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Master the essential skills and knowledge crucial for working safely in an agricultural environment.

Farming with safety in mind

Farming with safety in mind

Embark on a comprehensive learning journey to master essential skills and knowledge crucial for working safely in an agricultural environment.  
Master the essential skills and knowledge crucial for working safely in an agricultural environment.
Marcus Nicholson guides a young trainee on how to operate a telehandler, lifting objects at height during a training course at VA Training, Northallerton.

Aims

This Learning Path aims to:
  • Raise your awareness of safety measures, behaviours, and actions relating to operating machinery
  • Help you identify common hazards when working with machines
  • Improve your awareness of identifying the hazards associated with working at height
  • Detail how to control the risk of falling objects on a farm
  • Illustrate the additional hazards posed by working with livestock (optional module)

Overview

This Learning Path comprises modules that cover the five most common causes of injury and fatalities in agriculture / horticulture to provide knowledge and skills development for working safely on a farm or horticultural production site.

It builds on the Foundations in Farm Safety (for farm workers) Learning Path. 
What will I achieve?
7 CPD points
How long will it take?
1 hours, 15 mins

Thanks to our partner organisations

Our Essential Skills learning has been made in collaboration with: