Most injuries are easily prevented. Good gardening is safe gardening and it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure that we garden in a safe way. H&S coordinator shall be Ben Ray - croftonrailwaygarden@gmail.com

Please Do:

  • Familiarise yourself with the Risk Assessment and Garden Method Statement and notices at the garden notice board and undertake all volunteer duties in accordance with this.

  • Report to the lead volunteer coordinator on the day all injuries or near-misses incidences, any evidence of rats and other vermin and evidence of vandalism immediately. Log also in log book found in shed.

  • First-aid kit stocks should be checked regularly and topped up as necessary.

  • Wear gloves at all times when handling soil and digging in the garden and long-sleeved shirts and trousers when pruning thorny plants.
  • Always use the safety goggles if using the grass strimmer and familiarise yourself with the instructions before each use.
  • Use litter picker and gloves to pick up litter in the garden.
  • All green waste to be cut up small and added into the compost bays.

 

Do Not:

  • No fuels or fuel-powered machinery to be left onsite.

  • Bag mixed materials into refuse bags. Keep all waste material bagged separately to allow the safe and sustainable disposal.

  • Fill the compost bin with any invasive weeds or inorganic material.

  • Leave tools lying around after use, which could potential cause injury. Stow away into the shed.

  • Use pesticides and fertilisers without the explicit permission of the committee. We operate an organic gardening principles and want to ensure the garden is free from chemicals.

  • Operate power tools without specific safety and handling training and supervision and permission of the lead gardener.

  • Leave the gate open after hours to avoid antisocial behaviour after dark.