North Canterbury News: June 22, 2023
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RURAL LIFE FARM MAINTENANCE<br />
26 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>22</strong>, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Good design, practices eliminate hazards<br />
Existing farm dairies can have<br />
many safety features incorporated<br />
into refits and upgrades says<br />
WorkSafe, as they work towards<br />
creating well thought out dairy<br />
shed maintenance schedules to<br />
reduces hazards.<br />
People working in farm dairies can<br />
potentially be exposed to hazards<br />
involving machinery and movingparts,<br />
animals, slips, trips, falls, exoskeletal<br />
injuries, electrical and chemical<br />
hazards and burns from hot water.<br />
The following hazards in farm dairies<br />
can be controlledthrough good design.<br />
Exposed platform rollers on rotary<br />
platforms: Provideaskirt around the<br />
platform or guard the rotary milking<br />
platform rollers.<br />
Projections at head height such as<br />
receivers, interceptors, pipes and rails:<br />
Where possible,remove head height<br />
obstaclesand hazards, especially pipes<br />
and rails.<br />
Unguarded herringbone rapid exit<br />
mechanisms: Guard rapid exits in<br />
herringbone sheds to stop people<br />
For All Your Earthmoving Needs<br />
•Irrigation<br />
•River protection<br />
•Forestry preparation<br />
Bulldozer •Root raking<br />
•Discing<br />
•Fence lines<br />
•Effluent ponds<br />
•Dams &Ponds<br />
•Ground breaking<br />
•Pipe laying<br />
•Digging, bulldozing &grading tracks<br />
•Quarries: Lime, rotten rock and shingle supply<br />
&cartage<br />
•Residential &commercial building sites<br />
•Maintenance for sheep, beef &dairy farms<br />
getting trapped in the shed and yards.<br />
Moving rotary platforms passing fixed<br />
rails can potentially trap or crush a<br />
person: Fit a‘‘banana’’ rail between the<br />
rotaryplatform’s backing and kick rails.<br />
Carrying out cattle husbandry, artificial<br />
insemination (AI) and pregnancy<br />
testing on rotary platforms: Fit purposebuilt<br />
AI/pregnancy testing platforms<br />
with steps and rails. Build aseparate AI/<br />
pregnancytest race alongside the farm<br />
dairy. When using atrolley or stand for<br />
AI and tail painting, make sure the<br />
footing wheels are lockable and the<br />
floor surface has enough grip. Install a<br />
handrail.<br />
Poor drainage: Use nonslip rubber<br />
matting or concrete grooving on<br />
surfaces to increase traction. Place lids<br />
on drumsused in cleaningsystems.<br />
Cracked or leaking pipe joints: Make<br />
sure there are no leaks or weaknesses in<br />
the pipe jointing. Hotwater taps should<br />
not be easily opened by getting caught in<br />
clothing or being leaned on. The best<br />
options are taps that require atwostep<br />
process to turn them on.<br />
Poorly designed cow entries and exits<br />
that have turns, ramps, steps or are too<br />
steep:<br />
Avoid corners or bends in cow entry<br />
points. Design acow entry with aslope<br />
of less than 6percent; it should slope up<br />
to the farm dairy.<br />
Touching unguarded machinery: Guard<br />
machinery. Install emergency stop<br />
mushroom buttons. Use alanyard (cord)<br />
operated emergency stop instead of the<br />
forward/stop reverse lanyard. Never<br />
disconnect the lanyards.<br />
Cows going down and/or entering the<br />
pit: Quickrelease gate systems should<br />
be in place to release cowsifthey go<br />
down.<br />
Kicking cows: Install kick rails.<br />
Distressed cows: Install goodsized<br />
personnel escapes or yard refuges.<br />
Eliminating the hazards ... Now is the time<br />
to look at eliminating any hazards in dairy<br />
sheds.<br />
PHOTO: FILE<br />
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