Specialised Farm Safety Programmes

The National Trade Academy Trained offers the following specialised safety programmes. For full details of each, click on its name.

• All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety Training
  ATVs are the leading cause of death from injury on New Zealand farms, according to ACC statistics. We teach you and/or your staff the skills and knowledge to ride an ATV in a safe manner.
  
  
• Motorbike Safety Training
  The course includes 1 to 2 days practical training including theory with some distance learning prior to the course date. We can run the course at a suitable venue near your place, or at our own site.
  
  
• Chainsaw Safety Training
  You and/or your staff are taught the skills and knowledge to operate a Chainsaw in a safe manner, including identifying safety and other features on chainsaws, describing hazards and safe operating procedures, using a chainsaw to make cuts safely, and sharpening a chainsaw.
  
  
• Tractor Safety Training
  Learn the practical skills and knowledge to operate a tractor safely. Covers areas including checking and servicing tractors, safe operating procedures with implements, safe tractor driving techniques, legal requirements for operating tractors, and occupational and tractor stability hazards.
  
  
• Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) Safety Training
  4WDs can be a cause of death and injury both on and off-road. This course includes a theory unit on day one. A "4WD Handbook" is provided as a resource. There will then be one day of practical training.
  
  

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