Verity Dodd
Verity Dodd is our Marketing Assistant. Verity’s responsibilities include looking after the company’s digital marketing, organising our attendance at agricultural shows, and allocating sponsorship within the local community - as well as supporting our Marketing Manager in the everyday running of the Marketing department.
More from Verity Dodd
10 February, 2012
You are probably
well aware that agriculture now has the highest number of
fatalities and serious injuries of any industry in the UK. As an
insurance company with our roots in farming and an interest in the
welfare of rural communities throughout the South West, we take
health and safety issues very seriously and would like to encourage
the reduction of risk in agriculture.
For this reason, we will be running an awareness-raising
initiative called 'FarmSafe' throughout 2012, to help reduce the
number of health and safety-related incidents and accidents on
farms.
An important part of this initiative takes place next week, when
we will be holding two health and safety workshops in association
with Duchy College. The workshops, which will be provided by Lantra
trainers, are free to Cornish Mutual Members and will consist
of eight different sessions on the following topics;
• Chainsaw safety
• Telehandler best practice
• Working at heights/manual handling
• Livestock handling
• Safe use of ATVs
• Entrapment/machinery blockages
• Electrocution
• Chemicals and dust
The first workshop takes place on Wednesday 15th February at Duchy
College, Stoke Climsland; the second on Thursday 16th February at
Willey Farm, Sticklepath (near Okehampton). Refreshments will be
provided on arrival along with lunch.
It is hoped the sessions will demonstrate how health and safety
can be practically implemented into the everyday running of a farm;
if you would like to attend a workshop, please let our Marketing
Assistant, Verity Dodd, know on 01872 246481 or by emailing marketing@cornishmutual.co.uk.
