The risks in farming and the risk assessment process (for farm workers)
The risks in farming and the risk assessment process (for farm workers)
Farming can be a hazardous business, but key steps can be taken to significantly reduce the chance of incidents occurring.
The chance of incidents occurring on a farm can be significantly reduced by first being aware of the hazards and associated risks and ensuring controls are in place to eliminate or minimise these. This is known as a ‘risk assessment’.
This module will give you an awareness of some of the common hazards and risks when working on a farm or horticultural production site and an understanding of the role and process of risk assessments along with a five-step process for assessing risk.
What will I achieve?
1 CPD point
How long will it take?
30 minutes
Learning objectives
- Describe common hazards and risks in farming and explain the hierarchy of controls
- Explain the role and process of risk assessment and list the 5-Step Process for Assessing Risk
- Describe what a dynamic risk assessment is, and how you can reduce risks when working alone
Who is this module for?
This topic applies to all people working on farms or horticultural production sites. It is relevant to livestock farm workers, arable farm workers and people working on mixed farms and horticultural production sites.