Free Guides & Templates
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Free Guides & Templates
Our Farm Health & Safety guide takes you through some of the legal obligations you have as a business owner and provides information on the steps that you can take to safeguard yourself, and the welfare of your employees and the public.
This guide takes you through risk assessments, work equipment inspections, incident reporting and training, you can download and use the templates provided to assess and record risks, comply with regulations, report incidents and record training.
After working through these areas you will be able to complete your Health & Safety Policy template.
Our aim is to protect and support you, your farm and your family against the danger of fire. Farm fires can be devastating, and having fire prevention as a top priority makes good economic sense for all rural businesses.
This guide takes you through your legal obligations, as well as giving practical guidance on fire prevention, covering fire risk assessments, emergency procedure lists, fire safety logbooks, farm building inspections and vehicle inspections.
Through using this guide and completing the relevant forms, you can ensure that your legal obligations are met and that you are best positioned to prevent fires on your farm.
As part of Cornish Mutual’s service expansion to support farmers address the demands of climate change, this guide forms part of our focus on offering trusted advice in areas farmers are seeking answers.
Farming is a dangerous job and accidents can cause loss of earnings, fines and remedial work.
In this guide, we’ve given some general farm safety tips to remind you what to think about when carrying out daily tasks.
Levels of rural crime are worrying and being a victim can be devastating. Find out what you can do to reduce the risk of crime on your property.
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A Guide to Farm Health & Safety Policies
Our Health & Safety Service page takes you through the legal obligations you have as a business owner and the major areas needing consideration when putting together your farm health and safety policy.
Heath & Safety Service
Our specialist in-house health and safety team provide tailored, practical support on an on-going basis to help you put a farm health and safety system in place and meet legal requirements.
Support & Advice
Farmers are currently seeing the biggest changes in agriculture for more than 50 years. As a mutual insurer, we’ve stood by South West farmers since 1903. We are helping our Members and the wider farming community navigate the changes ahead in this transformative time.