APPLYING

SAFETY
MEASURES IN
FARM OPERATIONS
DETERMINE AREAS OF CONCERN
FOR SAFETY MEASURES
 Objectives:
a. Applying Appropriate Safety Measures; and
b. Safekeep/dispose of farm tools, materials and out fit.
 Specific Learning Objectives:

a. Use tools and materials according to specifications and procedures;

b. Wear outfits according to farm requirements;
c. Follow emergency procedures to ensure a safe work requirement;
d. Cleaning and storing of used tools and outfit in designated areas;
e. Labelling and storing of unused materials according to manufacturer’s
recommendation and farm requirements; and
f. Proper disposal of waste materials according to manufacturers, government,
and farm requirements.
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
1. It is the potential for harm, or adverse effect on an employee’s health.
a. Chemicals c. Risk
b. Exposure d. Hazard
2. It is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury or ill health to anyone at or near
a workplace.
a. Risk c. Hazard
b. Exposure d. Chemicals
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
3. This occurs when a person comes into contact with hazard.
a. Chemicals c. Risk
b. Exposure d. Hazard
4. This includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps, ladders, fire, falling objects, slippery
surfaces, manual handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud and prolonged noise,
vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor lighting, ventilation, air quality.
a. Chemical c. Psychosocial
environment
b. Mechanical and /or electrical d. Physical
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
5. It includes electricity, machinery, equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous goods, fork lifts,
cranes, hoists.
a. Mechanical and/ or electrical c. Biological
b. Chemicals d. Psychosocial environment
6. It includes chemical substances such as acids or poisons and those that could lead to fire or
explosion, like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts, and fumes from various processes
such as welding.
a. Chemicals c. Mechanical and/ or electrical
b. Psychosocial environment d. Biological
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
7. It includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew, insects, vermin, animals.
a. Biological c. Mechanical and/ or electrical
b. Chemicals d. Psychosocial environment
8. It includes workplace stressors arising from a variety of sources.
a. Psychosocial environment c. Chemicals
b. Biological d. Mechanical and/ or
electrical
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
9. It is a physical or environmental conditions of work which comply with the prescribed
Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and which allow the workers to perform
his or her job without or within acceptable exposure to hazards.
a. Safety c. Psychosocial environment
b. Biological d. Chemicals
10. The practices related to production and work process are referred to as_________.
a. occupational safety c. psychosocial environment
b. safety d. biological
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
11. The following are the emergencies that may occur on a crop production farm
EXCEPT.
a. Fire c. Cyclone
b. Typhoon d. Accidents
12. What factor state that the highest injury rates of risk are among children and adults.
a. Age c. Gender
b. Status d. Machinery
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
13. Which of the following is a ways that can reduce the risk of hazards from chemicals?
a. Know first aid procedures c. Make a short list of hazards
b. Spray chemicals even high wind d. Make sure chemicals are not locked
14. It can reduce the number and severity of farm work related injuries and illnesses.
a. personal protective equipment c. Footwear
b. Safety measures d. Eyewear
Let’s test what you already know about the first
lesson:
Choose the best answer:
15. It is called the goggles in dusty conditions or a helmet visor if there’s a danger of
flying debris.
a. Eyewear c. Dust mask
b. Footwear d. Eye protection
SAFETY
The physical or environmental conditions of
work which comply with the prescribed
Occupational Health Safety (OHS) standards and
which allow the workers to perform his or her
job without or within acceptable exposure to
hazards.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
The practices related to
production work process.
HAZARD
It is the potential for harm, or adverse
effect on an employee’s health.
Anything which may cause injury or ill
health to anyone at or near a workplace.
RISK
It is the likelihood that a hazard will cause injury
or ill health to anyone at or near a workplace.
The level of risk increases with the severity of the
hazard and the duration and frequency of
exposure.
EXPOSURE
Occurs when a person comes into
contact with a hazard.
Risk Management is a four steps process:

