Farm Safety Archives - Agsafe https://agsafe.nz/category/farm-safety/ Farm Health and Safety made easy with AgSafe Fri, 13 May 2022 22:45:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://agsafe.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-Agsafe-Logo-32x32.png Farm Safety Archives - Agsafe https://agsafe.nz/category/farm-safety/ 32 32 Healthy Rivers Plan https://agsafe.nz/healthy-rivers-plan/ Fri, 25 Nov 2016 02:58:22 +0000 http://agsafe.nz/?p=581 The analysis, views and comments are prepared by Jim Findlay, Farm Consultant. It is an independent personal view with no political or outside input or influence.

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]]> Safety buster Nov https://agsafe.nz/safety-buster-nov/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:52:07 +0000 http://agsafe.nz/?p=313 One of the main features of managing safety on farms is the recording of “near misses” as the identification of a near miss and the implementation of a suitable management plan that is targeted at ensuring it is not a problem in the future is all about safety and protecting yourself and your staff.

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]]> Safety Buster, Oct 1 https://agsafe.nz/safety-buster-oct-1/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 08:33:24 +0000 http://agsafe.nz/?p=303 Some of the questions being asked about the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015 may help you focus on your business needs:

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]]> Safety Buster, Oct 2 https://agsafe.nz/safety-buster-oct-2/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 08:08:50 +0000 http://agsafe.nz/?p=298 Farms are rarely close to medical services but early intervention and treatment is essential when there is an injury accident on a farm. Obtaining a first aid certificate is a prerequisite to providing a safe workplace. If a farm business does not have a trained first aider the PCBU (Person in Charge of the Business Undertaking) should know where the closest trained first aid person is or where the closest trained nurse resides.

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]]> Safety Buster, Sept 2016 https://agsafe.nz/safety-buster-sept-2016/ Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:45:00 +0000 http://agsafe.nz/?p=309 The maize harvest is in full swing with contractors working through the night to get the crops off the paddocks and into the stacks or bunkers and then the cultivation and the regrassing takes place. Contractors employ casual staff and operate complex equipment including the combine harvesters, trucks and tractors hauling the bins and large tractors and diggers building the stacks.

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