Safety event to curb farm deaths

A rise in deaths and injuries on farms across the UK has prompted the National Farmers Union (NFU) to organise a safety and security day.

The Weston-super-Mare branch of NFU organised the safety day on the 17^th April 212 following new figures from the Health and Safety Executive which shows that 34 people were killed in accidents on farms in 2011 – over three times as many as the UK industry average.

The event at Cricklake Farm, Cocklake, near Wedmore, included demonstrations to illustrate why accidents happen when farmers are using different types of machinery.

NFU Mutual agent for Weston, Mike House, said: "As the major insurer of farmers in the Weston area we are deeply concerned to see farm accidents continuing to cause serious injuries and deaths."

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