Hazardous work & substances
Many chemicals and fuels found on farm have the potential to cause harm to humans and animals. These chemicals are associated with acute poisoning, and a myriad of chronic health effects. WorkSafe estimates across all sectors in New Zealand, a worker is 15 times more likely to die from a work-related disease than from a workplace accident.
Take a look at these resources to get started, and to learn more about keeping safe around hazardous substances onfarm.
Click here to find the New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals.
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Hazardous substances
It is very important to use chemicals as safely as possible onfarm, to reduce the danger they can cause to animals and humans. Use these resources as a starting point for best practices while using hazardous substances on your farm. Print these out and put them up for your team to read.