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<p>Over the period 2020/21-2022/23, eight members of the public were killed in agriculture,
forestry and fishing in work-related incidents involving cattle while walking on public
rights of way or open access land. This information has been published on the Health
and Safety Executive (HSE) website <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/resources/fatal.htm"
target="_blank">Fatal injuries in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain
2022/23 (hse.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR) provide the national reporting framework for
accident reporting and place a duty on responsible persons (usually employers, certain
self-employed persons, and those in control of work premises) to report certain cases
of injury, diseases and specified dangerous occurrences to the relevant Enforcing
Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Incidents involving livestock and members of the public are
reportable under RIDDOR where they result in either a fatality or a member of public
attending hospital, directly from site, for treatment in respect of any injuries sustained.
Many serious incidents are not reported so HSE does not have verified data on major
injuries sustained by members of the public involving cattle. However, some analysis
was done in 2020/21 for the Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee and this suggested
that 26 members of the public sustained non-fatal injuries from cattle whilst walking
on public rights of way or open access land.</p><p> </p><p>The safety and health of
people at work in agriculture and members of the public who are affected by agricultural
activities is a concern to HSE and the industry. HSE has a long-term strategy to drive
up industry ownership of the challenge and influence farmer behaviour to comply with
long standing legal requirements. Since 2018, HSE has delivered an annual programme
of free training to farmers in advance of targeted proactive inspection. These targeted
inspections specifically check if farmers are complying with the law in relation to
management of risks from workplace vehicles, cattle (including the management of cattle
in fields with public rights of ways) and falls.</p><p>Earlier this year HSE has launched
its 2024 Agricultural Campaign <a href="https://workright.campaign.gov.uk/campaigns/agriculture/"
target="_blank">Work Right Agriculture - Work Right to keep Britain safe</a> which
includes a clear focus on management of livestock in a bid to improve safety on Britain’s
farms. HSE is committed to supporting farmers to work safely with livestock.</p><p>
</p><p>HSE also produces guidance to enable farmers and landowners to manage the risk
from cattle put into fields which also have public access. Guidance is available free
of charge on HSE’s website:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais17ew.pdf"
target="_blank">Cattle and public access in England and Wales (hse.gov.uk)</a></li><li><a
href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais17s.pdf" target="_blank">Cattle and public access
in Scotland: Advice for farmers, landowners and other livestock keepers AIS17 (hse.gov.uk)</a></li></ul>
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