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Rural Codes of Practice

• Training
• Risk management
• First aid
• Manual handling
• Noise
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• Sun safety and heat stress
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• Exclusion zones
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Operating plant, machinery and equipment safely

Tractors and front end loader attachments
Risks with tractors, ROPS, FOPS, front end loader attachments, safety features, tractor operation, maintenance and modification, training

All terrain vehicles
Fitting and use of accessories, safe practices

Custom built plant
Qualified persons, considerations, standards, information on safe operation

Welding
Training, dangers of welding, gas welding

Chainsaw operations
Buying chainsaws, safe handling and operating, maintenance, training

Last updated October 5, 2005

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