WORKSAFE SMART MOVE

primary industry module . . .

Welcome to the WorkSafe Smart Move Primary Industry Module.

Have you read the General Module, completed the test and printed your WorkSafe Smart Move General certificate?

The Primary Industry Module should be done AFTER the General Module.

If it is some time since you have done the General Module you should read the Review Module. The test for this module contains some questions based on the Review Module.

WorkSafe does not cover the mining industry. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources covers safety and health on mine sites.

There are common hazards that exist in the primary industry. It is important to learn about these hazards and how to work safely.

The Primary Industry Module contains information on:

• Manual Handling;

• Machinery and Equipment;

• Tractors;

• Agricultural Bikes;

• Silos;

• Hazardous Substances;

• Zoonosis;

• Sunburn and Heat Stress;

• Noise;

• Electricity; and

• Working Alone.

Within this industry you may be involved in a range of work activities such as vehicle and machinery maintenance, working in a paddock, shade house or aquarium, handling farm stock, picking fruit, fishing, felling timber or harvesting farm produce.

Your employer should make sure equipment is well maintained and you are properly trained and supervised and given instructions for safe work procedures.

You should follow safe working procedures and not only for your own safety but also for the safety of others in the workplace.

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