About us
Background:
Farmsafe WA was founded in 1994 with the voluntary work of
farmers and enthusiasm of other interested bodies. In 2003, the
constitution was reviewed and Farmsafe WA Alliance was formed with
all relevant stakeholders in Western Australia to create a peak
network to effectively improve the health andsafety of the
agricultural community.
Our Foundations:
Farmsafe WA Alliance aims to protect
farming families and workers - and improve farm business
performance - through better safety awareness and practices.
Farmsafe WA, is an independent not-for-profit incorporated body.
The committee consists of farmers, community members and industry
groups. If you are interested in being part of the committee,
please contact us!
Our Objectives:
- Identiy and prioritise safety and health issues
- Increase awareness of safety and health issues
- Ensure an increase in 'active' support that promotes injury
prevention
- Promote safety and health solutions and encourage safety
management to become integral to farming operations
- Promote change that encourages farmers to improve safety and
health as part of an increase in farm productitivy
Our Mission:
In partnership with the WA farming community, Farmsafe WA
Alliance will identify safety and health issues, provide knowledge
and motivation to develop strategies and help find solutions for
safer work practices and lifestyles.
Who are we?
Often people confuse Farmsafe WA Alliance for a government body,
such as Worksafe. This is not the case.
The reality is that Farmsafe WA Alliance is an independent,
non-government, not-for-profit organisation - meaning our
activities are non-regulatory, non-political and that all our
profits go back into the agricultural and rural communites of
Western Australia. We exist soley to service these communities, and
as a community-based organisation, all our activities are guided by
members of the agricultural sector.
Farmsafe WA Alliance is not just a group of people in an office
either - we are an Alliance made up of farmers from all regions of
Western Australia, safety and health professionals, agricultural
organisations and the wider community as a whole.
Some of our achievements:
- Initiated and conducted the first Safety Needs Survey in WA
targeting the rural sector
- Over 1500 farmers through the One Day Managing Farm Safety
Course
- Teaching of the Managing Farm Safety Course to students in
Agricultural Colleges of WA
- Annual supporter of the WA Agricultural College Awards
- Free On Farm Advisory Service coordinator
- Establishment of the first Safe Play Area demonstraton site in
Kojonup
- Safe Play Area informational DVD and resource materials
developed
- Quad Bike Safety resource developed
- First Aid research project undertaken
- Successful acquisition of annual funding to deliver numerous
injury prevention campaingns throughout WA's various regions
Proud winners of....
ICCWA Highly Commended Community
Safety Award 2011
WALGA/Roadwise Human Soirit Award
2011
WA Comsumer Protection Kidsafe WA
Award 2009
ICCWA Community Injury Preventions
Award 2006
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