Farm Safety training through YFC has been limited in 2020 due to the impact of Covid-19 but the Farm Safety Curve module has now been adapted for online delivery – making it accessible to even more people, regardless of restrictions! meaning YFCs have been unable to meet. Around 3,000 YFC members have benefited from NFYFC’s Curve training module that was developed with The Farm Safety Foundation and it is hoped that even more YFC members will now get to enjoy the course.
Our aim is for all YFC members to be aware of the dangers and for all clubs to deliver the Farm Safety Curve module.
This Farm Safety Week 2020 (19-23 July), we are encouraging Clubs and Counties to pledge their commitment to putting NFYFC’s Farm Safety Curve training module back on their club programmes for 2021-22.
Pledges can be downloaded below to use on social media during the week. If you have already received the training, there are some social media assets that you can use to join in during the week too and spread the positive message that you have done the course and are staying safe!
Pledges for YFCs and County Federations to use on social media:
Instagram and Facebook pledge card
Graphics for individual YFC members to use on social media:
Twitter graphic - I'm farm safety aware
Instagram and Facebook graphic - I'm farm safety aware
Farm Safety Week is an initiative lead by the Farm Safety Foundation and supported by the Farm Safety Partnerships, the Health & Safety Executive, Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland and the Health & Safety Authority, Ireland.
Farm Safety Week 2020 will offer advice and guidance for physical and mental wellbeing as we adapt during the global pandemic, acknowledge the poor safety record but share positive stories of good safety practice on farms.
Show your support for Farm Safety Week by sharing the ‘pledge cards’ on social media, on your website and in your newsletters. Let the world know that your YFC is committed to farm safety. Please tag @yellowwelliesuk and NFYFC in any posts you make about Farm Safety Week and use the hashtag #FarmSafetyWeek.
Help spread positive messages about farm safety to show that the next generation of farmers is taking safety seriously.
The Farm Safety Foundation will have tips, blogs and invaluable advice guides that it will be sharing. Follow Yellow Wellies on Twitter @yellowwelliesUK and Like and Retweet their content throughout the week using the hashtag #FarmSafetyWeek.
Curve training sessions can be delivered by a YFC trainer registered with NFYFC. Trainers are provided with a training plan 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 a YFC trainer for your county so you can deliver the training module, find out about the course here.
We'll also be announcing the finalists of our Farm Safety Award, sponsored by SGN, next week too and you will be able to read about some amazing YFC members who are championing safety on the farm.
SGN manages the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5.9 million customers across the south of England and in Scotland. SGN owns and operates 74,000km of gas mains, including high pressure (HP) pipelines, which are a critical part of our national infrastructure. As these pipelines run underground across the length and breadth of the country, it's inevitable that work will need to be carried out near them at times.
The most common cause of incidents involving SGN’s gas network is damage by others. There’s a risk of damage whenever land, such as farming land, is disturbed. This includes excavation, ditching, drainage work, fence installation or anything else within the proximity of our pipelines. Not only is damaging a pipeline illegal, but the consequences can be catastrophic.
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