Farm Safety Manual
The Farm Safety Manual provides a step-by-step approach to building and maintaining a practical safety system for dairy farms.
You can work through each section at your own pace, putting your safety system in place as you go.
The Manual gives you easy access to key documents and templates, along with support through your local Dairy Australia Regional Team. Workshops are delivered by your Regional Team, and the templates and tools are available to download within each of the 18 topics below, whenever you need them
Get Started & Systems/Policies
Induction, safety system snapshot & policies
Quads & Motorbikes
Number one cause of death on farms
Farm Vehicles
Risks of run overs, ejection of falling from vehicles
Tractors & Mobile Plant
Powerful machines with attachments/moving parts
Fixed Plant
Good design & guarding are the key
Contractors
Be aware of your legal & safety responsibilities
Confined Spaces
All dairy farms have them-manage confined spaces
Working At Heights
How to minimise the need to work at heights
Power & Electrical
How to minimise the risk of electrocution
Manual Handling
How to make life easier & more productive on-farm
Working With Livestock
Systems to make working with livestock safe
Farm Chemicals
Safe use and storage of chemicals is a must
Water And Effluent
Drowning is no.1 killer of young children on farms
Working Environment
How to create a great, safe place to work on your farm
Visitors, Children, Traffic
Children & visitors need to be kept safe on farms
Farmer Health
Maintaining good physical, mental and emotional health
Farmer Wellbeing
Wellbeing of you, your workforce, and your family
Workplace Mental Health
Create a positive, supportive and inclusive workplace culture on your farm
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