Health, wellbeing & safety

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Confined spaces
Confined spaces like silos, tanks, pits and other enclosed structures present a hazard to farmers and children. It’s essential to follow proper safety...
March 21, 2014
Floods – farm preparation and clean up
Floods can be devastating for farmers. They can also present a health risk for people and animals. Here are some tips to prepare. Read more...
March 21, 2014
Chemicals – spray drift
Spray drift can affect the environment, your health and the health of your family and neighbours.
March 21, 2014
Chemicals – safe handling
Chemicals such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, veterinary chemicals and fuels are commonly handled on farms. These chemicals can be dangerous and need...
March 21, 2014
Bushfires and water tanks
Water tanks are common on farms; however take care before drinking water from your tank if there have been a bushfires in your area, or if your property was...
March 21, 2014
Bushfire safety
If there is risk of a bushfire in your area, be fire ready and carry out your planned and practiced bushfire survival plan. If you live in a bushfire area,...
March 21, 2014
Bushfire aftermath - hazards
Bushfires are a powerful and potentially devastating event. Clean-up and recovery after a bushfire can be heart-wrenching, traumatic and also dangerous. It is...
March 21, 2014
Scabby mouth (Orf)
Farmers and farm workers can catch scabby mouth when they have an abrasion that comes into contact with infected animals. They can also be infected...
March 21, 2014
Q fever
Q fever is an infection that produces flu-like symptoms in humans but shows little or no symptoms in animals. Read more...
March 21, 2014
Psittacosis – Ornithosis
Psittacosis (sometimes called ornithosis or parrot disease or parrot fever) is an infection of the lung (pneumonia) caused by the bacterium Chlamydophila. Read...
March 21, 2014
Lyssavirus
Thankfully Lyssavirus is a rare disease in Australia and only three human deaths have been recorded since it was discovered in 1996. Read more...
March 21, 2014
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the Leptospira bacteria.  People can catch Leptospirosis when they come in contact with the urine or birth products from...
March 21, 2014