Find health and safety information about farming including guidance, tool kits, vehicles on farms, working with animals, noise management and useful case studies.
Our priority plan for the agriculture sector covers farming and related services, with a particular emphasis on dairy, beef, and sheep farming.
How to keep workers, contractors, family, and visitors safe on your farm
The health and safety of everyone on your farm affects productivity and your ability to enjoy the lifestyle offered by living on farm. Find out what you can do to keep safe and keep farming
Guidance for using vehicles on your farm, including quad bikes, tractors, and two-wheeled motorbikes.
We have partnered with the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition to connect New Zealand’s future farming leaders with health and safety.
Many chemicals and fuels found on farms are capable of causing harm to people and animals. Careful management and handling of these materials is essential to keep yourself and others safe.
These guides cover key points and other useful information about working with animals, identify common hazards and suggest appropriate controls.
Guidance about electrical safety on farms - including power lines on rural properties and wire strike.
Answers to the most common questions we get asked about health and safety on farms
Harvesting trees is dangerous. A safe and productive harvest requires good planning and communication.
These guidelines are designed to help farmers establish and operate a safety management system for their farm
Find out what happens when an inspector carries out a health and safety assessment on a farm
Guidance for preventing noise-induced hearing loss for people working in agriculture
This policy clarification sets our expectations about installing crush protection devices (CPDs) on quad bikes used for work.
These case studies provide examples about how businesses are improving workplace health and safety on farms and managing the impact work can have on people's health.
Our Safer Farms ambassador Richard Loe catches up with New Zealand’s agriculture leaders who tell us what they do to stay healthy and safe on the farm.
Better Farming is a podcast series made in partnership with The Country to promote health and safety conversations in agriculture.
Find safety alerts from the agriculture industry.
