Health and safety has a direct effect on farm productivity and profitability through workers compensation premiums, down time, cost of replacement labour, medical treatment and rehabilitation.
Injuries also have a social and emotional impact on farm families. These effects are hard to measure, but just as real as the financial effects. Managing health and safety in and around your dairy does not have to be
costly. It starts with identifying the likely hazards and how to fix them.
The information and tools in this website will help you make both short and long-term decisions about hazards in and around your dairy.