Health and Safety Executive

Health and Safety Executive

The current picture

Tony Mitchell

Safety section

Agricultural Transport – Key figures 2001-2006

• 74 Transport fatals (14 so far 2007-08)

• 32% of all ag fatals

• 597 reported accidents–74 fatal–284 major–239 3-day

Agricultural Transport – Key figures 2001-2005

Employees Self-employed Public Total

All Workplaces (HSE/LA)

172 42 35 249

Agriculture 26 31 7 64

Proportion (Fatals) 15% 74% 20% 26%

Proportion (all Riddor) 2.5%

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Other work in progress

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Current campaign – falls from vehicles

There are three key areas that cause most incidents in agriculture:

1. Carrying passengers in unsafe positions

2. Falls from vehicles during loading and unloading or maintenance – plan work and use suitable access equipment.

3. Slips/trips mounting tractors or mobile machines – you don’t have to fall far to fall hard!