Agriculture
- Publications
- The guide to health and safety in agriculture
- Tractor action
- Trailer action
- Power take-offs and power take-off drive shafts
- Slurry gases can kill
- Agriculture (safety of young persons) Regulations NI 2006 (Approved Code of Practice)
- Preventing accidents to children on farms
- Stay safe on the farm
- Stay safe on the farm with Jessy
- Avoiding ill health at open farms - advice for farmers
- Why fall for it? - Preventing falls in agriculture
- HSE agriculture microsite
Publications
The guide to health and safety in agriculture (1.62MB) pub 10/01
Agriculture remains one of the highest risk sectors of industry in Northern Ireland. The first part of this book is aimed at those responsible for running a farming or horticultural business. It contains information that will help them to comply with their legal duties and create a safe working environment. The rest of the book is relevant to everyone working on farms, whether employer, employee or self-employed. It highlights the main causes of accidents and ill health and gives guidance on how to eliminate the hazards and control the risks.
Tractor action (7.22MB) pub 03/09
Between 1997 and 2007, 31 people died as a result of accidents involving machinery in Northern Ireland. Many more suffered major injuries. Many of these could have been prevented by following some simple but essential safety steps. This step by step guide to tractor safety and will be useful for anyone who works with a tractor or with tractor operated machinery.
Trailer Action (3.33MB)
This leaflet provides information on the safe use of trailers. It includes guidance on pre-driving checks, coupling up, reversing, tipping, parking and driving on the road, in the field and in the yard.
Power take offs and power take-off drive shafts (181KB) pub 03/09
The tractor power take-off (PTO) and the power take-off drive shaft of a machine are very dangerous if used when not correctly guarded. Every year people are killed or seriously injured in accidents involving PTOs and PTO drive shafts. Most of these accidents are preventable if the PTO and PTO drive shaft are fitted with guards of good design which are properly used and maintained.This leaflet contains essential safety information for all users of PTO-driven equipment on how to correctly choose, fit, use and maintain PTO guards.
Slurry gases can kill (151KB)
A number of fatalities and many serious incidents have occurred in Northern ireland when people have been overcome by the gases released during slurry mixing operations. Hundreds of animals have also been killed in similar circumstances. This leaflet explains which gases are involved and outlines the steps required to control the risk.
Agriculture (safety of young persons) Regulations NI 2006 (Approved Code of Practice) (1.50MB)
This book gives practical advice on how to comply with the duties under the Agriculture (Safety of Young Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006. It also contains the text of the Regulations themselves.
Preventing accidents to children on farms (388KB) pub 09/08
This leaflet highlights the main risk areas in agriculture for children and young people and includes examples of incidents from real life .It provides practical guidance on how to reduce the risks and comply with the law.
Stay safe on the farm (606KB) pub 11/02
This leaflet highlights the main risk areas for children on the farm and gives advice on how they should be managed.
Stay safe on the farm with Jessy (1.65MB) pub 2009
A book for children which tells the story of Jessy the farm dog who warns her puppies of the dangers to be found around the farm.
Avoiding ill health at open farms - advice for farmers (77.3KB) pub 05/08
This information sheet provides advice for farmers and others responsible for open farms, or farms which run open days, on practical steps to reduce the risk of ill health to visitors. It also incudes a supplement for teachers who are planning a school visit to an open farm.
Why fall for it? - Preventing falls in agriculture (403KB) pub 03/07
Falling from height is one of the main causes of fatal accidents in agriculture. Many accidents involving falls happen while agricultural buildings or other farm structures are being built or maintained. This leaflet highlights the risks and gives advice on how to plan and safely carry out roofwork on agricultural buildings.
HSE agriculture microsite
A lot of useful information can be found on the HSE agriculture microsite:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/index.htm
