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Who this website is for
This website is intended as a comprehensive occupational health and safety resource specifically for those in the shearing industry. You will find images, documents and links to external websites on a wide variety of aspects related to shearing.
How to use this website
Simply click on the underlined blue links to the left to be taken to the section described.
Acknowledgements
This material was developed by Michael Lawrance and Associates for the ANZ Woolharvesting Safety Group as a part of a Shearing Contractors Association of Australia project funded under the WorkCover NSW WorkCover Assist Program 2007-2008. Any views expressed are not necessarily those of WorkCover NSW.
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Shearing Occupational Health & Safety Guides
Managing Occupational Health and Safety
- SCAA Occupational Health & Safety Resource Pack - New South Wales
- Shearing Occupational Health & Safety Information Pack - Victoria
- Designers, manufacturers and suppliers of equipment & machinery
- Assistance
Occupational Health and Safety Law
Managing Workers Compensation, Injury Management and Rehabilitation
Workers Compensation Law
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Queensland
- Tasmania
- Workers compensation
- Injury management
- Rehabilitation
Shearing Shed
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for shearing sheds is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
- Yards and races
- Wool loading areas
- Wool room
- Back harness fixing points
- Shearing board
- Catching pen doors
- Catching pens
- Elevated Catching Races (ECR's)
- Shed design
- Pen gates
- Worker access to the shed and work-station
- Lighting
Machinery & Equipment
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for machinery & equipment is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
- Overhead gear & shearing plant
- Crutching & sheep handling equipment
- Handpiece
- Grinder
- Wool press
- Shearers tools & equipment
Sheep
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for sheep is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
Working environment
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for the working environment is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
Hazardous substances and dangerous goods
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for hazardous substances and dangerous goods is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
Work
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for work is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
- Shearing, crutching and associated animal handling
- Picking up
- Wool skirting/rolling/classing
- Shearing goats and alpacas
Health
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for health is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
- Manual handling
- Drugs and alcohol
- Eating and nutrition
- Fluid intake & hydration
- Hygiene
- Fatigue
- Fitness work and conditioning
- Back harnesses
Emergency response and first aid
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for emergency response and first aid is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
Amenities, accommodation & travel
Occupatoinal Health & Safety ( OH&S) infomation for amenties accommodation and travel is provided in State OH&S Regulators OH&S Guides
Detailed sections below are for further detailed information
Further information
- Tallybooks
- Contacts
- Legislation
- Standards
- Codes of practice, Compliance codes
- Guidance
- Shearing
- Shed design
- Equipment and machinery
- Shearing OHS AWU Code of Practice