The Benefits of Recycling Your Animal Waste
Posted on March 29, 2019
Animal waste comes from a variety of sources including livestock, dairy production, and poultry. It can also be generated from the production of meat processing and fish farming. This waste is a concern to the environment, as it is organic matter which contains diseases that contaminate and pollute drinking water… Read more »
How to prevent smells from farm slurry
Posted on December 3, 2018
Using farm slurry - a mix of manure, water, and potentially straw - to fertilise farmlands is an effective and economical practice. These waste products are a valuable fertiliser, however, by their very nature as waste, associated unpleasant odours are an unavoidable by-product which have to be dealt with. Although… Read more »
How to avoid farm slurry incidents
Posted on November 28, 2017
Farms can be a dangerous place to work. Despite farmers making up less than 2% of the workforce, the industry accounts for 19% of work-related fatalities every year. Due to the physical demands of the job, some injuries are perhaps to be expected. However, the handling of hazardous substances is… Read more »
Stay Protected & Work Safely With Slurry
Posted on November 7, 2014
Slurry is a substance which is commonly employed in numerous industries including agriculture. Without this product, many of the modern amenities which we enjoy would simply not exist. While the benefits are numerous, so are the risks to an untrained worker. In fact, grievous injuries and death occur each year… Read more »
It’s a Dirty Job: The World’s Sewer Divers
Posted on September 7, 2014
Sewage diving is a profession often unknown, or overlooked, but it is an occupation needed worldwide. From Mexico, America, England and India, Sewer Divers have been plunging into the depths of our drainage systems, but why? Well, we’re going to reveal what they do, why they do it and exactly… Read more »
The Dangers of Slurry
Posted on August 21, 2013
Toxic gases and a lethal risk Slurry work, an essential farming activity, poses many risks and can be highly dangerous. The two major hazards are the risk of asphyxiation (gas poisoning) when high concentrations of toxic slurry gases are released, and the risk of drowning in slurry. After two wet… Read more »