If your shoot has five or more employees at any one time it is a legal requirement to have a health and safety policy in place. If you don’t have one, you may be liable to criminal prosecution, which, in turn, can lead to a significant fine and/or imprisonment.
Even if the shoot does not have employees, it still makes sense to document and assess potential risks. Have a policy in place in case of accidents to:
Greater safety consciousness will reduce accidents. No one wants their day spoilt by an avoidable accident.
For assistance with fieldsports health and safety, risk assessments, visits and discussion with your team, please contact Peter Marshall on 01244 573 063 or email.
The Act amends s.33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, to raise the maximum penalty the lower courts can issue from £5,000 to £20,000. It also allows some offences, previously limited to the lower courts, to be tried in higher courts. Those have the power to pass stiffer – often unlimited – penalties. Therefore, it makes a custodial sentence an option for a wider range of such offences. The Act doesn’t impose any additional legal duties.
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