The Farmers Mart Apr/May 2015 - Issue 39 | Page 9

NFU Open Day SPREADING THE safety message »»Making farms a safer place to live and work was the focus of the recent Farm Safety Day organised by NFU Mutual Risk Management Services. The well-attended, interactive Risk Management Services presentations run by Kim Beavon covered basic Health and Safety Management systems and essential starting points for business. Issues covered were why we manage Health & Safety, including the potential costs of accidents and the legal, moral and other economic effects of poor health and safety. Documentation such as Health and Safety Policies, Risk Assessments, Safe Working Procedures requirements for staff training were also discussed. The current use of Fees for Intervention by the HSE was also a topic which sparked much interest among attendees. (see www.hse.gov. uk/fee-for-intervention/ to find out more). Some attendees booked places on a subsequent training course: “Working Safely in Agriculture”, an informal one day course leading to the award of a Level 2 Vocational Qualification for those who complete the short end-of-course assessment. This course, organised locally by NFU Mutual agencies, has received excellent feedback. P aseal t yo lc age fr l t ko ur oal nto e mo de s. re t ail WH H BEIV I ? L E C E WE E H ' TE R BE E ST I R NC NSUA SEVI E R CS PO DR R VI E I TE K N HU C l 15 74 al0 7 0336 7 fr a quo opo in o te p r NF M ual f e U ut Oic, f 9 F l St e ink re e t Se l by No h o sh rt Yrk ire Y8 4T O D A nt f h Nat nal armeU n geoTe io F rs nio M ualnsuranc SoieL e o ut I e c t imitd. r y F Wh a grecmpany t do at at o o businew h ss it se y and t c urit raining purpo s,e o se lphne te ADVERTS_IMAGE_PORT_2015_Layout 1 14/01/2015s may becPage 3 nitre c l 12:00 o d and mo o d. al rerde A WIDER NETWORK OF SUPPORT For further information, call the NFU Mutual Risk Management Services team on 0800 132029. NFU Mutual Risk Management Services Team Pac omind yo h ee t oe r yo ee f u av t righcvr f ur h o f arm. C l 15 74 al0 7 0336 7 fr a quo opo in o te p r NF M ual F l U ut , ink 9 e St e Se , ret l , by No h o sh rt Yrk ire Y8 4T O D A nt f h Nat nal armeU n M ualnsuranc SoieL e geoTe io F rs nio ut I e c t imitd. y Fr se y and t o c urit raining purpo s,e o c l may becrde se lphne s te al re d and o mo o d. nitre www.farmers-mart.co.uk Apr/May 2015 9