Welcome to Strutt & Parker’s Farm Research Group Health & Safety Update

The quarterly Health & Safety Update is designed to make you think about health & safety matters on your farm and/or estate. Health & safety is a vital part of any business operation.

With the harvest now complete the autumn drilling campaign is already well underway. Thoughts of bringing cattle back into their winter housing will also be with many. Ensuring any maintenance and repairs to livestock buildings and handling areas are carried out before animals come in is important and should be planned well in advance.

The number of fatal injuries in Britain fell to a record low last year according to the HSE. Provisional data shows that 133 workers were fatally injured between April 2013 and March 2014 compared to 150 the previous year. However, the number of deaths from mesothelioma rose from 2,291 in 2011 to 2,535 in 2012. Agriculture continues to have a relatively high number of fatal injuries with 27 being recorded last year which is lower than the industry average of 33.

For further assistance or information on the issues discussed below, please call your nearest Strutt & Parker office.

View the full Health & Safety Update for Autumn 2014.