Put your pesticides training to the test by marking public footpaths across your land. Did you know that the landowners’ single farm payment will be affected if landowners/occupiers fail to comply with the following responsibility; Headland paths must not be ploughed in any circumstances and left undisturbed to at least their minimum width as defined […]

The third annual Farm Safety Week will run from 6 to 10 July 2015. Agriculture has the worst record for safety of any occupation in the UK and Ireland so it’s time to get involved, you only have to look at recent HSE cases/prosecutions and their associated fines served on farmers who have put their […]

If you , or any of your staff are planning to sit the above test, it may be worth knowing that the questions have recently changed and a new book is now available for revision, (GT 100 2015). The new book is available from amazon at CITB Health, safety and environment test

There are 3 agricultural work related deaths every month in the UK which makes farming the countries’ most dangerous industry.  Only 1% of labouring jobs are in the agricultural sector, and yet 20% of all labouring related accidents are agricultural. Despite these frightening statistics, many farm workers are not undergoing training unless it is compulsory.  […]

Recent research has shown that the number of female agricultural workers has grown by 26% over the last 3 years. There are already career opportunities for women in agriculture including the sciences, research and marketing which makes complete sense as many end users of agricultures’ products are women, but hopefully as modern machinery reduces the […]

According to the Health and Safety Executive, any owner of lifting equipment on the farm or for use on construction sites must have evidence that the machinery’s lifting mechanism has been successfully checked by an independent examiner.  This includes all forklift and telescopic handlers.  The requirements which must be met are laid out in the […]

It has been reported this week that concerns over future employment, or lack of, should be listened to. Figures have shown that millions of people in the UK are training for non-existent jobs, creating a huge surplus of trained people without work. Pressure is mounting on the government to transfer their efforts. Instead of encouraging […]

The construction industry makes up around 6.5% of the UK workforce and contributes billions to our economic output. The construction sector is constantly evolving and adapting to new technologies, new needs, new laws ect. This week (16 July) it has been announced that 3 construction companies have apologised over black listing workers.  Construction firms Balfour […]