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<p>The number of fatal injuries in the agriculture sector fluctuates each year, and
as such it is not possible to draw conclusions from figures for individual years.
The annual number of deaths averaged over a five year rolling period is broadly static
and remains a cause for concern for the Health and Safety Executive, the Farm Safety
Partnerships (FSP) in England, Scotland and Wales, the Agriculture Industry Advisory
Committee (AIAC) and the industry itself.</p><p>The Health and Safety Executive publishes
figures on health and safety in the agriculture sector in the attached document “Statistics
on fatal injuries in the workplace in Great Britain 2016”. Further information can
also be found in the published report “Health and safety in agriculture, forestry
and fishing in Great Britain, 2015/16”, which is also attached.</p>
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