Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee (AIAC)
Introduction
The AIAC has been part of HSE's arrangements for stakeholder engagement for approximately 30 years. Throughout that time, the industry's health and safety performance has been consistently poor. The fatal injury incidence rate is now the highest of the main industrial sectors in Great Britain, including construction.
Terms of reference
Agriculture Industry Advisory Committee - Terms of Reference (revised April 2011)
- Support the HSE Strategy and the Agriculture strategy by providing industry input as to how we can achieve a reduction in the number of deaths in the farming and wider land based industries in the longer term and promote changes in behaviour and culture in the industry
- Support the Farming Industry Working Group to achieve stronger leadership in the industry and ownership of the problem and solutions in health and safety in farming
- Bring an industry specific perspective to keep HSE abreast of technical changes, the rate of change and identify future trends in the land based sector
- Contribute to working groups to deal with specific issues on a task and finish basis as appropriate
- Translate and disseminate the Board's priorities to its constituencies to
- Reduce the number of fatalities, major injuries and days lost caused by injuries and work related ill health in agriculture
- Support the delivery of HSE's strategy and the Agriculture Strategy
- Promote a culture change resulting in an agriculture industry which recognises and accepts that high standards of health and safety are an integral part of successful business practice
- Promote better understanding and recognition of the risks to the health and safety of farmers and farm workers
- Share information on new strategies and approaches for reducing the risks
- Build partnerships and commitment for future work
Members
Meetings
24 November 2020
- Draft agenda for 24.11.20
- Papers
03 June 2020
- Draft agenda for 03.06.20
- Action notes following 3 June 2020 meeting held virtually via Microsoft Teams
28 November 2019
24 June 2019
19 November 2018
16 June 2018
- Agenda for 06.06.18
- Papers
- AIAC 18.06.01 - HSE's agriculture communications plan
- AIAC 18.06.02 - Current trends in agriculture machinery fatal incidents April 2003 – March 2017
- AIAC 18.06.03 - Overview of the AFAG meeting held on 8 May 2018
- AIAC 18.06.04 - FISA update December 2017 and March 2018
- Report on 2017-18 SHAD Programme
- Action notes from meeting held on 6 June 2018 at NFUM Stratford-Upon-Avon
AIAC Archive
The agendas minutes and papers for previous AIAC meetings are available from The National Archive. You will be directed to The National Archive if you follow any of the links listed in this table.
15 November 2017
- Agenda for 15.11.17
- Papers
- AIAC 17/11/01 - Subcommittee paper – Knowledge and Skills - To drive improvements in H&S performance in Agriculture
- AIAC 17/11/02 - Overview of 2016/17 cattle related incidents investigated by HSE
- AIAC 17/11/02 - Annex 1
- AIAC 17/11/03 - Overview of the AFAG meeting held on 9 November 2017
- AIAC 17/11/04 - FISA update November 2017
- Action notes from meeting held on 15 November 2017 at ASC Birmingham
7 June 2016
- Agenda for 07.06.16
- Papers
- AIAC 17/06/01 - Current trends in agriculture machinery fatal incidents April 2003 – March 2016
- AIAC 17/06/02 - Future role and membership of the Arboriculture and Forestry advisory Group (AFAG)
- AIAC 17/06/03 - Overview of the AFAG meeting held on 14 November 2017 and 16 May 2017
- AIAC 17/06/04 - FISA update May 2017
- Action notes from meeting held on 7 June 2017 at DWP Building, Five Ways House, Birmingham
3 November 2016
- Agenda for 03.11.16
- Papers
- Action notes from meeting held on 3 November 2016 at NFU HQ, Agriculture House, Stoneleigh Park
9 June 2016
- Agenda for 09.06.16
- Papers
- Action notes from meeting held on 9 June 2016 at BSG, Keyworth, Nottingham
3 November 2015
- Agenda for 03.11.15
- Papers
- Action notes from meeting held on 3 November 2015 at NFU HQ, Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh
9 June 2015
- Agenda for 09.06.15
- Papers
- Action notes from meeting held on 9 June 2015 at BGS, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham
3 November 2014
18 June 2014
13 November 2013
12 June 2013
28 November 2012
20 June 2012
- Agenda for 20.06.12
- Papers
- Operation safe haven - Enforcement notices
- Project proposal: Identification of key occupational health issues in agriculture and the steps to take to tackle these
- Project proposal: Production of guidance addressing health and safety issues of permanent and temporary staff 'employed' by 'large' employers in the farming and fresh produce supply sectors
- Review of the working groups of the AIAC. Paper presented to AIAC on 20 June 2012 by Graeme Walker (HSE)
- Minutes of 20.06.12