Agriculture

Agriculture sector plan

Our priority plan for the agriculture sector covers farming and related services, with a particular emphasis on dairy, beef, and sheep farming.

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Keeping safe on farms

How to keep workers, contractors, family, and visitors safe on your farm

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Keep safe, keep farming toolkit

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

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Vehicles on farms

Guidance for using vehicles on your farm, including quad bikes, tractors, and two-wheeled motorbikes.

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Helping young farmers become old farmers

We have partnered with the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition to connect New Zealand’s future farming leaders with health and safety.

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Working with animals

This section covers key points and other useful information about working with animals, identifying common hazards, and appropriate controls.

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Chemicals and fuels on farms

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.

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Electrical safety in agriculture

Guidance about electrical safety on farms - including power lines on rural properties and wire strike.

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Health and safety on farms - your questions

Answers to the most common questions we get asked about health and safety on farms

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Tree work on farms

Harvesting trees is dangerous. A safe and productive harvest requires good planning and communication.

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A guide to developing safety management systems

These guidelines are designed to help farmers establish and operate a safety management system for their farm

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Inspector assessments on farms

Find out what happens when an inspector carries out a health and safety assessment on a farm

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Noise in agriculture

Guidance for preventing noise-induced hearing loss for people working in agriculture

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Agriculture psychosocial infographics

Agriculture workers were slightly more likely to rate their health as good or above compared to all workers.

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Policy clarification: Crush protection devices on quad bikes

This policy clarification sets our expectations about installing crush protection devices (CPDs) on quad bikes used for work.

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Case studies

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.

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Leadership in Agriculture

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.

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Better Farming podcast series

Better Farming is a podcast series made in partnership with The Country to promote health and safety conversations in agriculture.

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Agriculture industry safety alerts

Find safety alerts from the agriculture industry.

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