Whether you’re dealing with animals or heavy machinery, the agricultural industry is full of risks. In fact, the sector accounts for around 19% of fatal injuries each year. This is why you must meet your safety requirements, such as following the guidelines set out by the:

Farming Health & Safety guidelines state that you’re legally required to identify hazards within your farm, and, if an accident occurs, you must report it to the HSE. And, there are a wide range of issues involved in safety in agriculture and farming.

To do so, you must maintain effective agriculture Health & Safety management. But, this can take time to manage alongside your own business needs. However, with Peninsula's help, we can ensure you meet all your legal obligations.

Our specialist team can work with you on your on-site risk assessments, whilst our Health & Safety software makes accident reporting simple. Not to mention - our insurance will keep you covered when the unexpected happens.

Compared to other industries, farming businesses have an increased risk of harm. This is why you must do everything you reasonably can to provide a safe working environment for your employees, workers, and visitors to the farm. Safety risks they may encounter include:

To avoid injuries occurring, you must have safety management systems in place, as well as performing risk assessments. The latter helps you to identify hazards within your farm - but, if you've never performed one before, you may not know where to start.

When you become a client of Peninsula, we can help conduct your farm risk assessment, in person and on-site, at a time that suits you. Our qualified Health & Safety consultants have the training, expertise and knowledge needed to help them identify hazards in your workplace.

Whether you work in regenerative farming, on arable farms, or even run a small farm, we can advise you on the safety measures your business needs. So, you can be sure your Health & Safety in farming compliance is always met.

The Health and Safety at Work Act requires employers to keep staff and onsite visitors safe at all times. And, because agricultural businesses present a higher risk of harm to those on-site, it’s vital you know how to identify hazards so you can control them and ensure injury is avoided.

With Peninsula's Health & Safety software, you can identify hazards in real-time, as well as access all the documents you need with the touch of a button.

And, if you need help creating policies, we have over 600 templates you can use for inspiration.