Safety chiefs issue plea to farmers to improve safety

Health and safety chiefs have again pressed farmers to improve safety on their lands after agriculture accounted for almost a third of all work-related deaths last year.

Safety chiefs issue plea to farmers to improve safety

Health and safety chiefs have again pressed farmers to improve safety on their lands after agriculture accounted for almost a third of all work-related deaths last year.

Official figures show that there were 46 people killed in work-related accidents during 2013, compared to 48 the previous year – and four of them were children who died on farms.

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