Agricultural environments present a range of hazards, from machinery and equipment to livestock, chemicals, and worksite conditions. This online Agricultural Safety Awareness course introduces the essential principles needed to work safely and confidently in farm settings. Learners gain a clear understanding of common risks and the steps required to prevent injuries while completing daily agricultural tasks.

The course highlights the importance of maintaining a safe work environment and emphasizes why proper safety practices are critical for both worker well-being and farm productivity. By exploring real-world hazards, safe job procedures, and preventative strategies, participants learn how to stay alert, make informed decisions, and contribute to a safer agricultural workplace.

By the end of the training, learners will understand their rights and responsibilities, how to recognize hazards, and how proactive safety practices help ensure that every worker returns home safely at the end of each day.

Agricultural safety focuses on identifying risks, understanding proper work procedures, and preventing injuries in farming environments. From machinery operation to daily manual tasks, farm work requires awareness and responsible planning. This course provides foundational knowledge that helps workers reduce accidents, protect themselves and others, and support long-term farm sustainability.

Health and Safety Rights and Responsibilities

• Understand worker and employer safety responsibilities
• Learn how rights apply in agricultural workplaces
• Build awareness of reporting and communication expectations

Farm Hazards

• Common Hazards: Identify typical risks related to equipment, livestock, chemicals, and work conditions
• How to Do the Job Safely: Learn safe operating procedures for daily farm tasks
• Accident Prevention: Apply strategies to reduce risk and prevent injury

Hazard Policy

• Learn the purpose of farm hazard policies
• Understand how policies support safer work practices
• Recognize how hazard controls are applied on the job

Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

• Explore the components of a farm ERP
• Understand worker roles during an emergency
• Learn how to respond effectively to incidents

This online Agricultural Safety Awareness course takes approximately 30–45 minutes to complete. Learners can start, pause, and resume the training at any time.

A minimum score of 80% is required to pass the course.

Upon successful completion, learners can download and print a PDF certificate confirming their agricultural safety training.