Perils of harvest time

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) message to farmers and farm workers at harvest time is to take time out and think. Turning off a machine and making sure it comes to a standstill costs nothing more than seconds. That tiny amount of time may avoid a life-changing injury – or worse. IOSH senior policy and technical adviser Phil Bates, spoke to Tim Barnes-Clay about the perils facing farmers