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.
Too many serious injuries and deaths happen on farms because people don’t wear their seatbelts when operating or travelling in farm vehicles such as farm utes, tractors, side-by-sides or trucks. If there’s a collision or rollover, your seatbelt helps to keep you secured in your seat and protect you from sustaining serious or fatal injuries.
Loading hay onto a truck using a Telehandler is a common task undertaken on many farms. Anytime heavy machinery is used on farm, there are risks involved, so it is important all safety precautions are implemented to avoid an accident occurring.
Tractors are often one of the first pieces of powered mobile farming equipment that farmers teach their children to operate. However, tractors have accounted for 20 per cent of farm incidents involving working children.
Use this simple and effective tool to assess and manage the risk of your farming activities prior to commencing. All team members can join in and contribute, developing different ways to manage risks on your farm. Doing a risk assessment helps determine hazards and develop appropriate control measures to lessen the risks.
This publication aims to provide practical guidelines for employers and workers to improve and ensure the safety of those who use tractors on farms, and those who are in the vicinity of areas where tractors are being used.
Under the WHS Act 2011 farm owners, managers and employees have specific responsibilities and duties of care. These risk management tools from FarmSafe Australia can help.
How to identify, manage and reduce health and safety risks to employees and contractors using pesticides.
Lee-Ann Thompson admits she often sounds like a “broken record” when it comes to her kids’ safety on their Manangatang farm, but it’s something she says she’s not willing to be complacent about.
Forklifts and telehandlers are high-risk machinery that children should have no involvement with until they are at least 18 years of age.
Working children should be actively supervised while performing farm work. You should first determine if the task is a good match for your child’s abilities and maturity level, and then use these categories to select the level of supervision needed.