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Farm owner fined after overlooking power line legal requirements 22 May 2012

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. read more..

Farmers called upon for examples of health and safety gone mad! 18 May 2012

The HSE calls on farmers for their poor experiences of health and safety. read more..

Record fine follows worker death 14 May 2012

A farming company has been prosecuted under corporate manslaughter law and fined a record £187,500. read more..

Kent farmer prosecuted for pesticide failings 11 May 2012

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

Shropshire egg supplier fined for worker's fall 11 May 2012

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. read more..

Egg firm fined after worker loses fingers 01 May 2012

A Worcestershire egg company has been fined £13,000 after a worker severed two fingers while cleaning a drain on a production line. read more..

Quad bike accident leaves worker with life-changing injuries 01 May 2012

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

Farming partnership fined after two workers severely injured 27 Apr 2012

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. read more..

Fine after employee crushed to death 18 Apr 2012

Nottingham Crown Court heard how a 60-year-old man from Osberton, near Worksop, was crushed to death when a tractor overturned and landed on him. read more..

Prosecutions put farm safety in the spotlight 02 Apr 2012

A spate of prosecutions following farming industry accidents has highlighted the importance of taking safety seriously. read more..

Fatality acts as reminder about dangerous attachments 13 Mar 2012

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. read more..

Changes to accident reporting rules 12 Mar 2012

From April 2012, there will be changes to the requirements to report accidents read more..

Council fined after worker loses arm in wood chipper 07 Mar 2012

Durham County Council has been prosecuted for safety failings after a grounds-man's arm was severed in a wood chipper machine. read more..

Serious injuries after fall prevents return to work 07 Mar 2012

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. read more..

Cattle slurry deaths prompt warning 17 Feb 2012

Farmers are being warned of the dangers posed by stored slurry after the deaths of four cattle from toxic gas. read more..

Farmers give Farm Safety Health Awareness Days (SHADs) thumbs up 15 Feb 2012

Find out what farmers think of SHADS and when one is happening near you read more..

Vehicle safety in the workplace case studies 13 Feb 2012

The Health and Safety Executive has put together some ‘before-and-after’ interactive case studies to help you think and talk about vehicle safety in the workplace. read more..

£12k fine follows glasshouse fall 09 Jan 2012

A nursery has been fined after a worker suffered serious head injuries and fractured his hand when he fell through a glasshouse roof. read more..

Brothers fined after tractor accident 04 Jan 2012

A farm worker was severely injured after he was run over by a tractor which had a faulty handbrake. read more..

Poultry farm fined after worker fall 15 Nov 2011

A Shropshire poultry farm has been fined £6,000, and ordered to pay £6,276 costs, after a worker fractured his pelvis when he fell from an unguarded platform. read more..

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