What's on:
- 8.30am | Delegates arrive. Breakfast rolls and refreshments available.
- 9am - 9.20am | Welcome and farm safety overview by Sarah Stephens, NFU Farm Safety and Transport Adviser
- 9.30am - 12.30pm | Group rotation between five stations, which include:
- Chemical storage and fire safety presented by Leicestershire Fire Service | An overview of correct chemical storage to ensure it complies with current laws.
- Trailer weights, towing, age restrictions and speeds presented by Sarah Stephens | Guidance on legal trailer weights and speeds, and information on towing rules and restrictions.
- Overhead power cables presented by National Grid | How to prevent machinery coming into contact with overhead power cables, and what to do if you hit or see someone hit one.
- Farm security and preventing thefts presented by Leicestershire and Rutland Rural Crime Team | An update from the Rural Crime Unit on how to prevent farm thefts during the harvest season, including the use of Smart Water.
- Guidance for serious on-farm accidents presented by RABI with a demo of FarmersAid | FarmersAid is a long-term initiative from RABI, designed to strengthen emergency preparedness across the farming community. It has been developed with clinical and frontline expertise to ensure guidance is accurate, practical and usable in real on-farm conditions.
Refreshments on arrival at registration, a certificate of attendance and BASIS points are applied for.
If you have more than one person attending with you, we ask that you please try and car share where possible.