Health, safety and wellbeing

Staff are involved in eliminating or managing all hazards on the farm. They have a balanced lifestyle and health checks are conducted. Learn more and see resources that can help you with Health and Safety and with staff wellbeing.

Wellbeing

Housing meets minimum requirements as per checklist

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Policy and plan

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Hearing, lung, skin and vision monitoring for identified risks

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Report on testing

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

All employees have time and energy for at least one regular off farm activity

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Staff interviews

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Personal wellbeing has been discussed with team members (e.g. you can use the wellbeing pages from the DairyNZ Farm fitness checklist for this)

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Staff interviews, DairyNZ Farm fitness checklist

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Health and safety policies and procedures

Health and safety manual has been reviewed in the last 12 months

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Date on policy

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Emergency procedures are visible and employees are trained in the implementation

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Copy of procedures

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Critical risks for the farm have been identified with employees, and a plan is in place to address them

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Copy of procedures

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Signed health and safety policy statement is available

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Displayed signed policy

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Current and active risk register

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Copy of risk register

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Accident reporting procedure in place

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Copy of accident records

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Employees are engaged with health and safety on farm, and actively contribute to the plan on farm

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Meeting minutes

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Health and safety is discussed at management level, with farm owners and governance

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Meeting minutes

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Drug & alcohol policy

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Date on policy/testing records

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Manager has training in health and safety

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Training records

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Return-to-work plan and procedures are in place and discussed with employees

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Written plan or employee interviews

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Health and safety practices

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is available to use and there is an employee register of allocation

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Observation of employees with PPE

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Basic workplace conditions are met (e.g. toilet, access to water, shelter for break)

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Observation of facilities as easily accessible by employees

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My team has training meetings at least monthly on health and safety issues and risks on the farm. This ensures the safety of all people who work, live on or visit the farm

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Meeting records

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

All new employees undergo a health and safety induction

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Staff file/copy of induction

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

There have been no work days lost from accident or injury during the last 12 months

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Accident register

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Initiatives for health and safety are currently underway

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Meeting records, plans underway

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Maintenance checks for machinery/equipment are carried out according to manaufacturers recommendations

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Maintenance records

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

Health testing for employees (e.g. blood pressure, glucose etc)

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Records of testing

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Please complete this question 0 of 0 employees accounted for

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Health, safety and wellbeing

Health, safety and wellbeing

Wellbeing

Housing meets minimum requirements as per checklist

Hearing, lung, skin and vision monitoring for identified risks

All employees have time and energy for at least one regular off farm activity

Personal wellbeing has been discussed with team members (e.g. you can use the wellbeing pages from the DairyNZ Farm fitness checklist for this)

Health and safety policies and procedures

Health and safety manual has been reviewed in the last 12 months

Emergency procedures are visible and employees are trained in the implementation

Critical risks for the farm have been identified with employees, and a plan is in place to address them

Signed health and safety policy statement is available

Current and active risk register

Accident reporting procedure in place

Employees are engaged with health and safety on farm, and actively contribute to the plan on farm

Health and safety is discussed at management level, with farm owners and governance

Drug & alcohol policy

Manager has training in health and safety

Return-to-work plan and procedures are in place and discussed with employees

Health and safety practices

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is available to use and there is an employee register of allocation

Basic workplace conditions are met (e.g. toilet, access to water, shelter for break)

My team has training meetings at least monthly on health and safety issues and risks on the farm. This ensures the safety of all people who work, live on or visit the farm

All new employees undergo a health and safety induction

There have been no work days lost from accident or injury during the last 12 months

Initiatives for health and safety are currently underway

Maintenance checks for machinery/equipment are carried out according to manaufacturers recommendations

Health testing for employees (e.g. blood pressure, glucose etc)

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