
South Australia farms remain fatality-free
South Australia leads safety example this Farm Safety Week with its excellent farm safety record.
South Australia leads safety example this Farm Safety Week with its excellent farm safety record.
To reduce the increasing number of fatalities and serious injuries on Australian farms, Farmsafe Australia advised farmers not to let children use quad bikes, never allow quad bike riders to take passengers and to make safe playing areas for children on farms.
Photo: SafetyCulture Library Farmsafe Australia is calling on quad bike manufacturers to take some action as number of deaths from quad bike accidents increases. Farmsafe Australia chair, Charles Armstrong told ABC News that safety is important and should be a major part of business. He said it will “reduce risks to those that work and …
A worker was seriously injured by a piece of machinery in a cotton field at Walgett in Northwest New South Wales this week. ABC News reports that harvest has started in NSW and Queensland, and workers were under pressure to get the bumper crop picked and processed. According to Farmsafe Australia executive officer John Temperley, …
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