Lantra is one of the leading awarding bodies for land-based industries in the UK, developing training courses in a wide range of areas including horticulture and agriculture.
Farm businesses the length and breadth of England and Wales need to do more to identify and manage the safety risks encountered every day in the farm workplace, in order to improve farming’s safety record.
The causes of injury on farm are known, with farm transport, working at height and contact with livestock all featuring as the main causes of death and injury each year.
Free online course for members
We are working with Lantra to help you increase awareness and better identity and manage risk. Agriculture health and safety: How to meet your legal responsibilities is a free e-learning course provided by Lantra, developed with advice from the HSE.
The course comprises of eight modules that cover the major causes of injury in the farm workplace, including machinery, falls from height, falling objects, livestock, electricity and vehicles.
The course takes approximately two hours to complete in one sitting, but can be broken into manageable sections and completed over a convenient period of time.
NFU Deputy President David Exwood champions farm safety. He said: “As an industry we are constantly learning, from each other and through innovation, and we need to ensure this mentality is applied to health and safety.
“Pledging to upskill ourselves, either through repeat or new training, is a simple and cost-effective way to increase awareness and better identify and manage risks on farm. By investing in ourselves and our learning, we are actually investing in our farm businesses as we are our most valuable asset, so safety has to be a top priority.”
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This course will help farmers like you understand your legal responsibilities for your own health and safety and that of your employees, contractors, visitors, and anyone affected by your work. You will receive a certificate on completion of the course.