We like to think we are invincible, but accidents do happen in farming.
In the past few days alone a 12 year old boy has been killed while driving a tractor and a man has fractured his spine while climbing into a grain silo.
Of course, we don't know the circumstances of these tragic accidents but they do make you think. Because if you talk to any health and safety person they tell you that many of the accident scenes they attend could have been prevented.
When the sun is out and there is work to be getting on with, it is far too easy to start cutting corners to save time. It's also easy to think of H&S officials as meddling bureaucrats that don't know anything about the reality of the job in hand.
But then again, what would you rather be - alive, well (and perhaps just a little bit behind where you would like to be) or another H&S statistic?
There's more guidance on the main fwi site (it was written a year ago, but it is still current).