11 May 2012
A horticultural business has been prosecuted for safety failings after a worker cut his hand on an unguarded machine.
23 Apr 2012
Suffolk Mushrooms has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £8,446.05 in costs after Health and Safety Executive inspectors found dangerous conditions at its Bury St Edmunds factory.
06 Apr 2012
Quad bikes have become an essential vehicle for many working in land-based industries but they should be treated with respect. In a working environment, quad bikes are often on well-worn routes that the rider knows well. But outdoor conditions can change by the minute. When quads are used for recreation,...
16 Mar 2012
The UK's fresh tomato market will not be affected by the speculative linking of sun-dried tomatoes last year to an outbreak of hepatitis A, the British Tomato Growers Association has said.
13 Jan 2012
Agriculture accounted for a fifth of all workplace deaths in the last financial year, despite employing only two per cent of the UK workforce.
09 Dec 2011
Two companies have been found guilty of breaching health and safety regulations following workplace accidents.
09 Dec 2011
Two companies have been found guilty of breaching health and safety regulations following workplace accidents.
11 Nov 2011
| by Jez Abbott
Health & Safety Executive fatality statistics prompt calls for industry to carry out better training.
07 Oct 2011
A farming partnership in Cupar, Fife, has been fined £112,500 after a 34-year-old worker was killed when he was crushed between the rollers of a potato harvester.
07 Oct 2011
| by Rachel Sixsmith
A public statement released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) on a UK E. coli outbreak earlier this year has provoked a mixed reaction in the fresh produce industry.