Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
Living and working on a New Zealand dairy farm - Settlement Support
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make sure you keep yourself safe<br />
Your employer must provide you with a safe workplace with the right<br />
training, supervisi<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> equipment. There are many hazards <strong>on</strong> the <strong>farm</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> injuries are comm<strong>on</strong>ly caused by:<br />
» animals<br />
» accidents <strong>on</strong> vehicles, such as quad bikes, motorbikes, <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> tractors<br />
» lifting heavy objects<br />
» slips, trips <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> falls, often around the <strong>dairy</strong> milking shed.<br />
When you start work, your employer must tell you what to do in an<br />
emergency (such as a fire or chemical spill) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> where emergency<br />
equipment <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>/or first aid kits are kept. Your employer must also tell you<br />
how to report any hazard, accident or near miss.<br />
If you d<strong>on</strong>’t have enough informati<strong>on</strong>, training or knowledge to carry out a<br />
task, tell your employer.<br />
In an emergency<br />
dial 111.<br />
This number c<strong>on</strong>nects<br />
you to the police,<br />
ambulance <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> fire<br />
service.<br />
It is free to call 111 from<br />
any teleph<strong>on</strong>e, 24 hours<br />
a day, 7 days a week.<br />
Ask for police, fire or<br />
ambulance.<br />
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The law also says you must do all you<br />
can to be safe when <str<strong>on</strong>g>working</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />
For example, your employer must<br />
give you training to ride a quad bike<br />
safely <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> you must wear a safety<br />
helmet. Employers <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> workers may be<br />
prosecuted if there is an accident <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
the law has not been followed.