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Bites and stings |
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Essential reading for those working outside with all creatures great and small. |
External Bleeding |
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Stemming the flow - learning how to control bleeding is not for the faint-hearted but crucial to know when working with tools and equipment. |
Skin cancer |
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Very graphic site - scare potential - makes you want to slip slop and slap before going out in the sun. |
Back injury |
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Guaranteed to save you a lifetime of pain! |
Assessing a casualty |
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Helps to take the fear out of examining an injured person. |
Fractures |
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Them bones, them bones, them broken bones - find out what to do when them bones are broken! |
Soft tissue injuries |
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Ever had a bruise? A bruise is a good example of a soft tissue injury - find out other types of injuries and how to apply RICE (not to be confused with what you eat with sizzling Szechuan Beef!). |
Tractor safety |
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A large proportion of deaths occur through operating a tractor unsafely - make sure you check out this site to find out the dos and don'ts. |
Skin cancer |
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Horticultural workers are in a high risk category - helps you to spot the hazard, assess the risk and make the changes. |
Manual handling |
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Looks at injuries suffered from lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, lowering, holding or restraining. |
Manual handling essentials |
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Essential information on safe manual handling practices. Lots of solutions to manual handling hazards here. |
Ag bikes |
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Shows how to develop safe use procedures for ag bikes to eliminate injuries to legs, spine, arms and head. |
WorkSafe smartmove |
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Fun OH&S site for secondary students. |
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) |
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Looking for a particular MSDS, then use this search facility to find it. |
Flammable liquids |
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Highlights the dangers involved with working with dangerous liquids. |
Static electricity and petrol |
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The silent enemy - looks at a case study and provides answers on how the dangers could have been avoided. |
Tagging out |
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Unsure what the term 'tagging out' means - make sure you visit this site because it offers a good explanation and helpful procedures to follow. |
The effect noise can have on your life |
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Make sure you look at 'The frequency phenomenon' to find out where horticultural equipment rates on the decibel scale. You may be surprised to discover why your supervisor keeps insisting on you wearing the ear muffs! |
Lifting plant bags |
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Find out the correct way to lift plant bags to reduce lower back strains, blistering and cutting of fingers and knuckles of employees and customer. |
Government authorities responsible for looking after occupational health and safety issues |
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Federal |
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National Occupational Health and Safety Commission |
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Highly recommend checking out the solutions database project for practical ideas on solving OH&S problems and reading the NOCHSC publications on managing the workplace! Just move your mouse over the menu items, for example, 'OHS Information' to display both 'Databases' and 'NOHSC Publications', then choose a link. |
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State |
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New South Wales, WorkCover Authority |
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Victoria, Victorian WorkCover Authority |
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Queensland, Division of Workplace Health and Safety, Department of Training and Industrial Relations |
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Northern Territory, Work Health Authority |
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South Australia, WorkCover Corporation SA |
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Tasmania, Workplace Standard Authority |
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Western Australia, WorkCover Western Australia |
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Overseas |
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New Zealand Department of Labour - SafetyNet |
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Canada's National Occupational Health and Safety Web Site |
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US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
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United Kingdom, Health and Safety Executive |
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Ireland, Health and Safety Authority |
Ride on mowers |
John Deere® |
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Good search facility - just type in the word 'mowers' to start. (All material published on the Deere & Company websites is the sole property of Deere & Company; and inclusion of this link does not imply endorsement of this product.) |
Ransomes® |
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Only two clicks to the mower section! To start, click on a country region, for example, Pacific Rim lists information for Australia, then click on the 'Ransomes' button to display the mower menu. |
All terrain vehicles (ATVs) |
Kawasaki® |
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Lots of cool ATVs to look at! |
Honda® |
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Click on 'Motorcycles' and follow the links to check out the ATVs. Wicked graphics on this site will have the enthusiast drooling! |
Battery powered vehicles |
E-Z-GO® |
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Only three clicks to view a range of battery powered vehicles! To start, click on a country region, for example, Pacific Rim lists information for Australia, then click on the 'E-Z-GO' button, followed by the 'Industrial' button. To view a vehicle's features just click on the link. |
E-Gator® |
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To see actual photos, click on the link under 'Model' and look through the specifications information. |
