Industry statistics
320,000+ workers
Workforce
Extreme
Risk level
Enhanced remote
First aider ratio
HLTAID011 + HLTAID013
Certification
Most common injury scenarios
Pre-empt the predictable. These are the scenarios you should be ready for in this industry.
- Tractor & farm machinery rollovers
- Crush, goring & trampling from livestock
- Pesticide & herbicide exposure
- Heat stroke during harvest
- Snake bites on rural properties
- Allergic reactions (bees, hay, dust)
- Chainsaw lacerations
- Grain silo entrapment & suffocation
- Electrocution from power lines or equipment
- Drowning in dams or irrigation
Sector breakdown
Agriculture
Tractor rollovers, livestock crush, chemical exposure
Forestry
Chainsaw injuries, falling branches, remote location
Commercial fishing
Hooks, hypothermia, marine animal injuries, drowning
Industry-specific first aid guides
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Farm machinery accident response
Livestock attack first aid
Remote rural extended-care
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Pesticide exposure emergency treatment
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Chainsaw injury management
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Snake bite first aid for farm workers
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Grain silo entrapment rescue
Marine animal injury treatment
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