While only three per cent of Queenslanders work on farms, more than 30 per cent of workplace deaths happen on them. Better safety systems could have prevented many of these fatalities. Stop and think about …
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From 2016 to 2019, five people have lost their lives in electrical incidents on Queensland farms. Research also shows that nearly 50 per cent of Queensland hospital admissions for electrical related injuries come from outer …
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WorkSafe undertakes extensive education and enforcement activity in the agriculture industry, and has identified the five most common areas of concern in agricultural workplaces. The five hazards most common in agricultural properties visited by WorkSafe inspectors …
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Having sound knowledge of how to look after and handle dangerous goods on your farm will help prevent, or minimise the risk, of an incident happening. Dangerous goods safety can be broken into two key areas …
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The Royal Flying Doctor Service has issued updated advice and procedures following the publication of a new snakebite study. The Australian Snakebite Project is the most comprehensive ever carried out, involved over 1500 patients and collated …
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