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FARM SAFETY ng the job could well be a li


A 7 8 -year-old self-employed


A 5 6 -year-


old self-employed farm partner was


killed by a rotavator with


poor guards. He had driven to a field and had stopped


to make some adjustments. He was pulled underneath the machine and later found dead with the tractor engine running.


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farmer was killed when a telehandler stalled on a


farm track. He was riding on the steps on the side of the telehandler, which was being


driven by his grandson. He fell onto the grass verge as the machine started to roll


backwards down the track before it overturned. He died from multiple injuries.


Onpaper we see the figu res.We see the statistics flash across news channels, a short clipping inthe local paper. You might sigh thinking, oh not another one, poor family, and carry onwith you r day. Jump onthe qu ad or tractor, life goes on. No fu rther thou ght is givento those who have gone. The tru th is that farming is a hazardou s indu stry.We


work with potentially dangerou s machinery, vehicles, chemicals, livestock, at height or near pits and silos. It is also pretty clear that as anindu stry we mu st get


so mu ch better at keeping ou rselves and family members safe from harm. The numbers confirm the


Y TIR fe-saver


WHEN we leave the hou se inthe morning and say “see you later” to family, or friends, we presume that we will come back at the end of the day and be able to ask how their day was. Of cou rse we’re going to see ou r childrenand wife or hu sband before we go to bed.Why wou ldn’t we? The idea of u s or them not being there is absu rd, right?


Sadly, 3 families fromWales have lost loved ones over the last year (April 2019‐March 2020). Those 3 cases inclu ded: A 4 4 -year-


old self-employed farm partner was killed when he was


struck by a tree. He had left the farmhouse to trim hawthorn with a chainsaw and was found trapped underneath a fallen tree.


most tragic of incidents, bu t don’t inclu de the little accidents, which maybe shou ld serve as a warning.


So please, whenyou leave the hou se inthe morning


and say ‘see you later’ ‐ meanit.Meanit right downto you r very core. Pay attentionto what you ’re doing, slow downa bit and check that the break is on, wear that helmet whenyou ’re onthe qu ad bike and be safe.


Of cou rse it’s easier said thandone, especially ona


bu sy farm where there is never enou gh time to sit back, bu t planning the job ‐ whatever that may be ‐ cou ld well be a life‐saver.


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