What an occasion! We were delighted to join the English Panel of the Council for Awards for the Royal Agricultural Societies (CARAS) today at the House of Lords where our very own Stephanie was awarded the prestigious Associate Award (ARAgS) It was lovely to catch up with former trustee Charles Matts and David Christensen Milly Fyfe ®️ ARAgS etc.
Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies)
Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing
Home of #FarmSafetyWeek & #MindYourHead A charity supporting the physical & mental wellbeing of UK farmers💛
About us
The Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) is an independent registered charity (Registered Charity No. 1159000) set up in 2014 to preserve and protect the physical and mental wellbeing of the next generation of farmers. The charity helps to raise awareness of, and address the attitudes and behaviours around, risk-taking and poor mental health in the agricultural sector throughout the UK. Agriculture continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK accounting for 1% of the UK’s working population but 16% of all workplace deaths. 21 farm workers and 6 members of the public (including a child) lost their lives on GB farms in the past year according to the 2022/2023 HSE Fatal Injuries in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing GB report. The charity doesn’t just raise awareness of farm safety, it is continuing to drive a real cultural change in attitudes and behaviours to risk-taking and poor mental health in the next generation of farmers through: • High quality training, learning and skills development - The award-winning Introduction to Farm Safety training sessions have been delivered to over 23,000 young farmers at land-based colleges and universities across the UK and through the young farmers clubs network. • Working in partnership with key sector stakeholders, settings and groups to reduce risk taking and poor safety behaviours and provide support. • Running campaigns (Farm Safety Week / Mind Your Head) to raise awareness, reduce stigma and increase help seeking • Sector-leading research into attitudes and behaviours to understand the risk factors around farm safety and poor mental health; and • Using this evidence to influence policy, practice and change Through its ambitious education programme, resources, research and award-winning national campaigns, the charity is ensuring those making their journey into agriculture are equipped with the skills and confidence to live well and farm well.
- Website
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www.yellowwellies.org
External link for Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies)
- Industry
- Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
Employees at Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies)
Updates
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Our latest edition of the Little Book of Minding Your Head has arrived with a new addition to the Sources of Help section… Welcome to Hawkstone and SHOUT and thank you for everything you’re doing to support the industry 💛 Did you know we have printed and distributed nearly 40,000 of these free of charge over the past six years? #MindYourHead
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Today is #WorldSepsisDay and did you know that every 2.8 seconds someone dies of #sepsis ? To help raise awareness of the dangers to farmers, we asked Simon Edward Clayton to tell his story for this year's Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) #FarmSafetyWeek and we brought in the superbly talented Sam Oatey to film it... The UK Sepsis Trust is working every day to raise awareness and provide vital support to those affected by this life-threatening condition with the help of supporters like NFU Mutual. Please do your bit and get sepsis savvy - it could help you save a life 💛
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Thank you Joe Mullholland and the CAFRE - College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise team for a frantic but fun two days delivering our Introduction to Farm Safety training to all your new ag students BIG thanks also to Martin Malone MLIA dipPFS & Lauren from NFU Mutual Sarah from Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster and David Lowe from HSENI for coming along and supporting us 💛💛
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I’m back home today to present at a pioneering education event at CAFRE - College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise To support students embarking on their placement year, Joe Mullholland and the team have invited over 80 placement providers to attend a special event where they will learn how to get the best out of their placement student - how to encourage safe working practices and how to support their mental wellbeing 👏🏼👏🏼💛 Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies)
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Hey folks - we are working with our friends at the No Falls Foundation on a first-of-its-kind UK falls from height research study. If you have experienced, witnessed or investigated a fall from height (work or domestic) then they want to hear from YOU... This information will help gain a deeper insight into the underlying causes and circumstances behind falls from height which, in farming alone, kills 4 workers every year according to HSE... To take part CLICK HERE https://lnkd.in/eCmDNWEN
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We’re always proud to support Farmers Guardian and Morrisons #farm24. We can’t wait to showcase everything that we love about our industry and taking over social media today! Stephanie Berkeley Alix Morley Megan Bailey Bizza Walters 💛
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You may recognise her face from this year’s Farm Safety Week hero film but here’s an official Yellow Wellies welcome to Bizza Walters who joins us this week as our new Farm Safety Coordinator 💛 Welcome Bizza 💛
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Day 3 of #FarmSafetyWeek already and we're exploring The Great Outdoors - please watch Simon's Story and learn more about the disease that kills FIVE PEOPLE EVERY HOUR in the UK... SEPSIS The UK Sepsis Trust NFU Mutual
Day 3 of this year's Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) #FarmSafetyWeek and today we are exploring "The Great Outdoors" and exposing some of the hidden dangers facing farm workers... A little known, but potentially deadly risk is that of Sepsis, so please watch the story of how Simon Edward Clayton nearly lost his leg due to Sepsis... Thank you to The UK Sepsis Trust for all your work in this area and to Bethan Pritchard and NFU Mutual for supporting their efforts. Huge thanks to Sam Oatey of course for bringing your magic touch to Simon's Story 💛
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Today marks the start of this year's #FarmSafetyWeek which offers an opportunity for a reset in the way we all approach farm safety and risk-taking in the industry. We can't continue to rely on luck 🍀... luck has a habit of running out! Please watch our latest hero film & please share it. Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Alix Morley Megan Bailey Sophie Marsh NFU Mutual Luc Edwards Jamie Stern The 10 Group Bizza Walters Simon Edward Clayton James Bannister Camilla Jonesjewellers