PREVENT HARM WHEN WORKING ON THE FARM
While the agriculture industry can be a rewarding industry to work in, it’s also one of the most dangerous. In 2015-16 the agriculture industry made up 2.3% of the workforce, but accounted for 23% of worker fatalities. Between 2005 and 2015, an average of 41 workers lost their lives in the agriculture industry each year, and 3,015 serious claims were made.
In efforts to raise awareness of farm safety issues across Australia we’ve got a poster you can download for your workplace