1. Identify the hazard.

2. Assess the risk associated with the hazard.
3. Control the risk.
4. Review the process.
 Classes of Hazard
1. Physical hazards
 This includes floors, stairs, work platforms, steps,
ladders, fire, falling objects, slippery surfaces, manual
handling (lifting, pushing, pulling), excessively loud and
prolonged noise, vibration, heat and cold, radiation, poor
lighting, ventilation, air quality.
 Classes of Hazard
2. Mechanical and/or electrical hazards
 It includes electricity, machinery,
equipment, pressure vessels, dangerous goods,
fork lifts, cranes, hoists.
 Classes of Hazard
3. Chemical hazards
 It includes chemical substances such as acids or
poisons and those that could lead to fire or explosion,
like pesticides, herbicides, cleaning agents, dusts, and
fumes from various processes such as welding.
 Classes of Hazard
4. Biological hazards
 It includes bacteria, viruses, mold, mildew,
insects, vermin, animals.
 Classes of Hazard
5. Psychosocial environment hazards
 It includes workplace stressors arising from
a variety of sources.
Conduct Hazard Report
• Materials Needed:
Paper and Ballpen
• Instructions:
1. We will visit a farm.
2. Observe and list all the possible hazards.
3. Classify these hazards that can occur
4. Identify persons who are at risk with these hazards.
5. Suggest possible solution to reduce or eliminate the risks.
6. Write your findings in your paper.
Rubrics
Project for Lesson 3
 WHAT IS AGRICULTURAL
WORKERS?
• Agricultural workers maintain crops and tend
to livestock. They perform physical labor
and operate machinery under the supervision
of farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural
managers.
 DUTIES OF AN AGRICULTURAL WORKER
 Inspect and harvest crop by hand.
 Irrigate farm soil and maintain ditches
or pipes and pumps.
 Operate and service farm machinery and tools
 Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to
control insects, fungi, and weeds.
 Move shrubs, plants, and trees with wheelbarrows or
tractors.
 Feed livestock and clean and disinfect their pens, cages,
yards, and hutches.
 Examine animals to detect symptoms of illnesses or
injuries and administer vaccines to protect animals from
diseases.
 Use brands, tags, or tattoos to mark livestock in order to
identify ownership and grade.
 Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks, or
other enclosures.
 Keep records on the production, maintenance and repair.
CROP , NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE
FARM WORKERS AND LABORERS
 perform numerous tasks related to growing and
harvesting grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other
crops.
 They plant, seed, prune, irrigate, and harvest crops, and
pack and load them for shipment.
 Farm workers also apply pesticides,
herbicides, and fertilizers to crops.
 They repair fences and some farm equipment.
 AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT
OPERATORS
 use a variety of farm equipment to plow and sow seeds, as well as
maintain and harvest crops.

 They may use tractors, fertilizer spreaders, balers, combines, threshers,

and trucks.
 These workers also operate machines such as
conveyor belts, loading machines, separators, cleaners, and dryers.
 Workers may make adjustments and minor
repairs to equipment.
 DIFFERENT FARM ACTIVITY
1. Land preparation-
covers a wide range of practices form zero-tillage or
minimum tillage which maximizes soil disturbances. It
typically involves plowing to till or dig-up, mix, and
overturn the soil, harrowing to break the soil clods
into smaller mass and incorporate plant residue and
leveling the field.
2. Planting-
are practiced in crop farming. Planting may
be done by hand or on some sites by machine.
 2 two methods of planting
• direct planting
• indirect planting.
3. Irrigation-
helps to grow agricultural crops,
maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in
dry areas and during periods of less than average
rainfall. The goal is to apply the water to the plants as
uniformly as possible, so that each plant has the
amount of water it needs, neither much nor too little.
4. Fertilizer application-
is carried out in such a way to replenish the soil
nutrient levels removed during the growth and to
optimally maintain physiological health of the
plant. Farmer apply fertilizer either directly onto
plant or to the soil.
5. Harvesting-
is the act of removing a crop from where it was
growing and moving it to a more secure location for
processing, consumption, or storage. Before the crop
can be harvested, the grower must be sure that there is a
demand for the crop and that the price is sufficient to
make harvesting the crop profitable.
 FARM EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
REGARDING SAFETY WORKING
ENVIRONMENT
1.Identify the potential emergencies. The emergencies that may
occur on a crop production farm could include fire, flood, typhoon,
machinery entrapment, electrical shock, snake or spider bite, chemical
exposure, farm injuries, farm illness and farm accidents.
2.Provide emergency facilities appropriate for the sorts of
emergencies that might occur on the farm (e.g. deluge showers,
eye washes, fire fighting equipment, first aid kits).
3. Make sure that the correct equipment is available
to contain and handle any chemical or other dangerous
materials spills that might happen.
4. Visitors need to be aware regarding emergency procedure
and their responsibilities to
minimize the risk of personal injury in the event of
emergency.
5. Instruct everyone working on the farm
in the emergency response procedures.
6. Everyone should know the location of fire alarms,
fire extinguishers and first aid kits; how and where
to contact emergency services; and where to safely
assemble in the event of an emergency.

