The Department of Health has issued alerts for a number of mosquito-borne diseases recently. They include Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE), Japanese encephalitis (JE), Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus. Anyone with symptoms should seek urgent medical care. Keep your…
The VFF’s Making Our Farms Safer (MOFS) team has released a series of educational standard safe operating procedure videos that aim to support farmers in correctly carrying out some of the most high-risk tasks leading to incidents on Victorian farms.…
After years of VFF lobbying, the Minister for Workplace Safety Ingrid Stitt has approved developing a High-Risk Work Licence specifically for telehandlers, encompassed in the existing non-slewing mobile crane licence (CN licence). This provides telehandler operators with the flexibility to…
Victoria Police is urging all current firearm owners to check their existing storage arrangements meet the new firearm storage minimum standards set to be enforced from later this year. From 30 August, all licensed firearm owners, including Category A and…
Stock Sense is teaming up with several expert speakers to present at a FREE workshop on a range of cattle health, welfare, and biosecurity topics. Topics include: Pain relief in Cattle Trucksafe and Fit-to-load standards Lumpy Skin Disease Importance of…
The VFF’s newly formed Child Safety on Farms Steering Committee is calling for expressions of interest to help improve the safety of all children on our farms. If you are a parent or grandparent with kids aged under 15, someone…
Victorian agricultural communities will be supported with lifesaving defibrillators in a partnership between the VFF and St John Ambulance. VFF President Emma Germano announced that seven St John defibrillators will be delivered for use in the below communities:• Barwite, North…
In October 2020 the VFF Farm Safety Team delivered a briefing to VFF members on new workplace manslaughter laws that came into effect in Victoria from 1 July 2020. A recording of the briefing can be view by clicking this…
As part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to address skills and safety issues in the agriculture sector, funding is being provided to the Victorian Farmers Federation to employ dedicated safety specialists to provide a range of services to farm businesses.…
The absence of backpackers and seasonal workers due to COVID has not only led to labour shortages, but also greater health and safety risks for farm workers. Many of these workers are entering farming environments for the first time and…
