Revised Farm Safety Partnership guide "Managing the Safe Receipt of Animal Feed 2023" published
Potentially life-saving guidance to help farm staff and delivery drivers stay safe during feed deliveries has been published by the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) in collaboration with other industry stakeholders.
The guidance - Managing the Safe Receipt of Animal Feed 2023 - has been revised and published by the Farm Safety Partnership, a group which includes agri-supply industry trade association the AIC, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), National Farmers Union (NFU), NFU Mutual, Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and Tenant Farmers Association (TFA).
Revised Code of Practice
This new publication provides livestock producers with valuable, practical guidance and a useful checklist to help them comply with AIC's Code of Practice for Making Safe Deliveries of Animal Feed to Farms.
The Code, which was published in January 2023, provides detailed information on the requirements to be met to safely accept delivery of animal feeds.
Shared safety responsibility
David Moss, AIC Services Technical Manager, said: "A regular feature of working life for every UK livestock producer is taking delivery of animal feeds either in bulk dry or liquid, or packed in bags and drums.
"Farmers and their feed suppliers have a shared responsibility to make sure that their farm staff and the supplier’s delivery driver are safe whenever animal feed products are delivered to a farm.
"This revised guidance offers valuable information to help everyone involved stay safe."
Click below to view and download a PDF copy of Managing the Safe Receipt of Animal Feed 2023.
To view AIC's Code of Practice for Making Safe Deliveries of Animal Feed to Farms, click below.
Notes for editors
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is the UK’s leading trade association, representing agricultural supply chain sectors including arable marketing, crop protection, agronomy, feed, fertiliser, and seed.
Formed in 2003, AIC has over 230 Members in the agri-supply trade which are responsible for £9 billion of annual farm trade.
AIC is marking 20 years as the leading voice of the UK agri-supply industry, working in support of modern, sustainable, commercial agriculture. Visit the website to find out more.
Political lobbying and policy influencing is a major part of its work, as well as supporting Members with technical information.
AIC Services, which is the professional services arm of the AIC, manages a range of services, including Assurance Schemes recognised by UK government as essential tools to underpin feed and food safety alongside fertiliser security. These include:
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Feed Materials Assurance Scheme (FEMAS)
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Feed Adviser Register (FAR)
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Forage Assurance Scheme (FAA)
Visit the AIC website to find out more.
Press contact
Oli Hill, Communications Manager, AIC
+44 (0)1733 385230