1. 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

2. Safety First – Invest in what is important

3. INSPIRE ACTION
IMPROVE FARM SAFETY
EFFECT CHANGE

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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

12. Safety First – Invest in what is important

13. Invest in what is important

14. Tools
Training
Direction & Support

16. Agricultural chemical use

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

18. 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

19. Vapour drift - 2,4-D damage
Affected
Unaffected

20. Risk Assessment
Assess
Rate
Act

21. Visit www.AusChemWA.com.au for information & training
Roundup Powermax
Joe Bloggs Speed St. Kojonup 6395
22/03/16
100 ml/100 L
Jack Smith 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 for information & training

22. 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’.

23. 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

24. Safety First – Invest in what is important

25. INSPIRE ACTION IMPROVE FARM SAFETY EFFECT CHANGE
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