Displaying items by tag: Health and Safety
We need to talk more about health and safety
Last month marked the one year anniversary since the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 was enacted.
Farmers warned not to overload quads
Farmers are being urged to keep themselves and staff safe when doing routine jobs with vehicles after a farm employee was crushed under a quad while travelling on sloping terrain with a spray tank fitted to the front of the vehicle.
Fonterra receives safety awards
Fonterra’s GM transport and logistics Barry McColl has been named Road Risk Manager of the Year at the Australasian Fleet Safety Awards.
Time to wake up and get safe!
While quad fatalities keep fuelling a media frenzy, it’s time to look at the broader picture and try to understand what makes our farms such dangerous places.
Health and safety compliance ‘not rocket science’
Complying with the new workplace health and safety requirements is not rocket science and "there is nothing you need to be afraid of", a recent workshop heard.
Free kits help farmers with health and safety
Farmers interested in learning to reduce the risk of accidents with machinery are encouraged to visit the WorkSafe team at Mystery Creek.
Safety culture on farm a key aim
Black spots putting lives at risk
Cellphone black spots and a lack of internet broadband is putting lives at risk in rural communities, claims a rural health advocate.
Big demand for H&S advice
Farmers, duck shooters not at risk from new laws
Duck shooters and landholders are being assured the new workplace safety laws will not mess with the shooting season that opens next week.