Members of the NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board have joined the NFU’s farm safety campaign - #SeeItChangeIt.

#SeeItChangeIt, which was launched at the NFU Conference in Birmingham, is the latest initiative to improve safety and wellbeing on farms and aims to get farmers actively looking for risks on farm and using simple cost-effective ways to eliminate them.

During the recent Rural Affairs Board meeting, each member of the board filled out a #SeeItChangeIt promise card, selecting one thing they would do to improve their safety and wellbeing on their farm.

NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board chairman, Hedd Pugh, said: “It is widely acknowledged that the safety record within the farming sector needs improving, and there are simple but specific practices that we can change ourselves.

“We all have a part to play in improving safety and wellbeing on farm and this campaign aims to get farmers actively looking for risks and doing something about it. whether it’s a promise to check their PTO shaft every week, wear a helmet every time they ride an ATV, note their OS grid reference to use in emergencies or simply just to keep their mobile phone charged and on their person.

“It must also be noted that the mental wellbeing of farmers is just as important as physical safety. Stress and depression are among many other illnesses that can massively impact your life and work, and we must be able to recognise when we need help.

“Members of the Rural Affairs Board have pledged to take these messages back to their respective counties to ensure farm safety is at the forefront of everyone’s minds when carrying out their day-to-day tasks on farm.

“We urge you all to get behind this campaign and use it to make one change that will improve your own wellbeing and that of the farming industry.”