Supporting farmers in making their workplace a safe environment, through the reduction and prevention of accidents and deaths, leading to improved productivity and well-being

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INSPIRE ACTION IMPROVE FARM SAFETY EFFECT CHANGE

Formed in 1994 Important role: Support the farming community Raise the awareness of OSH legislation Provide access to simple & effective solutions Easy to implement

on Agricultural properties Since 2010 15 32 FATAL INCIDENTS SERIOUS INJURIES on Agricultural properties

Its going to take too long ! Its going to cost too much ! Its not going to make us any more money!

Its going to take too long ! Which family member or employee can you afford to lose?

Its going to cost too much ! What price do you put on your time ?

Its not going to make us any more money! Farm Income: Price x Yield – Input Costs = PROFIT 1% CAN make a difference

Its going to take too long ! 4 hours Its going to cost too much ! $20 vs $200 Its not going to make us any more money! Remember the 1 Per Center’s

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Tools Training Direction & Support

Agricultural chemical use

Droplet drift – Boom spray Contributing Factors Small droplets (high pressure, small nozzles). Strong wind (>15km/hr). High boom setting.

Droplet drift – Off target Decreasing concentration Look at the indicators: Combination of chemical and susceptible plants. Concentration gradient Glyphosate droplet drift across a maturing wheat crop

Vapour drift - 2,4-D damage Affected Unaffected

Risk Assessment Assess Rate Act

Visit www.AusChemWA.com.au for information & training Roundup Powermax Joe Bloggs 90 Speed St. Kojonup 6395 22/03/16 100 ml/100 L Jack Smith 485 Carrot Rd. Kojonup 6395 Canola 265 Ha Block 6A & 6B 9km/h W/S/W This is a copy of the DEPI agricultural chemical record keeping template that can be downloaded from the DEPI website. You can reprint or photocopy as many as you’d like, or copy the fields into your own record keeping setup. Visit www.AusChemWA.com.au for information & training

Benefits of record keeping Demonstrates assessment of risks Reference of past practices Evaluate effectiveness of chemicals Save time and $$$ Chemical use records can provide many benefits. Records demonstrate that you have assessed risks when applying chemicals. Useful data that can be referred back to evaluate the effectiveness of a chemical, what, how much and what was used when, and to keep a check on withholding periods. Accurate records may be used as evidence if there is a spray drift dispute. Record keeping templates can be downloaded from the DEPI website under ‘Record keeping’.

Supporting farmers in making their workplace a safe environment, through the reduction and prevention of accidents and deaths, leading to improved productivity and well-being

Safety First – Invest in what is important

INSPIRE ACTION IMPROVE FARM SAFETY EFFECT CHANGE Web: www.farmsafewa.org Email: info@farmsafewa.org