Farms & Farm Machinery #401

Feature
Identify the
cheaper way to
do things safer
being said in the latter; making it easier to document
and achieve a solution.
Despite the size of Lemac, which is well above
the national average farm size (4,331 hectares), Craig
says other farmers around the country can easily
implement similar safety measures in their own
smaller operations.
“Even just doing a self-check on your own farm and
identifying yourself ‘what would a five-year-old child
do, and where might put their hand?’ If you think
like that, you will identify the risks which would be
there and that would be where I would start and then
identify a priority list,” he says.
“Obviously, we deal with old augers and old silos, so
to change those would be half a million dollars.
“So, what are some things you can do in the meantime?
Identify the cheaper way to do things safer.
“Certainly check your state and territory laws and
regulations in regard to what you as a business have
to keep in terms of documentation. Even just a simple
log of instances on the farm where someone can
report and action incidents. I’m not saying this will
prevent an accident from ever happening on a farm,
but it will possibly reduce the likelihood of it happening
and also show a willingness of a business to be
positive about driving a safe workplace.”
Weekly meetings with staff and a safety notice board are
two aspects that Craig has brought in to bolster safety
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