Stress Farming Women
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Are you making a real difference to farm safety? Do you know someone driving change in our industry? Nominate them or yourself for this year’s @NFYFC Farm Safety Award before 31st July! https://t.co/qnYEHNnCMP 💛
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Flytipped on our land within past 12 hours, grass cuttings, ivy & elderflower branches & 2 cockerels. Use a licenced waste carrier please. @Seb_eds @farmerkit locals beware. Pm me with info
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#wehavedoneathing excited to change our efficiencies with moving liquids and solids! If anyone wants to pop and kick a tyre drop me a message. 🤩
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As it’s the #InternationalDayOfRuralWomen we want to celebrate all women in agriculture, and everything you do for our industry. We’re so proud to work with so many incredible women - let’s thank these absolute stars for their dedication, hard work and expertise 💛
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Pre-harvest healthy and safety tool box talk. Delivered by HC Beales to their team. Great to have buy in from all parties. #noexcuse #SafetyFirst #onwardsandupwards 🚜💨🌽
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Fantastic craftsmanship, attention to detail, quality finish @CDR_carpentry
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Shocking 70 per cent rise in farm fatalities? Many thought we'd turned a corner when deaths dipped. Sadly it didn't last. We must find new ways to influence farmers, workers and others who are 20x more likely to be killed than in other workplaces.
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It may be #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, but we know that poor mental health isn’t restricted to one week a year – for some people, it’s a daily struggle. Watch our video from this year’s #MindYourHead week to see the importance of reaching out if you’re struggling 💛
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Farm accidents leave four dead in three weeks - Farmers Weekly
fwi.co.uk
A spate of fatal farm accidents has left four people dead during the first three weeks of April. The four separate incidents suggest there is no sign of
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C’mon ladies - get involved ... your voice counts 💛
Really hoping to recruit more female #farmers for our #atv #quad bike safety and helmet wearing survey. If you are a UK or Irish farmer and would like to help out it would really be appreciated (hopefully you ride on better terrain than that pictured!): https://t.co/qKbuah6Mri
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Suicide figures are up 200% since lockdown. Could 2 friends please copy and re-post this tweet? We’re trying to demonstrate that someone is always listening. Call 116 123 (Samaritans UK) Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet #SuicideAwareness
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I’ve heard of deaths from this toxic gas at silage clamps but never seen it. (Thankfully!) I suspect not many have? Please pass this on as a warning !
OMG- so scary to see I had heard about gas coming for silage, but never before seen a video Nitrogen Dioxide is not good to encounter-and can cause permanent lung damage and death #FarmSafety #Gas
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This was an interesting and useful session on the role and value of ‘non-technical skills in improving safety on farms and elsewhere. Full of good ideas - to apply now and in the future. Share widely. Thanks for putting it on, and the helpful summary @NTS_Ag and @APHFAberdeen
Thanks again to everyone who took part in our #TwitterChat on #nontechnicalskills yesterday, here is the summary of the chat (with both twitter & linkedin responses):
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We're looking for a new trustee to join our board
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Please take 5 mins to read these powerful words from @MrCharlieAdam Vice President of @NFUStweets “It’s very tempting to turn a blind eye, ignore the problem and avoid rocking the boat... the harsh reality is accidents don’t just happen to other people’
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Farms are a fantastic source of learning & can inspire children to learn where their food comes from, however they can be hazardous. #FarmSafetyWeek To help parents better understand the dangers, we have created a child safety advice page. Learn more here https://t.co/cF6yDKuTNT
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Make sure you tune in on Thursday at 7pm for this informative webinar on mental health in the farming community #FarmSafetyWeek @royalwelshshow @yellowwelliesuk @FUW_UAC
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Let’s start off today with a sobering thought - Farms are the only workplace where children continue to die each year. Recent events have seen 3 more children lose their lives. Please read our Guide for Parents to prevent another tragedy - https://t.co/yNM7P962EZ
#FarmSafetyWeek
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