Policies are your farm rules. In this step you will build the critical policies that relate to your business.
Navigate to DOCUMENTS AND FILES > Policies in the left hand menu
Create Policies
- If you already have Policies you can replicate them using the ‘Build New’ button on the right hand side
- To build policies, drag elements from the right elements list
- If you have none, use the Template Library tab at the top
- Click on the 3 dots on the RHS and select ‘Use Template’ and ‘Customise’ – this will save the Policy to the ‘Drafts’ tab
- Edit the Policy
- When you are happy with the contents, ‘Publish’
- Policies and Procedures require a signature to ‘Publish’ them – create a digital image of your signature by signing a blank piece of paper and scan or photograph then save to your desktop and click ‘Upload Image’
- The following article provides step by step instructions on how to create a policy
Managing your Policies
Policies are the overarching rules of your farm
Consider your farming operation and identify the important rules for your day-to-day activities
Edit the policies to suit your business
Start with a Work Health and Safety Policy and then add policies which you identify as important to your operation
Remember – more is not always better!
What's Next?
Implementation - Step 10 - Inductions
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