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Gamekeeping Shoot health and safety
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 and have a policy in place in case of accidents to help with the following:
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 via email.
An increased focus on the impacts of woodland herbivores may be needed to enable new woodland to establish,.
We investigate the suggestion that gamebird release supports high fox population densities.
Pens are used for releasing both pheasants, providing safety, especially from ground predators. Find out how yours ranks.
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