Fuel powered vehicles |
Kawasaki® |
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The virtual tour of the MuleTM is a must see. |
Gator® |
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To see actual photos, click on the link under 'Model' and look through the specifications information. |
General ride on vehicles |
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There's a lot to choose from on this site! To view different ride on vehicles, click on a country region, for example, Pacific Rim lists information for Australia, then make your selection. |
Calibration of spray equipment |
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Lots of formulas for accurately calculating the correct rate of applying such things as pesticides and water. |
Stihl® tips and tricks |
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Check out this site for tips on the safe use of a variety of equipment. Some of the safety manuals may take a little while to download but they are worth the wait. |
Husqvarna |
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Product and safety information available here. |
Machinery guarding |
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Safetyline article on guarding machinery effectively. |
Machinery safety |
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This is a PDF document looking at a number of general machinery danger points. It is a Canadian site but still very relevant. |
Planting a Tree: A step-by-step guide |
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American site with a few references to climatic conditions in the USA but still relevant with lots of helpful tips. Worth checking out. |
Landscape and Garden: Planting Trees and Shrubs |
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Comparisons can be made of the three common forms, for example, bare-root, balled and burlapped, and container grown. Also looks at the various planting methods for each. |
Selecting and planting trees |
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Eight easy-to-follow steps with additional information on post planting care. |
How to plant a bare-root plant |
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Illustrations make these step-by-step instructions simple to follow and clear to understand. Explore the site a little for other horticultural topics of interest such as girdling roots. |
Australian plants as weeds |
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The land might abound in nature's gifts but these Australian plants' beauty is not considered rich and rare in some parts of the world. Find out why some countries are not rejoicing! |
Unwelcomed guests |
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If you are looking for help with the 'Weeds quiz' make sure you visit 'Case studies'. Have a look at the homepage for other interesting information while you are there! |
Information on Boneseed |
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A brief history of the humble beginnings of the Boneseed plant in Australia. |
Weeds Australia |
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National database for searching information on weeds in Australia. |
Weeds index |
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Pick a weed, see what it looks like and find out its growing habits. |
Environmental weeds in Australia |
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Lists the type of damage caused by species invading key Australian habitats. |
Common weeds index |
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List of common weeds with detailed information and graphics. |
Weeds or wildflowers |
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Wildflowers will never look the same again after discovering the different bushland species of weeds and the effect they have on the environment. |
An Aboriginal perspective on weed management |
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Make sure you visit the three areas 'Introduction', 'The Weed Threat' and 'Some Aboriginal Perspectives of Weeds'. |
Managing weeds |
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Overview of the weed problem in Australia with lots of additional web resources. |
Water saving ideas |
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The Western Australian Water Corporation's main introductory page on water saving ideas. Make sure you look at water saving ideas for gardens, new gardens, lawns and new lawns. |
Common plants and their watering zones |
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The Western Australian Water Corporation provides a brief overview on how to use the guide with weblinks to information on the standard drink, watering zones, common plants and watering schedules. |
Watering zone selector |
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The Western Australian Water Corporation's watering zone selector. To display a list of common plants and their water demand, choose the watering zone, then select a plant category shown in the 'Growth Habit' and then click the 'Go' button. |
Fertiliser guide |
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Good explanation and examples of organic and inorganic fertilisers. |
Factsheets |
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Terrific resource and great search facility - lots to explore! Just remember, you need to use American spelling, for example, fertilizer instead of fertiliser! Check out the 'Web Garden' and 'Master Gardener' sections, you won't be sorry. |
Biologically controlling pests |
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Go to the 'Nursery Papers' and look for a paper on the controlling of insect pests biologically - good images of control insects. |
Ash Whitefly |
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Find out how this relatively new pest found in 1998 in Adelaide is being controlled in the eastern states, by going to the 'Nursery Papers'. |
Pests and diseases database |
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Great search facility for finding horticultural pests and diseases with terrific images showing the different signs and symptoms. |
How to acknowledge what you have read |
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Referencing, the bane of every student's life or is it? In fact, acknowledging your sources of information is extremely important - find out why and how to reference correctly. Good examples show you how to cite different types of sources. You'll impress any teacher by following these rules!(Thanks to the Monash University Library for allowing us to access this site.) |
Canberra Institute of Technology Citation Guide |
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But wait there's still more on referencing - this online guide provides easy-to-follow examples to show you how to reference for a range of sources. |
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