Our Workshops

Taking a 3-pronged approach to rural safety, FarmSafe is made up of three programmes with each focusing on a different area of farm safety - FarmSafe Awareness, FarmSafe Plans and FarmSafe Skills.

Although they can be attended in any order, the programmes have been designed to follow on from each other:

  • FarmSafe Awareness is the first step of the 3-pronged approach to safety, designed to heighten awareness of injury prevention.

 

  • FarmSafe Plans is the second step, which focuses on the development of a health and safety plan for the participant's property.

 

  • FarmSafe Skills is the third step. It is a series of individual interactive workshops that focus on practical skills such as ATV riding, chainsaw operation, driving tractors, riding motorbikes, animal handling, four wheel drives, and agrichemicals.
  • The FarmSafe Skills Agrichemical Approved Handler workshop is designed for farmers and growers who store and use agrichemicals.  Participants who successfully complete this course will gain an Approved Handler certification.

FarmSafe programmes are tailored specifically to agriculture and horticultural sectors.  They make no distinction for experience in the industry and are relevant to all New Zealand pastoral and horticulture farm owners, managers, staff and family members (over the age of 16 years).  The programmes are suitable for all farm businesses, no matter how small or large and they are delivered locally at a time and venue to suit.

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