Benefits of ‘proactive approach’ to farm health and safety in 2020

Farmers can develop a positive health and safety culture within their business by using the New Year as a time to review procedures and put plans in place for any training required by employees and family members.

This is according to rural firm Strutt & Parker, who highlight that figures from the Health and Safety Executive show that in 2018/19 a total of 39 people in Britain were fatally injured in an agricultural incident.

Many more have been seriously injured or made ill by their work.

Robert Gazely, health and safety expert with Strutt & Parker, said: “The New Year is a prudent time to review the policies and procedures in place, to make sure risk assessments are up-to-date and that steps are being taken to bring about a positive health and safety culture among all workers.”