Health, Safety and Environment - International Labour Organization

Manual 3:HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTFOR WORKER HS&E REPRESENTATIVESHazards in livestock production including animal housing, and disposal ofanimal wastesSome of the hazards in this sector of agricultural work include: machinery hazards such as tractors hazardous chemicals including antibiotics and other veterinaryproducts transmissible animal diseases such as brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis,hydatid disease, tularaemia, rabies, Lyme disease, tinea and listerioses other infectious and parasitic diseases such as leishmaniasis,bilharziasis, facioliasis, malaria, tetanus and mycocis confined spaces such as silos, pits, cellars and tanks noise and vibrationergonomic hazards involving the use of inadequate equipment andtools, unnatural body position or prolonged static postures, carrying ofheavy loads, repetitive work, excessive long hoursextreme temperatures due to weather conditionscontact with wild and poisonous animals such as insects, spiders,scorpions, snakes and certain wild mammalsHazards to the environment/communityHazards can also affect the environment and wider community, forexample: pesticides, animal slurry, and silage effluent which can contaminatewater sources smells and noise which can be a problem for the surroundingcommunity serious depletion of local plant, animal, fish and insect populations anda number of speciesOther negative impacts include climate change, and ozone layerdestruction from chemicals used in agriculture. Good HS&E managementcan eliminate or reduce many of these problems.63 Health, Safety and EnvironmentA Series of Trade Union EducationManuals for Agricultural Workers