1820 people have died on Australian farms since 2001. It’s a sobering statistic made worse by the fact that nearly 15% of those deaths were children under 15.This is just one of the statistics raised in the 2024 Safer Farms Report which was released today to mark National Farm Safety Week. The report is an important resource for farmers and their families, with the purpose of promoting safer work practices that save life and limbs. This National Farm Safety Week, Tasmanian beef farmer and Farmsafe Australia Chair, Felicity Richards is asking farmers and the industry to join Farmsafe Australia in driving change.In this episode, Felicity speaks to Andrew from her farm in Tasmania about the 2024 Safer Farms Report and shares what farmers can do to make our world a safer place for farmers and their families.Felicity Richards and Farmsafe are good people to know and WFI Insurance is proud to be an ambassador of Farmsafe Australia and sponsor of this year’s Safer Farms Report, which can be accessed alongside a raft of other important resources at https://farmsafe.org.

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