If your farming business has less than 50 full-time workers, you may be eligible for a free Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) Farm Morning Tea.
A local SafeWork Inspector will come to your farm, provide a morning tea with light catering, and facilitate discussions with you and up to 6 guests (minimum 3 guests) about how to recognise and manage hazardous manual tasks, including MSD at your farm.
Following the morning tea, you will receive a report which outlines what was discussed and any priorities you agree can be actioned. The morning tea is not an inspection or audit, and does not provide any form of certification or accreditation.
To request an MSD Farm Morning Tea on your farm, please complete this form. It should take about 5 minutes to complete.
Disclaimer
We provide general advice to assist businesses build their capacity to effectively manage work health and safety, workers compensation and return to work for injured workers. You can use this advice to assist your businesses in meeting its obligations under relevant laws. However, you should be aware that it is ultimately your obligation to ensure that your business complies with work health and safety legislation, including the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. As set out above, the MSD Farm Morning Tea is not an inspection or audit, and does not provide any form of certification or accreditation. Where a serious and imminent risk is identified during the MSD Farm Morning Tea, the inspector will raise the issue with the PCBU immediately with an expectation that timely and reasonable corrective action is taken.
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