South West rural insurance company Cornish Mutual has announced the first free workshop event in 2017 as it takes its successful campaign to improve farm safety into a new year.
A series of farm health and safety events will take place over the next 12 months as part of an ongoing campaign to highlight health and safety on farms and cut the number of deaths and serious injuries in agriculture across the region.
The free event will take place at South Molton Assembly Rooms & Pannier Market, in Devon, on Friday, 24th February.
Delivered by Cornish Mutual with support from industry experts, those attending will experience practical demonstrations identifying on-farm risks and how to manage them and there will be information available to ensure guests are kept up-to-speed with changes in the law, insurance, regulations and best practice.
Speakers will include Arthur Denton, from Cornish Mutual, talking about employer and occupier liability; Joe Rice, providing First Aid and CPR training; Norman Rundle, discussing risk assessments and public rights of way – which proved a key topic for farmers during last year’s round of events; and Pip Tompkins advising on the safe use of chainsaws and hedge cutters.
The event will run between 9.30am – 3pm, with refreshments on arrival and lunch provided. Due to the success of its 2016 campaign, organisers are encouraging anyone interested to book ahead.
Arthur Denton, Member Services Adviser for Cornish Mutual, said: “We had a tremendous response from our health and safety events last year and it’s an issue that we are determined to continue to highlight and to work with those in the industry to bring about improvements
“There is a huge appetite within the agricultural community to meet and take part in practical demonstrations which help people keep up to speed with the law and ask questions. I would encourage people interested in attending to sign up early as these events get booked up quickly.”
