All posts tagged "safety"

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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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  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...

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  Farming: a way of life, let’s keep it that way

  It’s Farm Safety Week, a time to be aware that while the agriculture industry can be a rewarding, it’s also one of...

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  Farm safety centre stage

  As 2017 National Farm Safety Week gets underway, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Luke Hartsuyker, has encouraged farmers and rural...

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  Urgent action needed to improve farm safety

  The number of people losing their lives from on-farm incidents has significantly decreased in the past 25 years but there is more...