August 27, 2017
The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) will hold a one-day workshop in Kingaroy next February to help South Burnett farm businesses reduce risks and increase efficiency and compliance.
The workshop is part of a series of 17 similar workshops the QFF will hold around the state between September 12 and February 21.
The Workplace Essentials workshops are being funded by the Queensland Government and coordinated through the Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network.
They will focus on providing farm employers and team leaders with practical information and resources to improve their workplace health and safety and people management skills.
QFF President Stuart Armitage is encouraging farm businesses to take advantage of the subsidised training, which is specifically tailored for farm employers and employees.
“There are about 1700 workplace injuries in agriculture per year. This is unacceptable and why we want to help farm businesses get up-to-speed on their safety obligations,” Mr Armitage said.
“It is important that all levels of farm leadership are aware of their obligations and the practices that can be adopted to better control risks and prevent future workplace accidents.
“These workshops are a clear example of industry proactively addressing sector wide workplace health and safety issues.”
The last round of Workplace Essentials workshops, which focused on employment management practices and compliance, attracted more than 230 participants statewide.
“Feedback indicated that farm employers wanted the next series to focus not only on workplace health and safety but also supervisory skills,” Mr Armitage said.
“These elements are all covered in the upcoming workshops, which aim to provide farm frontline staff with a much clearer understanding of workplace health and safety obligations regulations, supervisor responsibilities, performance management, and how to managing bullying and conflict constructively,” said Mr Armitage.
“Attending these workshops should enhance management capacity, which leads to better bottom line results, so it should be considered an investment in the future of your business.”
The Kingaroy workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 20.
More information and registration is available on the QFF website.
