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Health and Safety in the Agricultural Sector

Farming exposes workers to tractors, machinery, pesticides, livestock and long hours in the sun, and it remains one of the most hazardous sectors while often lacking formal safety systems. This course brings practical health and safety to commercial farms, packhouses and agri-processing operations. It addresses the seasonal, rural and multilingual realities of African agriculture, from tractor overturns to chemical handling and heat exposure.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify the major hazards across farming, packing and agri-processing tasks.
  • Control tractor, implement and mobile machinery risks including overturns.
  • Manage pesticide storage, mixing, application and re-entry safely.
  • Address livestock handling, manual work and repetitive strain injuries.
  • Protect seasonal and migrant workers with induction and supervision.
  • Build a simple, practical safety system suited to a farming operation.

Course outline

  1. 01Hazards across the agricultural cycle
  2. 02Tractor and machinery safety
  3. 03Pesticide and chemical handling
  4. 04Livestock and manual handling risks
  5. 05Heat, sun and field working conditions
  6. 06Seasonal and migrant worker safety
  7. 07A practical farm safety system

Who should attend

Farm managers, packhouse and agri-processing supervisors, health and safety representatives and human resources staff in the agricultural sector.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
6 to 8 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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