ao link
Farmers Guardian
News
Over The Farm Gate

Over The Farm Gate

Join Farmers Guardian Editor Ben Briggs, and Head of News and Business Olivia Midgley, for weekly thought-provoking and lighthearted debate around the key issues affecting farming, food and the countryside right now. This podcast is brought to you in association with the CLA.
This Is Agriculture - Sponsored

This Is Agriculture - Sponsored

This initiative aims to raise awareness of the diverse career opportunities available in the sector to non-farming audiences.
DataHub

DataHub

We collate the financial and market data relevant to UK agriculture, so you can view the latest prices, analyse trends over time and compare prices between UK livestock markets.
Auction Finder

Auction Finder

21 Aug 2018
Your one stop shop for all agricultural sales. Visit the UK’s most comprehensive auction directory.
LAMMA 2021

LAMMA 2021

25 May 2021
Visit the UK’s leading indoor agricultural event, with eleven packed halls of the very latest in agricultural machinery and equipment. Now at the NEC, Birmingham this is free to attend and free to park.

Farmer fined £26,000 after worker falls to death through milking shed roof

News20 May 2019

A farmer has been fined following a worker’s fatal fall through the fragile roof of a milking shed on the farm.

TwitterFacebook
Share This
Farmer fined £26,000 after worker falls to death through milking shed roof #FarmSafety

Mold Magistrates’ Court heard how on July 19, 2018 self-employed contractor David Alan Rees was fatally injured while he was clearing out the valley gutter from a ladder at Knolton Farm, Overton, Wrexham.

 

An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found Robert Latham failed to plan the work at height and did not have any suitable equipment available to do the work safely.

 

Robert Latham of Knolton Farm, Overton pleaded guilty to breaching section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and was fined £26,000 and has also been ordered to pay costs of £3922.60 and a surcharge of £170.

Read More

Safety warning as two die and two injured in wall collapse on UK farmSafety warning as two die and two injured in wall collapse on UK farm
British livestock farmers told they must pay closer attention to health and safetyBritish livestock farmers told they must pay closer attention to health and safety
'It is a pertinent time to consider how farmers budget for safety management''It is a pertinent time to consider how farmers budget for safety management'

Speaking after the case the HSE inspector, Mhairi Duffy said: “There are no winners in this tragic case.

 

“Those in control of work have a responsibility to devise safe methods of working and to provide the necessary information, instruction and training to their workers and contractors in the safe system of working.

 

"If a suitable safe system of work had been in place prior to the incident, the death could have been prevented.”

farm lifeFarm safety
TwitterFacebook
Post a Comment
To see comments and join in the conversation please log in.

Most Recent

About

About us
Advertise with us
Work for us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookie policy

Members

Sign In
Become a member
Member benefits
FAQ
Search

More From Us

Our publications
Buy & Sell
Our events
New resources
Photo galleries

Contact

Editorial team
Memberships team
Sales team
Technical services
AgriBriefing

Subscribe

Become a Farmers Guardian VIP Member

Subscribe
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
RSS