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Keeping People Safe

On this page you’ll find resources about looking after yourself and others on farm. From keeping kids or tamariki safe; employees, contractors and kaimahi; working alone; personal wellbeing; and preventing manual injury. Click on the topics on the right hand side of each section to learn more.

Keeping Kids Safe

Children learn by imitation, therefore a child is more likely to be safety conscious if you are. Make sure your tamariki see you performing tasks safely. Check out these resources specifically focused on keeping kids safe.
Appropriate tasks for child development stages
Children and visitors on farm guide
Dangerous chemicals on farms worksheet for children

Employees & Contractors

Ensure your staff/kaimahi and contractors know how to keep themselves safe on your farm. There are some critical resources here for inductions on farm alongside worksheets and other guides to use to keep people safe on farm.
Worker training register
Staff induction checklist
Contractor/visitor induction checklist
Knowing your responsibilities when businesses come on farm
Having good safety conversations
Worksheet: What have we got planned for this week?

Working Alone

Working alone can be risky due to not having other people for support or assistance in either your work tasks or if an accident occurs.  Check out these resources to ensure lone workers can avoid risks when not working around others.
Safety Alert: Working alone
Working alone safely guide

Personal Wellbeing

Looking after both your physical and mental health is an important part of keeping yourself safe on farm.
Health check for rural men
Five ways to wellbeing guide

Preventing Manual Injury

According to ACC data about 20% of farm related accidents are caused by manual labour. The most common result of manual injury is acute lower back pain.
Safety Alert: Handling and yarding cattle
Preventing manual injuries guide
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Latest Safety Alerts

Safety Alerts are learnings from real life incidents that have happened on farms. Click the links below to read more, download and print off for the workshop or staff room, or to use as prompts for conversations with staff and visitors.
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Chainsaw operator concussed
Driving in wet conditions
Collapsed silo
Safe handling of fertiliser bags
Overhead powerlines
Tractor fires
Safe chemical handling
Slide pulsator entanglement
Quad rollover towing calf feeder trailer
Quad bike rollover with a trailer
Tape gate accident
Side-by-side rollover
Good fencing practices
Distraction
Working alone
Driving to the conditions
Entanglement
Tractor brake failure
Handling & yarding cattle
Tractor stability
Digger contractor rollover

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