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• I would like to know about general duties that apply to all industries under the model WHS laws.

Everyone working in agriculture has WHS duties. 

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• I would like to know about general duties that apply to all industries under the model WHS laws.

Everyone working in agriculture has WHS duties. 

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• I am a PCBU. I would like to know:

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• I would like to know about general duties that apply to all industries under the model WHS laws.

Everyone working in agriculture has WHS duties. 

This resource outlines what additional actions you must take if your work involving silica dust is assessed as high risk.

This resource lists what to include in a silica risk control plan.

This resource outlines how to manage the risks from silica dust by using the hierarchy of control measures.

This resource covers what you must consider to assess the risks of exposure to silica dust at your workplace.

This resource outlines work activities that can produce silica dust.

This resource defines crystalline silica and respirable crystalline silica or silica dust, including how the dust is created and silica related diseases.

Flowchart for identifying and managing risks from exposure to crystalline silica.

This resource provides a summary of key changes to the regulation of crystalline silica substances in the model WHS Regulations from 1 September 2024, and how these changes affect workplaces.  

Tractors are a leading cause of fatalities on Australian farms. Download this infographic to learn more about tractor safety.

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• You don’t have to be high off the ground for a fall to cause significant injury or death.

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• Hazardous manual tasks can stress the body and lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), a general term for many different kinds of injuries or diseases of the muscles, bones, joint

Contact the WHS regulator in your state or territory for more information about how to be safe when working in agriculture.

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• Electrical work is extremely dangerous and should only ever be done by a qualified person.

Electrical hazards in the agricultural industry pose serious work h

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• Working in the agriculture industry involves exposure to psychosocial hazards and risks to mental health.

Psychosocial hazards can create stress in the form

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• Working in the agriculture industry often requires working alone or in remote areas. 

Workers may be isolated from the assistance of others, or face increased

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• The agriculture industry includes businesses that breed, raise or farm animals.

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• Many people working in agriculture have jobs that require them to work outside. 

The following can make working outside hazardous:  

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• Confined spaces pose dangers because they are usually not designed to be areas where people work. 

A confined space means an enclosed or partially enclosed

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• Working at heights is a high risk activity, and a leading cause of death and serious injury in Australia. 

In the agriculture industry, c

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• The air you breathe when working on a farm can contain dusts. 

Agricultural workers can be exposed through:

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• Noise at work can damage your hearing if it’s too loud.

Sudden, loud noises, like an explosion, and constant, loud noise, like working near industrial machinery, ca

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• Chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers, and fumes from diesel plant and equipment, are frequent sources of health and safety risks in the agriculture industry.

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• Every year, quad bikes are a significant cause of death and serious injury in rural workplaces.

Safe Work Australia maintains an up-to-date list of

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• Plant includes machinery, equipment, appliances and tools used at work.

Plant includes machinery, equipment, appliances and tools used at work.

Working at heights is a high risk activity and a leading cause of death and serious injury in Australia.

As a person conducting a business or undertaking, you must eliminate the risk of a fall. If elimination isn’t possible, you must provide adequate protection.

This page provides checklists, information sheets and case studies on occupational respiratory diseases for the agriculture industry.

Use this guide if you manage diesel exhaust exposures at the workplace.

Exposure to diesel exhaust can cause eye, nose, throat and lung irritation, and suffocation. Long-term exposure can:

This page provides persons conducting a business or undertaking with information on Japanese encephalitis and their duties under the model WHS laws.

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• I would like to know how to manage the risks.

Manage the risks

In agriculture, risks may arise from

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• I would like to know about specific duties that may apply to the agriculture industry under the model WHS laws.

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• I would like an overview.

As a worker, you have a duty to take reasonable care of your safety and that of others in the workplace. 

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• I am a PCBU and worker. I would like to know:

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• I would like to know how to manage the risks.

Manage the risks

In agriculture, risks may arise from

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• I would like to know about specific duties that may apply to the agriculture industry under the model WHS laws.

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• I would like an overview of the hazards.

Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries to work because of its combination of hazards, including: 

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• I would like to know how to manage the risks.

Manage the risks

In agriculture, risks may arise from

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• I would like to know about specific duties that may apply to the agriculture industry under the model WHS laws.

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• I would like an overview.

Agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries to work because of its combination of hazards, including: 

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• I am a worker. I would like to know:

Sam Hamilton, Director Occupational Diseases and Hygiene Policy presenting to the Australasian University Safety Association.

Occupational lung diseases are work-related lung conditions of the respiratory system. 

Sam Hamilton, Director Occupational Diseases and Hygiene Policy presenting to the Australasian University Safety Association.

This guide provides practical information to persons conducting a business or undertaking and others on how to manage the risks of working with EWPs.

This policy statement outlines labelling requirements for agricultural and veterinary (AgVet) chemicals under the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations.  

An information sheet about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease including the symptoms, causes and risk factors as well as information for persons conducting a business on undertaking on how to manage these risks at work.

An information sheet about Q fever including the symptoms, causes and risk factors as well as information for persons conducting a business on undertaking on how to manage these risks at work.