The Safe Farming Tasmania Program aims to reduce farm-work related death, injury and disease and improve the health and safety of workers in the farming industry by:
- raising awareness of farm safety issues, including packing and processing
- working with industry stakeholders to provide training and education on farm safety issues.
The Safe Farming Tasmania program is a joint initiative of WorkSafe Tasmania and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. It is led by Senior WHS Consultant Stuart (Stu) Beams.
How Safe Farming can help you
Get practical tools and support to improve health and safety in your business. It’s free and confidential.
Stu can support your safety efforts by:
- holding a discussion or information session with your workers on safety topics specific to your needs and farm
- working with you to identify safety issues
- providing you with practical resources so you can farm safely. These include induction checklists, hazard checklists, safe work procedures and safety awareness videos.
Safe Farming flyer (PDF, 865.2 KB)
Contact Safe Farming
Contact Stu on 0400 140 146 or stuart.beams@safefarming.tas.gov.au
Resources
Farming Safely in Tasmania (PDF, 3.7 MB)
This practical document with help you develop a safety management system for your rural business.
You can also get a USB with safety tools and resources organised by industry and issue (such as quad bike safety) by contacting Stuart directly (see details above).
These videos provide practical and positive guidance on implementing an on-farm safety management system.
These general farm safety induction videos cover animal handling, chemical safety, chainsaw safety and more.
Induction handbook (PDF, 10.7 MB)
This induction handbook will help new workers better identify the hazards and risks that may be present in their rural work environment. For a printed copy of the handbook, call AgriGrowth Tasmania on 1800 291 100 or contact Stu directly (see details above).