Safety dress and attitude
If you always remember where the hazard zones are around horses, you will minimise the risks of you or someone working with you being injured.
Other safety hazards you must consider include:
- how you dress for work
- how you are feeling
- if what you want the horse to do is reasonable.
You need to ask yourself “how would a horse feel about what I am about to do?”
This will prevent many avoidable accidents.
For more information about your attitude at work and dress guidelines go to the Resource Centre Safety section.
Then try the activity below.
Open Activity 1 Safety dress
Did you know?
You have an obligation to keep yourself and others safe at work.
You must also try to prevent injury or disease occurring to horses.
Under the Rules of Racing, Occupational Health & Safety legislation and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, you can be penalised for either deliberately causing accidents or injury or for failing to follow safety directions.
After you have finished the activity click NEXT to go to check my progress.
