Plan To Be Safe Around Hay – Fodder Safety Brief

Plan To Be Safe Around Hay – Fodder Safety Brief

A proactive safety plan is essential when working with fodder. By assessing potential hazards ahead of time you can ensure everyone stays safe on farm. A plan should cover all aspects of hay handling. From the cutting and baling, right up to the stacking and storage...

Quad Bike Safety – Fodder Safety Brief

There is no doubt quad bikes and side-by-sides are a very handy addition to many fodder production operations. Cheaper than a small tractor, they allow easy and efficient movement around your farm. They’re often used for transporting people and equipment, towing a...

Tractor Safety – Fodder Safety Brief

Tractors present a great risk to operators and bystanders. Year on year they are the leading cause of death on Australian farms. Since 2009 there have been 109 on-farm fatalities that have resulted from tractors. These fatalities can be avoidable if safety is at the...

Make every day a Hay Safe Day!

It’s National Hay Safe Day, and as many in the fodder industry face serious weather challenges and damaging flooding, it is timely to reflect on safe practices when working and living around bales of hay and silage. “Each year the Australian Fodder Industry...

Livestock, Hay & Fodder Safety Guide

In Farm Safety Week 2022, Pro-Visual launched the newly released AR Interactive Livestock, Hay & Fodder Industry Guide to Safety 2022/23 in conjunction with industry partnering associations, Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA,) Are You Bogged Mate?,...

Top 10 hazards: Telehandlers

FODDER SAFETY BRIEF Telehandlers are the ideal machine for tight spaces often found when feeding livestock or lifting and loading. Providing four-wheel drive capabilities, telehandlers can be as comfortable off road as they are on it when operated in the correct...