Welcome to Hort Thoughts - a Podcast by the Victorian Farmers Federation Horticulture Group. In this episode your host, Tegan Buckley, speaks with VFF’s Senior Farm Safety advisor, John Darcy.
John has more than 30 years experience in health and safety and workers compensation, including involvement in the drafting of Victoria’s OHS and Workers Compensation Acts, Regulations and Codes. John has also assisted employers following a number of serious workplace accidents over the years.
In this episode, John will chat to us about the ‘Making our Farms Safer Project’ and how you can get involved in this program as well as how to stay safer on our farms. We also discuss the challenges the farming industry faces when it comes to safety and the important work the MOFS team is doing to improve safety outcomes for the industry.
Learn more about VFF here: www.vff.org.au
Learn more about the ‘Making our Farms Safer Project’ here: https://www.vff.org.au/project/making-our-farms-safer/
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