Farm Health and Safety Package
This information package is designed to assist farmers to understand the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. It is intended for self-employed farmers, farmers who employ people, farmers who engage contractors, and farmers who have visitors to their property.
The package contains information sheets on managing a wide range of health and safety hazards in and around the farm. Accompanying these is a set of check sheets to assist farmers in evaluating their own performance in managing farm health and safety
Table of Contents
Foreword pdf file [size:
880KB
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Information Sheets pdf file [size:
407KB
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Section One pdf file [size:
430KB
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Section Two pdf file [size:
692KB
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Section Three pdf file [size:
613KB
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Section Four pdf file [size:
352KB
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Section Five pdf file [size:
334KB
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Section 1: Health and Safety in Employment Act
This section contains four information sheets which explain the requirements of the Act.
Information Sheet 1: A Summary of the Health and Employment Act 1992
Information Sheet 2: Terms Used in the Act
Information Sheet 3: Visitors to Farms
Information Sheet 4: Self-Employed Farmers
Section 2: Managing Farm Hazards: Advice Sheets
How to Use Advice Sheets and Check Sheets
Advice Sheet 1: Compliance with the Law: Three Steps
Advice Sheet 2: Using Machines Safely
Advice Sheet 3: Transport and Handling Materials
Advice Sheet 4: Farm Forestry Operations
Advice Sheet 5: Safe Use of Electricity
Advice Sheet 6: Guarding Against Fire and Explosion
Advice Sheet 7: Maintenance Work
Advice Sheet 8: Protective Clothing and Equipment
Advice Sheet 9: Child Safety
Advice Sheet 10: Avoiding Health Problems
Advice Sheet 11: Livestock
Advice Sheet 12: Safe Use of Pesticides, Veterinary Medicines and Other
Chemicals
Advice Sheet 13: Dangers of Noise
Advice Sheet 14: The Air We Breathe
Advice Sheet 15: Improving Your Work Methods
Advice Sheet 16: Caring For Your General Working Environment
Advice Sheet 17: Dealing With Accidents and Emergencies
Advice Sheet 18: Substitution - Seven Steps to Replacing Hazardous Chemicals
Section 3: Managing Farm Hazards: Check Sheets
Check Sheet 1: For the Unit Manager
Check Sheet 2A Danger PTO Shafts
Check Sheet 2B Machine Guards
Check Sheet 2C General Machine Safety
Check Sheet 2D: Tractors, Vehicles, Farm Bikes
Check Sheet 2E: Handling Materials and Vehicles
Check Sheet 2F: High-Pressure Equipment
Check Sheet 3A: Avoiding a Tractor Overturn
Check Sheet 3B: Vehicle Repair
Check Sheet 3C: Use of Lifting Equipment
Check Sheet 3D: Bale Stacking
Check Sheet 3E: Safe Manual Lifting
Check Sheet 3F: Farm Machinery
Check Sheet 4A: Farm Forestry: Chainsaws
Check Sheet 4B: Farm Forestry: The Chainsaw Operator
Check Sheet 4C: Farm Forestry: Circular Saws
Check Sheet 4D: Farm Forestry: Other Machines
Check Sheet 5: Electricity
Check Sheet 6 Guarding Against Fire and Explosion
Check Sheet 7A: Use of Ladders
Check Sheet:7B: Roof Work
Check Sheet 8: Protective Clothing and Equipment
Check Sheet 9A Firearms
Check Sheet 9B: Children and Machinery
Check Sheet 9C: Children and Animals
Check Sheet 9D: Water Safety
Check Sheet 10A: Avoiding Health Problems
Check Sheet 10B: Skin Cancer
Check Sheet 11A: Livestock Handling
Check Sheet 11B: Sheep Dipping
Check Sheet 11C: Avoiding Exposure to Animal Disease (Zoonoses)
Check Sheet 12: Chemicals
Check Sheet 13A: Noise at Work
Check Sheet !3B: Noise: Machines and Processes
Check Sheet 14: The Air We Breathe: Handling Dusty Materials
Check Sheet 15A: Improving Your Work Methods, (Includes People Working
Alone)
Check Sheet 15B: Training and Supervision
Check Sheet 16A: Hygiene and Welfare
Check Sheet 16B: Cleanliness
Check Sheet 16C: Floors and Gangways
Check Sheet 16D: Facilities
Check Sheet 16E: General Environment
Check Sheet 17: Dealing With Accidents and Emergencies
Section 4: Accident Investigation and Notification
Information Sheet: Investigating, Recording and Notifying Accidents
Record Sheet: Near-Miss/Non-Injury Accidents.
Accident, Serious Harm Record and Notification Forms.
Section 5: Further Information
List of publications for further reference;
Contact addresses, telephone and fax numbers for branch offices of the
Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour
