by HSE focused on transport safety, and today the
organisation has relaunched the campaign with new advice on working with
livestock, hosted on its Your Farm Your Future campaign website, to assist
farmers and workers and keep them safe.

There are sensible measures that can be taken to keep animals and people apart
but handlers should be in good health, agile and have the physical ability to do
the work.

Together, livestock and farm vehicle incidents account for around a half of all
work-related deaths on British farms in the past five years. A total of
seventy-seven people lost their lives, with each death leaving a devastating
legacy on families. Hundreds more are hurt in incidents involving moving
vehicles and cattle on farms. Incidents involving moving vehicles remains the
leading cause of death over the last five-year period.

Adrian Hodkinson, agriculture lead at HSE said: “Working with cattle and using
vehicles are two very common activities in farming, but they bring with them a
high risk of being very badly hurt.

“This campaign is focused on work with livestock and aims to stress how
important it is to take sensible measures to keep animals and people apart. At
the same time we’ll be continuing to highlight the key things for safe use of
farm vehicles in and around the yard and sheds, but also out in the fields when
checking, feeding, moving and caring for your herd.”

“For example, ATVs (or farm quads) are commonly used on livestock farms. HSE has
looked at the reported incidents and many show the user was doing something in
relation to farming the animals at the time of the overturn or crash. That’s why
we are looking at raising awareness of both cattle safety but also farm vehicle
safety.

“Agriculture consistently has a high rate of fatal and serious injuries of all
main industry sectors in Great Britain. Over the past five years, the average
fatal incident rate is twenty-one times higher in agriculture than the average
across all other industries. That is a shocking statistic and sadly the impact
on every affected farm is huge. Sometimes I see the incident leads to farming
work stopping all together, as the key person has life changing injuries and can
no longer work”

“It’s time for us to make a change together to make our farms safer, and that’s
why we’re asking farmers in England, Scotland and Wales to consider these areas
of their daily farming activities and take the right actions to prevent another
farming tragedy.”

To support farmers HSE has created new webpages and a checklist for working
safely with livestock – aimed at those new to farming, and to serve as a
reminder of what to consider for experienced farmers. The advice covers three
areas:

 * Operating a Safe Farm – Where possible keep people and cattle apart:
 * Safe equipment
 * The animal

Adrian Hodkinson added: “We understand the significant pressures faced by
British farmers and want to support the farming community to show that safety on
the farm doesn’t need to be difficult or expensive. There are simple steps you
can take today to help keep you and everyone on your farm safe.

“Farmers and farm workers should take a moment to think about what would happen
to their families and their farms if they were seriously injured and unable to
work.

“When people on farms start their daily routine, they should follow our advice
to help plan the job and complete it safely.”



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