About Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry incorporates:

• agriculture, such as nursery and floriculture production, mushroom and vegetable growing, fruit and tree nut growing and other crop growing
• sheep, beef cattle and grain farming, dairy cattle, poultry, deer and other livestock farming
• aquaculture, both on and offshore
• forestry and logging
• fishing, hunting and trapping
• agriculture, forestry and fishing support services.

Common hazards

• Quad bikes
• Manual tasks
• Animal handling
• Machinery and equipment
• Working with hay bales
• Fruit and vegetable harvesting and packing
• Silo safety and confined spaces
• Hazardous chemicals
• Elevating work platforms

Laws and compliance

• Workplace health and safety laws
• Electrical safety laws
• Codes of practice

Code of practice

• Cane rail safety - a supplement to the sugar industry code of practice 2005 (PDF, 903.97 KB)
• Forest harvesting code of practice 2007 (PDF, 1562.9 KB)
• Hazardous manual tasks code of practice 2011 (PDF, 2281.81 KB)
• Horse riding schools, trail riding establishments and horse riring establishments code of practice 2002 (PDF, 630.37 KB)
• Rural plant code of practice 2004 (PDF, 644 KB)
• Sugar industry code of practice 2005 (PDF, 626.76 KB)
• Sugar mill safety - a supplement to the sugar industry code of practice 2005 (PDF, 935.31 KB)
• Managing risks of hazardous chemicals in the workplace code of practice 2013 (PDF, 1495.51 KB)

Visit the laws and compliance section to view all codes of practice.