Farm Safety Calendar Competition
A great opportunity to help raise awareness of farm safety and common hazards. Workplace Health and Safety Qld are hosting a design competition for their 2021 calendar.
Winning students from across Queensland may win a $250 voucher with $500 donated to their school.
We encourage you to consider drawing and colouring a picture to illustrate one of the following farm safety messages:
Electrical
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Don't use damaged power cords! Turn off the power and tell someone straight away
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Safety switches save lives - make sure they're fitted and tested
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Look up and live! Look out for power lines when using machinery
Animals
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Animals can be unpredictable. Respect their size and strength and learn how to work with them safely
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Always wash your hands after working with livestock or playing with animals as they carry diseases that can transfer to people
Tractors and machinery
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Look out for machinery and vehicles because the driver may not see you
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Quad bikes are a great tool, but they are not a toy. Ride Ready - wear a helmet, never double, kids only use a kid sized bike, get raining and ride on well-known tracks
Water storage and fenced yard
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Dams, creeks and channels can be dangerous places to swim. Make sure you have an adult with you to stay safe
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A fenced yard for young kids and toddlers to play in will keep them away from many farm dangers
Fire
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Sugar cane and trash fires move quickly - keep well away
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Keep an emergency plan for bushfires and house fires and practise it regularly. Call 000 if there is a fire at your home or farm
Chemicals
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Chemicals can be dangerous. Children need to keep away from them
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Chemicals should only be used by adults who have been trained how to use them properly
Health and Wellbeing
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Who in your house knows how to do CPR? This method of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing can save lives!
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Be sun safe! Work in the shade in the middle of the day and remember to drink water and have rest breaks - heat stress can make you really sick
How to Enter:
Submit your completed entry from the template found at: worksafe.qld.gov.au
All fields on the template must be completed for the entry to be considered valid.
Post your entry to:
Awareness and Engagement Unit
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland
GPO Box 69
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Entries are to be received by Friday 26 June 2020.
Good luck!!