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More could be done within the agriculture sector to encourage effective health and safety practices, it is claimed.

Judith Hackitt, chair of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), told the Manchester Evening News that there appears to be a culture of apathy towards danger among some agricultural workers.

"Agriculture is an industry where there seems to be an alarming sense of 'That's just the way it is'. The fact is that one person a week dies in agriculture, still," she said.

Ms Hackitt stated that construction is another sector that poses an ongoing challenge from a health and safety point of view, especially where smaller businesses are concerned.

Earlier this month, the HSE revealed that more than a quarter of the construction sites it visited in Greater Manchester in a single week failed safety inspections.

The HSE issued a total of 56 enforcement notices at 42 sites, either stopping work immediately or requiring improvements to be made, with some construction firms facing the possibility of being prosecuted.

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