Farm safety videos and podcasts
Podcasts
These podcasts are now available to be either downloaded from your music streaming service or use the links below to listen on this device.
High risk work licence
A high risk work licence (HRWL) is required when carrying out certain high risk work including operating cranes, boilers, forklifts, hoists, reach stackers, reciprocating steam engines, rigging, scaffolding and turbines.
A HRWL is recognised in all states and territories of Australia, enabling the holder to perform high risk work under consistent standards.
The requirements to hold a HRWL do not apply if you are:
Workplace assessments
A workplace assessment should be conducted and reviewed regularly to identify any hazards in the workplace. This is so that control measures can be implemented to eliminate or minimise potential risks. Risk management can help you to respond to change and improve your business by preventing injuries and illness in the workplace, as well as improving the health and wellbeing of your workers and increasing productivity.
Hazards
A hazard is something in the workplace that can cause harm to people. Common types of workplace hazards include:
Workers
Workers have health and safety obligations and play an important role in helping to keep a workplace healthy and safe.
A worker is any person who carries out work for a business, which can include:
Employers and PCBUs
Everyone has a duty to take reasonable care for their own health and safety and for others in the workplace, especially the employer, who are also known as person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU).
Training and orientating workers
Safety induction
Employers, also known as a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must give their workers the information, tools, training and instructions they need to do their jobs safely. This should be easy to understand and cover topics including:
Underground supervisor's certificate: Templates
Supporting documentation and templates
- Statement of experience: Underground supervisor (with qualifications) – two years employment on an underground mine site: Template
- Statement of experience: Underground supervisor (without qualifications) – five years employment on an underground mine site: Template
- Statement of experience: Underground supervisor – 84 shifts working in mine ventilation, mine planning or mine emergency management at an underground non-coal mine: Template
- Statement of experience: Underground supervisor – 42 shifts installing ground sup
Restricted quarry manager’s (non-explosives) certificate: Templates
Supporting documentation and templates
- Statement of experience: Restricted quarry manager (non-explosives) – 2 years employment on a mine site: Template
- Statement of experience: Restricted quarry manager (non-explosives) – 84 shifts employment in mine ventilation, mine planning or mine emergency management: Template
- Statement of experience: Restricted quarry manager (non-explosives) – 42 shifts experience in mine transport and services: Template
- Restricted quarry manager (non-explosives) – examples of suitable roles against relevant activity: Guide
Restricted quarry manager’s certificate: Templates
Supporting documentation and templates
- Statement of experience: Restricted quarry manager – 2 years employment on a quarry: Template
- Statement of experience: Restricted quarry manager – 84 shifts employment in managing ground stability, mine planning or mine emergency management: Template
- Statement of experience: RQM – 42 shifts drilling and use of explosives: Template
- Statement of experience: RQM – 42 shifts employment in mine transport and services in relation to quarry operations: Template
- Restricted quarry manager – examples of suitable roles
Quarry manager’s certificate: Templates
Supporting documentation and templates
- Statement of experience: Quarry manager – Two years employment on a mine where quarry operations are carried out: Template
- Statement of experience: Quarry manager – 84 shifts working in managing ground stability, mine planning or mine emergency management in relation to quarry operations: Template
- Statement of experience: Quarry manager – 42 shifts experience in drilling and use of explosives in relation to quarry operations: Template
- Statement of experience: Quarry manager – 42 shifts experience in mine transport a