Being Safe
There are five key contributors to injury in the dairy, sheep and beef and horticulture sectors:
Workplace Culture
• Injury prevention is not incorporated into the property's business plan and goals.
• Lack of management, leadership and involvement in employer and employee relationship.
• Low priority given to reducing the potential for injury compared to other business needs.
• Insufficient resources made available for injury prevention activities.
• Reporting of injuries and 'near misses' is not undertaken or encourages.
• Existence of myths about workplaces injuries.
• Lack of management, leadership and involvement in employer and employee relationship.
• Low priority given to reducing the potential for injury compared to other business needs.
• Insufficient resources made available for injury prevention activities.
• Reporting of injuries and 'near misses' is not undertaken or encourages.
• Existence of myths about workplaces injuries.
Workplace Organisation
• Workload and organisation - long hours, lack of prioritisation.
• Physical and environmental conditions in which people have to work, eg. milking sheds too small for herd size, 'stuff' lying around because there is no storage place for it.
• Lack of systems or policies, which encourage high risk working practices.
• Work is seldom monitored and therefore feedback on work habits is rare.
• Lack of clear policies and systems for staff.
• Repetitive work, eg. changing cups for a large herd for long periods of time.
• No-bring up system for maintenance.
No system of regular contact for those working alone.
• Physical and environmental conditions in which people have to work, eg. milking sheds too small for herd size, 'stuff' lying around because there is no storage place for it.
• Lack of systems or policies, which encourage high risk working practices.
• Work is seldom monitored and therefore feedback on work habits is rare.
• Lack of clear policies and systems for staff.
• Repetitive work, eg. changing cups for a large herd for long periods of time.
• No-bring up system for maintenance.
No system of regular contact for those working alone.