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Locations Agriculture and FarmsBy

Name Student ID number

Mr. Woravut Kreuchan 513030294-6

Miss.Jiraphon Choeichit 513030327-7

Miss.Praphasorn Lhaokut 513030152-6

Miss.Sukanya Attapong 513030225-5

Mr. Siriwat Morarat 513030211-6

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Vocabulary

Industries

Expectant Considered Irritation

Abandoned

Residues Harm

Dilapidated

Proportionally Hazards ,

Combine Risk Critical Harvesters

Engaging Manoeuvring Restricted Injury

Infection

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Locations Agriculture

and FarmsAgriculture is one of the mostdangerous industries withproportionally the highest

amounts of accidents.

There are hazards in mostareas of the farm from machinery

and animals to hazardous

chemicals and even plants. It is

critical that the farm visit is riskassessed and the controls

followed. Assistance can be found

by using the Farms checklist, or

by Safety Advice Line or your

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Farm machinery rangesfrom combine harvesterstostrummersvia quadbikesandtractors. Thekeyissuestoremember,arethe peopleusingthemachinery competenttodoso:andisthemachinerybeingusingina way which it wasdesigned for, forexampleifatractor hasonlyoneseatthenitisnotdesignedtotakepassengers. Alwaystakeadvicefrom competent peoplebeforeengaging with thismachinery.

Farmersaregenerallynotusedto having

peoplearoundthem whentheyaremaneuveringmachinery,andnon farming people (us)arenotusuallyusedtobeingaround large piecesofmovingmachinery. Whataddstotheriskofana

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Animals on forms.dogs,ratsetc.can causeinjuryorill health. Dogs,bite,cowsandbull charge, catsscratch, pigscrush andbirthingsheep canspreadinfection

(zoonotic Chlamydia,dangeroustoexpectantmothers). Therearemanyotherissues which needtobe consideredands

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Chemicals on forms can causeallmannerofirritationandillness. Thesemaybe chemicalsin currentuseabandoned,stored.oroutofdate. Thefarm chemicals canbein liquid, powder,solidorgasandmay have leftresiduesincontainersorstoragearoundthe farm.

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Plants onfarmsmay haveaneffecton health, whetheritbe fromtheexcessiveamountsof pollen,types

ofsap orthe factthatthey havebeentreatedwith chemicals.Farm Building arenotalways

necessarilyinthebestof condition,some canbequitedilapidated. Uneven floors collapsingroofs,asbestos containingmaterial canall bestructural hazards whilesomebuildingare

hazardousbythenatureofthe processsuch as

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Question

Whyisagricultureoneofthemost

dangerous

industries?

Canatractor have passengers? G

iveoneexampleofdangersinFarm Building?

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