Health and Safety
Farm Safety Awareness is a competence-based safety programme designed to improve learner understanding of hazards, risks and safe working practices commonly encountered within agricultural and rural working environments. The course has been developed to support farm businesses, contractors, seasonal workers, family members and those entering agricultural workplaces in developing practical awareness of workplace hazards, safe systems of work and legal responsibilities associated with farming operations.
Agriculture remains the most dangerous industry in Great Britain. The most recent HSE data (2024/25) confirms 23 worker fatalities in agriculture, forestry and fishing, with the fatality rate 22 times higher than the all-industries average. Despite representing just 1% of the workforce, the sector accounts for around 18.5% of all work-related deaths, with falls from height and contact with moving vehicles and machinery among the leading causes. This programme supports the development of proactive safety behaviours, risk awareness and workplace communication intended to reduce incidents, improve operational decision-making and promote positive safety culture within agricultural workplaces.
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