A well-designed and operated dairy goes a long way to making workers safe, but people who are not familiar with the equipment, animals and processes, such as new workers, part timers, relief milkers and contractors, should receive a safety induction about the dairy before they begin their employment.
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A safety induction is also part of an employer's legal obligation to provide adequate information, training and supervision. However, induction is only one part of an employer's responsibility to their workers: new workers and contractors are not immediately safe just because it has been completed. The induction is only an introduction to the workplace and its working conditions, so time needs to be allocated to stepping through each job with new workers.
Induction should be supported by supervision of the worker or contractor, ongoing training, verbal reminders, signs and revised written procedures.
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Safety induction is an introduction to the dairy's:
♦ layout
♦ work processes
♦ known hazards
♦ policies and procedures
♦ safety obligations, and
♦ incident reporting procedures
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