RISK assessment agency Lycetts are cautioning farmers and other employees in the agricultural industry about work after a study confirmed it’s the most dangerous field to work in.
Richard Wade, of Lycetts Risk Management Services, said: “Although the north west has had one of the lowest death rates this year, one death is one too many.
“Agriculture has a high fatality rate that significantly outstrips that of other industries, with it being more than five times higher than the second most-risky industry, construction.”
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