All business owners and employers are required to provide a safe workplace for workers, contractors and visitors. A great way to lay the foundations for a safe workplace is by delivering a pre-employment safety induction course. What is … Read More
Having a Safe Farm isn’t just your responsibility. It’s the law. Take a walk around the farm and familiarise yourself with the hazards, that surround you and your team. Why do you need to walk around the farm? Nothing has … Read More
This Alert is intended to warn employers and workers of the dangers associated with jump-starting or boosting flat batteries in powered mobile plant (eg tractors) used in agriculture. Background Tractors and other powered mobile plant being brought out of … Read More
This alert highlights the risk of electric shock when using or accessing submersible pumps and provides information on how to reduce the risk of electric shock. Background Submersible pumps are designed to work while fully submerged in liquid and are … Read More
Farming is over represented when it comes to workplace accidents and injuries. In part this is because farms are dangerous places. But when you couple that with the fact that the work location is often in isolated or remote areas, … Read More
April is SafeFarm Month at OTrain Do you have a SafeFarm? In Australia 1 in 10 workplaces are farms, yet they account for one quarter of all work related deaths. Australian Farms are also over represented when it comes to … Read More
There were 69 farming deaths in Australia for 2015. That’s 69 people too many. For the 5th consecutive year, Quad bikes have proven to be the leading cause of death on Australian Farms. 69 people lost their lives.. This was up from … Read More