Agriculture

Mobile Plant fatalities Worksafe Queensland has reported 3 tragic fatalities involving mobile plant. During December, a worker was tragically killed when a ride-on mower rolled over on a steep slope. A few weeks earlier, a worker was killed when the tractor he was driving went over the edge of a steep embankment on a farm [...]

Farm Worker Fatality and how it could have been avoided There has been another work-related fatality on a North Queensland farm last week. A backpacker from Belgium tragically passed away from what is believed to be heat stroke, while working on a watermelon farm in Ayr. The temperature at Ayr last Tuesday, when the incident [...]

Farm Tractor Safety Farm tractors provide a lot of muscle power and are more common on farms than any other equipment. Unfortunately, tractor accidents also remain the most common cause of serious injuries and tragic loss of life on farms. Common accidents involve: Flip overs Being struck by the tractor or its wheels Being caught [...]

The story behind our new Agriculture safety training module Recently we were contacted by Greensill Farming Group, which is a large agri-business growing sugar cane, watermelons and sweet potatoes at Bundaberg Queensland. They are a professional, safety conscious organisation and wanted to improve their employee onboarding processes. They approached TANDI to see if we could [...]

Quad bikes – Tips to stay alive Quad bikes are very popular on farms because they are tough and versatile. However, they are also a leading cause of serious injuries and death in rural workplaces with most accidents involving a rollover. Why so many accidents? Quad bikes are light-weight, powerful and their high centre of [...]