Five steps to prepare for harvest — webinar

Queensland Farmers Federation in partnership with Safe Ag Systems is holding a webinar on Wednesday, 23 September at 12.00 pm to ensure Queensland farmers have the tools they need to ensure their worker’s health and safety during harvest.

Each year your harvest season follows the same pattern, whether that is May to December for sugar cane, November through to February for mangoes, bananas and avocados, or November to March for cotton.

This year has introduced more challenges for farming and agriculture that we will have to keep top of mind moving forward, but that isn’t just because of COVID-19. Some of these new challenges as well as old foes can be prepared for every year, so that if they do arise you have the proper steps in place to keep your workers safe.

Making a cultural shift to focus on health and safety in your workplace needs to be addressed in your approach to harvest. In an average day, your workers are subjected to extreme weather (both summer and winter seasons), they will be exposed to heavy machinery and handling chemicals, as well as working in remote areas, often alone. COVID-19 has added its own element of risk, impacting the agricultural industry in various ways.

Join our presentation in partnership with Safe Ag Systems as they provide you with the tools to:

• ensure your machinery and equipment is harvest ready
• identify your duties to seasonal workers and contractors
• reduce the risks and hazards to your workers; environmental, mechanical, and mental wellbeing
• plan if the worst should happen, actionable processes your workplace can follow
• maintain your COVID free workplace with simple and easy to implement processes
• recognize the importance of maintaining records for your agribusiness.

Register today for the Five steps to prepare for harvest webinar.