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.
Rice breast disease in ducks – how you can help What is sarcocystosis? Sarcocystosis, or ‘rice breast’ disease of ducks, is caused by the parasite Sarcocystis spp and seems to be on the rise in the UK. The parasite has a relatively complex life cycle using birds as an intermediate host and
Trapping and Snaring in Scotland What you need to know Currently: All snares must be free-running and have a fixed stop at the appropriate distance. All set snares must be checked every day at intervals of no more than 24 hours. All set snares must be staked to the ground
Follow up of shot deer With a well-placed shot most deer will be killed quickly and retrieving the dead deer will not be an issue. However, occasionally things do go wrong and it is critical that the stalker knows how to follow-up a wounded deer correctly such that it can
