Agriculture is the most dangerous industry in the UK. There is an average of one person killed each week on farms and many serious injuries and cases of ill health occurring in the landbased sector - and the incident rates show no sign of reducing.

Focussing on one sector IAgrE is organising a training day which will give a detailed overview of the fundamentals of electrical safety, deliver a systematic toolkit for assessing and managing the associated risks and provide each delegate with a copy of the IET’s Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management.

“Electrical safety in agricultural has never been more important. The dangers of high voltage systems are well known. With bigger machinery the risks of coming into contact with high voltage power lines is as great as ever. Add to this the developments in farm machinery with more low voltage circuits, electrical controls and complex management and control systems, the need to manage electrical safety has never been more vital,” said Alastair Taylor CEO of IAgrE.

The course is designed for:

• Operational workers, farm machinery designers and production managers
• Service technicians, installation engineers and electrical fitters
• Workshop. Project, Site and Facilities managers
• Health and safety managers and co-ordinators
• Lecturers, instructors, trainers and work-place assessors

The courses which will run on Tuesday 29th September and Tuesday 17th November at Cranfield University are £350 plus VAT.

Course speakers will be Bill Bates, FIEE, FIET Driector Foxgloves Electrical Safety Management and Alan Plom, MIAgrE IOSH Rural Industries Group Vice Chair, Farm Safety Partnership board Member and Chair of the Machinery Safety Group.