Recently a warning was issued to farmers about the risk of electrocution during the course of their work.
The Farmsafe campaign is warning farmers to try and combat the death and injury numbers in the agricultural industry.
There are two deaths every year and a great number of injuries. Apart from overhead power-lines being the most common cause of electrocution, many other injuries are caused by badly maintained electrical installations and equipment.
This equipment can cause fires which could result in the loss of buildings, livestock and equipment.
As farming is a busy job which can be influenced by the weather, sometimes the eagerness to get jobs done can result in dangers not being noticed says a Cornwall farmer.
Accidents involving appliances can be due to a number of reasons but sometimes are due to insufficient maintenance and a lack of regular inspections and tests.
If Farmers make sure that their equipment is regularly PAT tested it may go some way to help reduce these figures.
Have you considered moving into testing PAT equipment?
Written by Sara Thomson
