Agricultural Employment

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

Updated January 2008

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Title:   FAISD handbook: handbook of first aid instructions, safety directions, warning statements and general safety precautions for agricultural and veterinary chemicals
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   A consolidation of the First Aid Instructions, Warning Statements and General Safety Precautions applicable to Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals and Products, together with Safety Directions for those Products.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Final report of the NSW Drought Mental Health Assistance Package
Publisher:   NSW Department of Health
Description:   The Drought Mental Health Assistance Package announced in October 2006, provided $1m to build capacity in rural communities affected by drought.
Title:   Interventions for preventing injuries in the agricultural industry
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A systematic literature search was conducted to find studies on interventions to reduce occupational injuries in agriculture. Eight studies were found from over 8600 references. The quality of the relevant studies was assessed and their results extracte...
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Protect your farm's most important asset. You.
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   The Cancer Council Victoria's skin cancer prevention and early detection awareness campaign, targeted at farmers and other rural outdoor workers, was launched on 21 November 2006 in support of National Skin Cancer Awareness Week.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Farm safety - confined spaces
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Enclosed structures on farms such as water tanks or manure pits can suffocate a person with vapours or low oxygen levels. Without a suitable rescue plan and safety equipment, rescuers seeking to assist someone collapsed inside a confined space are usually overcome too. Proper safety procedures are vital.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Farming is a dangerous job
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The most dangerous workplaces in Australia are farms. However, farm related accidents are preventable if proper safety procedures are used by all workers at all times. Organisations such as the Victorian WorkCover Authority can offer valuable advice on improving health and safety.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Farm safety - sheep and shearing
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Badly designed shearing sheds and sheep handling areas present a range of hazards. Look for potential dangers and make changes to layout, equipment or work practices to ensure a safer working environment. Inexperienced workers are at greater risk of injury, so be sure to train them thoroughly.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Farm safety - handling chemicals
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Common agricultural chemicals include pesticides, herbicides and strychnine. Exposure to chemicals can lead to a variety of immediate and long term health effects including headache, poisoning, burns and birth defects. Always follow the manufacturers' instructions on storage, transport, use and disposal of chemicals.
Date:   Feb 2007
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