Water and Effluent Safety
Water and effluent are significant hazards on farms. On average, five children drown on Australian farms each year. Most are under the age of five and a third are visitors.
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Farmers work in the elements. With large animals. With chemicals. With heavy machinery. At heights. In confined spaces. With heavy loads. Alone. Sometimes Fatigued. And in isolation.
We have the right information to support your unique farming workplace to become safer.
Water and effluent are significant hazards on farms. On average, five children drown on Australian farms each year. Most are under the age of five and a third are visitors.
Work is inherently good and rewarding for children, and farming offers many opportunities for children to develop work skills and benefit from farm life.
When Thomas Billing was a baby, his dairy farmer parents Mark and Sam set up a playpen in the calf shed so they could work while their baby was nearby but safely out the way.
Free display signs from Energy Safe Victoria for display on farm fences near overhead powerlines to remind drivers not to tip under or near powerlines.
Side by Side Vehicles have become increasingly prominent in farming accidents across Australia.
There are different degrees to how bogged a vehicle may be. The bogged vehicle may require just a little pull if it’s just a slippery surface, however if the axles are buried and its frame is dragging on the ground you will need more towing power. Always anticipate potential sources of resistance.
Farmers spend more time outdoors than most other industries, increasing their exposure to the sun and their risk of skin cancer. Farmers need to protect themselves and their staff
This research report is about factors that will improve adoption of safety practice and systems on Australian farms. The review describes approaches and evaluation reports of Australian farm safety programs and other relevant studies that provide information about individual safety behaviour change and community/organisation factors associated with safety change.
Energy Safe Victoria resource on working safely around power lines on farms.