Moray Beekeepers Association

[ajtony]

Hey thanks Gavin, that would be great!

[gavin]

Can't find it, of course, but the SBA does have Public and Product Liability Insurance with Royal Sun Alliance which I'm pretty sure covers meetings run by SBA members. I'll PM you contact details.

G.

[Trog]

Bookmarking this discussion as I need to know about insurance for assoc apiaries too!

[ajtony]

Guys, Got some info off Gavin. As soon as I have an answer on this I will ;post it here. cheers.

[drumgerry]

Congratulations to Tony and everyone who came along to help with the MBA apiary yesterday. It is a superb project and something that I'll do everything I can to help. And brilliant that we now have a Scottish forum as well!!

[Stromnessbees]

Getting back to the topic of insurance:

The Insurance leaflet from the SBA mentions 'Beginners Classes' (sic), which are insured as long as certain conditions are met.
These are:
1) up tp 10 students in class
2) full protective clothing must be worn
3) the instructor is to be a suitably competent beekeeper and SBA member
4) a first aider is present
5) it is advisable to have a mobile phone on site

My questions are:
What's the definition of a 'Beginners Class', is any meeting which includes beginners a 'Beginners Class'?
Does the First Aider have to have a certificate, and if so, what are the specifications?

Would be grateful for some clarification,
Doris

[gavin]

Thanks Doris. I still haven't found my leaflet.

I understand that Charlie (our insurance guy) and colleagues are planning to re-draft the leaflet, so your questions are timely.

I've pointed Charlie to this thread and hope that he'll either answer here, or answer privately to one of us.

best wishes

Gavin