Agricultural Employment

Follow the links below to find information about health issues associated with employment in agriculture and farming, including farm safety.

Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   At work
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Information about developing a sun protection program in workplaces for the protection of outdoor workers from sun exposure.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Farm safety - handling animals
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Animals on farms can cause injury. Farmers can easily be injured by their livestock. Animals are unpredictable, especially during the mating season. Cattle, pigs, horses and sheep should be treated with caution at all times. Lifting animals can cause injury. Animals can also transmit disease. Children should always be supervised around farm animals.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Farm safety - machinery
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Machinery, particularly tractors, are a major cause of death and injury on farms. Common tractor accidents involve roll-overs, run overs and unguarded power take-off shafts. Install roll-over protection on tractors and always use seatbelts. Children are also at risk. Don't let children ride on a tractor.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Farm safety - confined spaces
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Confined spaces on farms are dangerous. Water tanks, silos, tunnels, wells, manure pits and other confined spaces can suffocate a person with vapours or low oxygen levels. Farm workers, children and other people are at risk. People making a rescue attempt can also be in danger. Proper safety procedures, including a rescue plan and safety equipment, are vital.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Farm safety - manual handling
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Farm workers can injure themselves while lifting animals, hay bales or other heavy loads. Many back injuries can be prevented with good posture and safe working habits. Get help to lift or carry a heavy load whenever possible, using another worker or appropriate mechanical aids.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Farming is a dangerous job
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Farms are a dangerous workplace. Hazards that can cause accidents and injuries include animals, chemicals, vehichles and machinery, electricity and other power supplies, dams, lakes and weather. Farm related accidents are preventable if proper safety procedures are used by all workers and family members at all times. Everyone working or living on a farm, including workers and children, needs protection.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Farm safety - sheep and shearing
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Working with sheep can cause injuries. Badly designed shearing sheds and sheep handling areas present a range of hazards. A safe working environment, using chemicals safely and good mustering techniques can help. Make sure a shearing shed has good lighting and ventilation, and place guards on shearing machinery.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Farm safety - handling chemicals
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Chemicals on the farm are dangerous. Common agricultural chemicals include pesticides, herbicides and strychnine. Exposure to chemicals can lead to health effects including headache, poisoning, burns and birth defects. Always follow the manufacturers' instructions on storage, transport, use and disposal of chemicals. Keep all chemicals locked away and out of reach of children.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Interventions for preventing injuries in the agricultural industry
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Occupational injury rates among farmers are high. Many prevention programs and laws have been introduced as injury control strategies in this field, but the effectiveness of many of these strategies in reducing injuries is still unknown....
Date:   Nov 2007
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