All posts tagged "safety"

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  Everyday farm safety heroes the focus for Farm Safety Week

  Everyday farm safety heroes are the focus of the latest campaign from Safe Ag Systems to coincide with Farm Safety Week 2018.

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  Is yours a no-harm farm?

  Next week (16-22 July 2018) is Farm Safety Week, a time to ensure you and your workers are protected from harm.

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  Bird bacteria linked to horse and human health

  Pregnancy losses in horses have been traced to a strain of bird chlamydia by researchers from the NSW Department of Primary Industries...

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  PFAS advice in place for Stony, Fishery and Wallis Creeks, Rutherford

  The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released precautionary advice and is directly contacting residents after testing found per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

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  Sheep producers reminded to watch for pregnancy toxaemia

  The WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is warning sheep producers of an increased risk of pregnancy toxaemia in lambing...

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  How to minimise agricultural vehicle road accidents?

  James Cook University researchers want the public to help them find ways to improve road safety by minimising accidents involving large agricultural...

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  ACCC moves to improve quad bike safety

  The ACCC has proposed major changes to improve the safety of quad bikes, including the introduction of a safety rating system, crush...

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  Ten tips for reducing the risk of harvester fires

  The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), fire safety experts and other industry organisations are encouraging growers to implement practical measures to...

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  Quad bike scheme making farmers safer and saving lives

  Hundreds of quad bikes across Victoria have been fitted with rollover protection since the Victorian Government’s $6 million scheme came into effect.

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  Prepare your pets, livestock and home for cyclone season

  Cyclone season officially starts in November 2017, and NT Minister for Primary Industry and Resources, Ken Vowles, and Darwin Lord Mayor, Kon...