Hazards index
Hazards are anything that can cause harm and every place of work has them. Understanding the hazards at your work can help you manage risks and keep workers safe and healthy.
This information will help you identify the hazards at your work and the steps you can take to reduce or remove risks for yourself and your workers.
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All hazards
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Environment; plant, equipment and vehicle
Manual tasks and noise
Employers or self-employed people in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry need to protect themselves and their workers from the risk of exposure to excessive noise and manual tasks.
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Plant, equipment and vehicle
Rim wheels
A number of hazards can occur when servicing tyres on single-piece and multi-piece rim wheels involving handling pressurised systems.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Farm vehicles and harvesters
Farm vehicles, utes and harvesters are hazards on farms. Proper operation of farm vehicles and harvesters can reduce accidents.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Safer ways to work out of produce bins
Risks and solutions associated with moving produce from produce bins.
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Environment; health and wellbeing
Influenza A viruses in pigs
Influenza A viruses are a cause of contagious respiratory infections in swine herds. Influenza A viruses are spread among pigs primarily through contact with nasal discharges and aerosols from sneezing and coughing, from infected to uninfected pigs.
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Plant, equipment and vehicle
Roll-over protection for rural mobile plant
Rollover protective structures (ROPS) are life-saving devices that can prevent operators from being crushed when mobile plant rolls over.
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Hazardous chemicals; electricity; plant, equipment and vehicle; environment;material
Construction in the agriculture, foresty and fisheries workplaces
Information about construction in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries workplaces.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Machinery and equipment
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries plant includes a range of machinery and equipment including farm vehicles such as tractors and quad bikes.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Safer field palletising on harvest aids
Risks and solutions associated with handling loads when manually loading crates, boxes or bags of produce onto pallets in a harvest aid.
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Hazardous manual tasks; plant, equipment and vehicle
Power take-off shafts
The power take-off (PTO) shaft has been involved in a large number of serious and disabling entanglement accidents, many resulting in death.
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Hazardous chemicals; material
Flammable refrigerants
Find out about flammable refrigerants and your responsibilities for storing and handling them.
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Health and wellbeing; hazardous manual tasks; mental health
Safety of older farmers
As the rural workforce continues ageing, there's an increased risk of fatalities and serious injuries.