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Animals, e.g. before working with cattle, work out an escape route Falls, e.g. ladders should be used as a last resort, and Equipment, e.g. a PTO shaft must always be correctly guarded For more information visit: https://www.hseni.gov.uk/articles/farm-safety-partnership https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/614c9a94bfd2ad5e35b360ee/b4189aab-4bf8-4f63-968c-5b1e6b66203a/UCD+Lyons.jpg Farm Family Wellbeing - Professional Development Education and professional development are vital to make your farm more competitive, efficient, and aware of changing markets, trends and consumer demands. QUB, AFBI, CAFRE and AgriSearch hold talks, training courses and other events related to animal health, farm health and safety, sustainability as well as disease and pest control. The Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) offers a range of free, short training courses. See: https://www.cafre.ac.uk/business-support/rural-development-programmes/farm-family-key-skills-ffks/