Farm safety-Risk assessment

Risk assessmentYou can assess potential risks in many ways:

• Walk through all animal handling areas and look for hazards.
• Consult with farm safety advisers from the Victorian WorkCover Authority – they may provide free consultations.
• Read over injury records to pinpoint recurring dangers.
• Talk over safety issues with workers and other animal handlers.
• Make sure at least one person on the farm is trained in first aid.
• Remember that inexperienced workers and bystanders ar