Primary Industry Module
Welcome to the Primary Industry Module of safe@work.
Have you read the General Module, completed the test and printed your safe@work General Award of Attainment?
The Primary Industry Module should be done AFTER the General Module.
If it is some time since you have done the General Module you should read the Review Module. The test for this module contains some questions based on the Review Module.
Key Point
WorkSafe does not cover the mining industry.
The Primary Industry Module contains information on:
- Manual Handling
- Machinery and Equipment
- Tractors
- Agricultural Bikes
- Silos
- Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods
- Zoonotic Diseases
- Sunburn and Heat Stress
- Noise
- Electricity and
- Working Alone.
Within this industry, you may be involved in a range of work activities such as vehicle and machinery maintenance, working with horses (there are different equine industries) or other animals, working in a paddock, shade house or aquarium, picking fruit, fishing, felling timber or harvesting farm produce.
Key Point
Your employer must make sure equipment is well maintained and you are properly trained and supervised and given instructions for safe work procedures.
Key Point
Your employer must also provide you with the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Key Point
Students may only ride horses only under supervision and with appropriate PPE. Students are prohibited from racing horses.
You must follow safe working procedures not only for your own safety but also for the safety of others in the work place.
Print a PDF version of the Primary Industry Module (PDF - 183Kb). You will need Acrobat Reader. Download Acrobat Reader
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