Forestry, agriculture and other resource-based industries suffer higher rates of work-related accidents and illnesses than other occupational sectors.

That’s according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which is urging Governments and the private sector to improve safety conditions.

The UN agency has drafted two reports which address hazards such as heat stress, and how to properly report accidents, which were launched at the 6^th International Forest Engineering Conference, under way in New Zealand.

Murielle Sarr has been speaking to Jonas Cedergren, FAO Forestry Officer, who began by listing some of the dangers workers face, including an untimely death.