National Farm Safety Week: 16-22 July 2018

The Agriculture industry makes up 2% of the workforce and accounts for 21% of worker fatalities! Farm Safety Week aims to raise awareness of farm safety and highlight practical steps farmers can take to improve work health and safety on farms.

Now is a great time to review your safety strategies and training arrangements.

Below are some resources relating to the Agriculture industry that might be useful:

1. SWA agriculture webpage

2. SWA Guide to managing risks of cattle handling

3. Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work

4. Guide for managing the risks of machinery in rural workplaces

5. Quad bikes in rural workplaces information sheet

6. Farm safe, live safe video

7. Stockyard handling video

8. Focus on occupational noise in small business

Please feel free to distribute these resources through your own channels.