HSE's latest campaign highlights advice for working safely with livestock, as well as simple vehicle safety tips, to help keep everyone on the farm safe.  HSE is calling on the entire farming industry, on every farmer, the farming community, and every farming organisation to play their part in controlling the risks and change the health and safety culture of the industry. Now is the time to act, before itâs too late.  Through our âWork Right Agriculture. Your farm. Your futureâ campaign, we are supporting farmers to work safely to prevent injuries.  Working safely with livestock  In the most recent farming statistics published by HSE, injured by animal was the most common cause of death on British farms. Weâre asking farmers to respect livestock and the risks involved by considering 3 important areas to ensure they work safely to prevent injuries. âThe handlerâ should be trained and supervised until competent; be agile and in good health. Handling tasks should be planned in advance and incorporate safe ways of working
âThe equipmentâ such as the crush, race, calving pens, yokes, gates etc should be suitable for the tasks carried out and be arranged and used so that people and cattle are kept apart as much as possible. Equipment should also be well maintained and work properly â all the time
âThe animalâ should be handled with respect. Bulls can be territorial and cows with calves can be very protective of their young. Consider having bulls ringed at about 10 months, and always use handling aids when moving them. Stock bulls should be kept in purpose made bull pens which meet specific requirements. Farmers should consider culling animals that are habitually aggressive or difficult to handleÂ
Working safely with farm vehicles  Incidents involving moving vehicles remain the top cause of deaths on British farms over a 5-year period. Weâre asking farmers to consider vehicle safety in these simple areas of their daily farming activities to help keep everyone on the farm safe. Operate a safe farmâ¯- keep people and vehicles apart as far as possible Be a safe driverâ¯- vehicle operators must be trained and competent Maintain a safe vehicleâ¯- vehicles must be well maintained and should be checked before use by the operator to make sure that they are safe   We have advice for anyone working in agriculture to show that safety on the farm doesnât need to be difficult or expensive. You can: Download our free safety checklists  Watch our farm safety videos  Find further details about HSE statistics Read the campaign press release Last week was Mind Your Head, an annual campaign to raise awareness of, and break down the stigma attached to poor mental health in the farming sector.  The key to preventing stress and supporting good mental health is making it a part of your working life and culture.  To help embed this into your everyday, HSE has developed a free interactive tool that brings the Working Minds campaign to life with 6 short modules. Youâll come away with an understanding of what the law requires of employers and find all the tools you need to get started in one place.   Sign up to the Working Minds learning tool    Of those who completed the online learning from the agriculture sector, 100% agreed it was easy to use and that they would implement it in real life.   Feedback from users includes: âThis is a great tool! I loved the interactive element of it, as it broke it down into manageable chunksâ¦it made it more memorable as it was put into relative situations you could relate to.â Follow the campaign across HSE's social media channels.  You can find resources, advice and support to help keep everyone on your farm safe: Linkedin Facebook X (formerly Twitter) | 