Farm Safety Week reminders

FARM safety is a subject getting more and more exposure as statistics reveal 64 per cent of on-farm fatalities in 2022 were attributed to farm vehicles or mobile farm machinery. Photo: SUPPLIED.

By Mark Rabich

July 24, 2023 | 4:00 PM

WITH this week (July 16 – 23) being National Farm Safety Week, industry organisations have joined with Farmsafe Australia to send a unified message in respect of making rural areas a safe place to work and live.

The safety messages cover machinery, children and fatigue issues, but pesticides and chemicals are also part of the picture.