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Many people working in agriculture have jobs that require them to work outside.
The following can make working outside hazardous:
- hazardous weather
- sun exposure
- heat
- cold
- air pollution
- animal hazards (for example, from working around livestock, or from snake and spider bites)
- bushfires, and
- floods.
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As a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU), you must eliminate or manage the risks of outdoor work by:
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Your PCBU must eliminate or minimise the risks of outdoor work by:
You also have a duty to take reasonable care of your safety and that of others in the workplace. |
Examples of how to protect yourself and others when working outside include:
- telling someone where you are going and when you will be back
- regularly monitoring weather conditions and emergency warnings
- avoid working in bad weather, in the heat of the day or when air quality is poor
- never driving through flood waters
- wearing protective clothing and sunscreen
- avoiding muddy areas, and carrying vehicle retrieval equipment in case you get bogged, and
- always carrying equipment you can use to contact someone in an emergency (e.g. satellite phone or EPIRB).
See Part 3.2, Division 2 of the model WHS Regulations for more information.
For more information:
- Working outside
- Working in the sun
- Working in air pollution
- Infographic – working in heat
- Video – working in heat: risk management
- Video – working in heat: safe design
- Video – working in heat: physically demanding work
- Video – Heat and work injury prevention – a shared responsibility
- Video – farm safe, live safe
