Health and Safety Awareness in Agriculture and Horticulture (Lantra-Awards Accredited Course)

To support the NFU and HSE Health and Safety Initiative, Course available 11th January 2011 and 7th February 2012

Suitable for: Anyone working in Agriculture or Horticulture -especially those without formal experience of Health and Safety Practices

Located in East Suffolk, for other areas and dates click HERE

Places available

Key Topics

Morning 09:00-13:00

Health and Safety Awareness: Using real life case studies and farm based examples:

• Awareness of the effects accidents and ill-health can have on businesses and people

• Know their own role in the business with regards to health and safety

• Know how to cooperate with others to improve health and safety

• Understand how work activities can affect the health and safety of others

• Know the consequences of safe versus unsafe behaviour and the impact that has on attitude of others towards risk

• Be aware of major sources of accidents and ill-health in agriculture/horticulture

• Know appropriate measures to control the risks in agriculture/horticulture

• Understand the importance of checking that measures to protect health and safety in agriculture/horticulture are properly maintained and used as instructed

• Be aware of the particular risks to children, vulnerable adults and visitors from agricultural/horticultural activities

• Be aware of specific standards of training and/or competence required when working in agriculture/horticulture.

Risk Assessments 14:00 - 16:00

Understanding What Risk Assessments are and how they apply to you..

Practical Real Life demonstrations of how to apply a Risk Assessment in the workplace

Team exercises

Review of day

If you would like to be part of this day apply for a place using the form below.

Cost for the day is for those elegible for funding is not more than £50 per person including luncheon