7. Know the emergency services; and where

to safely assemble in the event of an emergency.
HIGH RISK FACTOR
1.Age-injury rate are highest among those 15 and younger
and adults over 65 years old. Because no mandatory retirement
age exists for farmers, many continue to perform some tasks
even though they are unable to execute them safely.
• One in nine farmers aged 65 and older have been involved in
a tractor rollover.
• Those aged 65 and older account for half of all farming
deaths
2. Lack of medical care- since most of the
farmers live in the rural area, hospitals and
EMS are often a far distance away from the
farm. Response time could be upwards of an
hour before the injured receives medical care.
3. Machinery

The most commonly utilized pieces of equipment

around the farm are tractors, trucks, wagons, mowers,
spreaders, grinders, blowers, augers, shredders, balers,
rakes and combines. matter how different they are
if they used improperly and carelessly it can be fatal.
FARM WORKS THAT INVOLVE USING CHEMICALS
AND HAZARDOUS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

1. LAND PREPARATIONS USING TRACTOR

• Victims fall off or are thrown from the tractor
• Run over by either the tractor or an implement being
towed, or both.
• Overturn
Safety reminders:
• Tractors are not passenger vehicles.
• Use seat belts when driving tractors.
• ROPS will protect the operator from serious
injuries.
Causes of run over accidents
• Sudden stops
• Driving over holes, stumps and debris, or a sharp turn.
 HOW TO PREVENT RUNOVER?
• Never allow riders on tractors.
• Discuss with family members and farm workers the
potential risks of riding tractor.
• It's also helpful to post 'no riders' decals on all tractors to
remind others about the policy.
• Use or provide other vehicles that allow passengers, such
as trucks or cars, when transportation is needed to fields or
remote work sites.
 2. SPRAYING CHEMICALS
• These chemicals are used to fertilize and control pests
such as insects, weeds, mollusk, etc.
Examples of chemical hazards:
• Spraying in a strong wind and the spray drifting over a dam
or the farm house.
• Washing spray equipment and the water running into open
drains, collecting in puddles, or running into stockyards or
dams.
• Washing spray equipment and the water running
into open drains, collecting in puddles, or running
into stockyards or dams.
• Containers or chemicals left lying around.
Empty containers lying in a heap
 SOME WAYS YOU CAN REDUCE THE
RISK OF HAZARDS FROM CHEMICALS
ARE:
• Use personal protective equipment such as respirators, waterproof
clothes, rubber gloves and waterproof footwear.
• Make sure chemicals are safely stored and cupboards locked.
• Never spray chemicals on days when there is a high wind.
• Know first aid procedures.
• Keep a list of all hazardous substances used on the farm.
 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(PPE)
• can reduce the number and severity of farm work related
injuries and illnesses. Personal protective equipment not
only helps protect people but also improves productivity
and profits. Farmers and ranchers can share in these
benefits by using the appropriate protective equipment
for themselves, family members and employees when the
job and its potential hazards call for it.
LIST OF FARM PPE:
Helmet/hard hat
-protect your head with a hard hat when
performing construction work, trimming trees,
repairing machinery, and doing other jobs with head
injury risks.
• Use a sun safety hat (one with a wide brim and neck
protection) to assist in the prevention of skin cancer.
Goggle
• - Protect your vision with appropriate safety eyewear
(safety glasses, goggles, face-shields) when applying
pesticides, fertilizers, working in the shop, or in heavy dust
conditions.
Earmuffs/Plugs
- protect you hearing when operating noisy such
as grain dryers, feed grinder, old tractors and chainsaws.
Mask/ respirators
-protect your lungs with the correct respiratory
equipment when working in dusty or moldy
conditions, spray painting, applying
manure storage places.chemicals
 ACTIVITY 1

You are going to identify the different farm

operation activity. Determine the time and place
where accident takes place and determine also
the safety measure to control a workplace
hazard.
Farm operation activity Safety measures
 ACTIVITY 2

• In this activity you are going to identify which

individual wearing a proper use of PPE in
applying pesticides. Assess the images and tell if
there is a difference and list down the
different PPE you’ve seen in the picture.
Picture 1 Picture 2
Thank you!