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Look out for more materials that Yellow Wellies and NFYFC will be promoting throughout the week. Use these and other available material to help us show that the next generation of farmers is taking safety seriously.

How to book your Farm Safety Curve training

To book a Farm Safety Curve training session for your Club you can register interest using the form in the top right hand corner of this page (or scroll to the end of the page if you are viewing on a mobile). NFYFC will then help you to set up a training session using one of our accredited trainers.

Curve training sessions can be delivered by anyone in your county who is an accredited trainer and registered with the training officer at NFYFC. Trainers are provided with a guide to delivering the training, and all the resources needed for a fun, informative session within your Club Programme including a certificate of completion. The sessions usually last around one and half hours.

If you would like to become an accredited trainer for your county so you can deliver the training module, find out about the course here.  

Supporting the Farm Safety Foundation's campaign #FarmSafetyWeek

Farm Safety Week will offer five days of practical advice and guidance as follows: 

The Farm Safety Foundation will have tips, blogs and invaluable advice guides that it will be sharing throughout the week. Follow Yellow Wellies on Twitter @yellowwelliesUK and Like and Retweet their content throughout the week using the hashtag #FarmSafetyWeek

Top Tips for Staying Safe on the Farm

• You can’t work safely unless you know how to – make sure someone experienced shows you what to do or that you have been properly trained.
• Being hit by a moving vehicle, driven or runaway, is the biggest cause of fatalities. Keep pedestrians and vehicles apart if possible, ensure handbrakes are well maintained and follow ‘safe stop’ procedures (leave the gear in neutral, put on the handbrake and take out the key).
• Roofs are often fragile, even if they don’t look it. Falls from roofs cause several deaths every year. Treat all roofs as fragile and use equipment such as harnesses, coverings and guard rails.
• Riding a quad bike is not the same as riding a motorbike. Make sure that you are trained in the correct techniques and wear a helmet, as most injuries are sustained to the head.
• Livestock can be unpredictable even when you know them well. Using the right equipment and following safe working practices is better than trusting in the good nature of a bull or a cow and calf.
• Don’t forget overhead power lines – many accidents happen because people drive underneath power lines, forgetting that they are working with equipment raised.
• Slurry, effluent and moist grain stores are confined spaces and can all contain high levels of toxic gases – sometimes causing the death of a rescuer as well. You should never enter them unless you have made sure it is safe.