The Foundations of Farmsafe WA Alliance
Farmsafe WA Alliance aims to protect farming families and workers -
and improve farm business performance - through better safety awareness
and practices. Farmsafe WA, an independent, non-government, not-for-profit, incorporated body, is an
organisation of farmers, community and industry groups.
Our mission is: in partnership with the WA farming community, Farmsafe WA Alliance will identify health and safety issues, provide knowledge and motivation to develop strategies and help find solutions for improved work practices and lifestyles.
Tony Hiscock Jenny Fry
Vice-Chair Chairperson
The Alliance and its members aim to:
- facilitate and implement actions for improved farm safety management, focusing at the regional level;
- provide
a regional forum for consideration of safety and health issues,
including work practices, stress and fatigue, respiratory, hearing,
mobile equipment, falls prevention, risk management, chemical handling,
electrical awareness and community well being and development;
- establish resource and knowledge centres and communication networks;
- support
community safety "ethic" leaders, coordinators and other key people in
providing for injury prevention and health enhancement projects;
- support the implementation of farm injury prevention projects at a regional level, ensuring coordinated and linked efforts;
- develop and test local and regional community based farm injury prevention practices/projects within Western Australia;
- build alliances with and between agencies, industry and community groups to enhance farm injury prevention.
The Alliance also supports:
An emphasis on initiatives which are innovative
demonstration/involvement projects combining communication and
community capacity building.
- Developing safety awareness through a combination of Alliance member programmes, ideas and initiatives.
- Encouraging the identification and subsequent management of priority safety related issues within specific regions.
- Building
farm injury prevention enhancement programmes through the
acknowledgement and value adding potential of other Alliance member
programmes /projects.
- Safety education through established
educational networks and institutions for the benefit of the emerging
generation of farmers in Western Australia
Involvement in the Community
FarmSafe
WA is the major provider in this State of training in farm injury risk
management. One of our core activities is the delivery of the nationally
accredited Managing Farm Safety Course.
Farmsafe WA is also involved in developing
programs in tractor operation and maintenance, agbike safety and rural
children's safety. We promote awareness of farm safety issues at agricultural
shows and field days, and respond to many enquiries for information from
agricultural colleges, farm managers and workers, rural hospitals and health
professionals, and a range of community organisations.
Our network
(including sponsors and members) have included:
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Agribusiness Research & Management
Agricultural Educators/Colleges
Agricultural consultants
Alcoa
Bluecard Training Passport
ChemCert WA Inc
Countryman
Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health
Department of Health
Dial-Before-You-Dig
DOCEP - WorkSafe
Drummuster
Elders
Esperance Farm Training Centre
Farm Weekly
Farmbis
Frankland River Olive Company
GWN
Great Southern Div General Practice
Individual farmers
Injury Control Council of WA
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Kidsafe WA
Kimberley Produce
Kimberley Rural Management & Training
Kondinin Group
Local Farmers Group Network
Local Government
Pastoralist Graziers Association (PGA)
Playgroup WA (Inc)
Pork Industry Training (WA)
QBE Insurance
Royal Agricultural Society
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Royal Lifesaving Society
RRR Network
Rural Skills Australia
St John Ambulance
Telecentre Network
WA Dept Agriculture
WA Fruit Growers Assoc
WA Primary Industries Training Council
WAFarmers Federation (WAFF)
Wesfarmers Federation Insurance
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