Farm safety

Rural industries have a particularly high incident rate of occupation-related injury and fatality compared to other industries throughout NSW.

NSW Department of Health and WorkCover NSW provide a large amount of information specific to farm and rural safety.

• NSW Health injury prevention information
  Information about preventing injuries related to burns, falls, motor vehicles, ticks and mosquitoes. Water safety and child safety.
• Rural Safety Site
  An initiative of WorkCover NSW outlining important safety information including ShearSafety, ROPS and the Rural Safety Hotline.
• WorkCover - rural sector safety information
  Information from WorkCover NSW on various aspects of rural safety.
• Farmsafe Australia
  Farmsafe Australia is the association of national agencies that share a common interest in farm safety with state Farmsafe organisations.