The Audited - Safety from the Dining Room Table

In this episode we hear from Jason Mellings on his experience of having a VFF Making Our Farms Safer safety audit done. He shares what made him decide to get the audit done and what he has learnt from it. He also talks about the impact of bullying on the farm as an employer, and some things he has in place to help manage it. 

If you would like your own farm safety audit done contact the Make Our Farms Safer team at 1300 882 833.

You can hear our podcast with John Darcy from the Make Our Farms Safer project in 'The Auditor – Man on a Mission'.

Interested in the topic and looking for more?

Making Our Farms Safer is a Victorian Farmers Federation project. The aim of the project is to deliver free safety tools and services across Victoria. These tools and services have a focus on safety, wellbeing and mental health. You can reach the Make Our Farms Safer team at 1300 882 833. 

The available services include:

The project also has a range of handbooks available on different aspects of farm safety.

In the episode, Jason talks about bullying and harassment, and how it can impact farmers. Interested in getting more information to help you on your farm? Checkout the Beyond Blue, National Centre for Farmer Health and WorkSafe Victoria websites. 

Are you a woman that wants to help advocate for farm safety? Plant a Seed for Safety is a project by farm safety advocate Alex Thomas. The project shares rural women's stories of encouraging safety on farms. 

Looking for more information about Farm Safety? Check out the National Centre for Farmer Health, Farm Safe Australia, Better Health Channel or Work Safe websites.

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