All posts tagged "safety"

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  Farm Management

  Harvester fires a particular risk in lentil crops

  The 2016-17 harvest saw a significant incidence of harvester fires in Western Australia, but growers can minimise the risks in 2017-18 with...

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  Season changes to help improve abalone fisher safety

  The WA Government has moved to improve fishing safety for Western Australia’s unique West Coast Zone recreational abalone fishery.

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  Broken Hill farm safety event

  With less than two weeks until SafeWork NSW’s free community farm safety event at Broken Hill, SafeWork NSW is urging the local...

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  Avoid risk of lead poisoning

  WA producers are being urged to take steps to protect their livestock from possible lead poisoning after six cattle died on a...

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  Improved quad bike safety on track

  The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has welcomed a commitment from Ministers to take decisive action towards the instatement of a five-star safety...

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  Australian Ministers back NSW quad bike plan

  Australian Ministers have backed NSW calls to put consumers first and introduce a national five-star safety rating system for quad bikes.

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  Farm Management

  Workshops to improve farm safety and efficiency

  Queensland’s agricultural industries are working together to help farm businesses reduce risks and increase efficiency and compliance through a series of one-day...

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  Keeping our kids safe on farms

  Children under the age of 15 years make up about 20 per cent of on-farm injury fatalities and are over represented in...

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  VFF quad safety rebate closes in on $2 million

  Victorian farmers are still rushing to collect a rebate that enables them to fit operation protection devices (OPDs) to their quad bikes,...

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  NSW calls for national quad bike safety rating system

  The NSW Government is calling for the introduction of a national five-star safety rating system for quad bikes, to help save lives...