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Published:01 Nov 2006
File type:PDF
File size:2.24 MB
Length:41 pages
Reading level:Difficult
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What it contains
Working with cattle can significantly increase the risks to your health and safety. The size and temperament of the animal, along with environmental factors, site design and handling methods all increase your risk of being seriously injured or killed. Hygiene and cattle diseases also impact on your health and safety.
This document tells you:
how working with cattle affects your health and safety
how to behave safely around cattle, including moving, mustering and yard work
how beef cattle’s physical and behavioural characteristics affect your health and safety
how to reduce your risk when drenching, injecting, vaccinating and dehorning cattle
how to use personal protective equipment and proper hygiene practices
which cattle handling practices are dangerous to your health and safety
how to safely design and maintain cattle yards
your risk management responsibilities around on-farm cattle sales
how to safely use chemicals in cattle yards
safe work systems around animal fluids
how to manage the risks of cattle diseases and parasites
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