Livestock Handling Policy and Procedure
Editable Word livestock handling policy and procedure for Queensland: planning, yard and crush checks, safe positions, quad bikes and horses, dogs, zoonoses, injuries and notification for cattle, sheep, horses and pigs.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits cattle, sheep, horse and pig properties, feedlots, saleyards and the contractors who work stock. It puts what the law does require, such as guarding, plant and quad bike rules, next to clearly labelled good practice for yards and handling.
What Is Included In Our Livestock Handling Policy and Procedure?
- Policy and procedure with an approval sign-off
- Planning a job and choosing handlers, and working alone limits
- Yard, race, gate and crush checks, labelled as good practice
- Guarding and lock-off for powered yard equipment (WHS Regulation ss 208 and 210)
- Safe positions and low-stress handling
- Holding and restraining animals as a hazardous manual task
- Quad bike, side-by-side and horse rules for mustering
- Dogs, loading and unloading, PPE and hygiene
- Veterinary chemicals and sharps
- Injury response, notifiable incidents, records and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 19 (primary duty of care), s 28 (duties of workers), s 46 (consult, cooperate and coordinate), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): s 36 (hierarchy of control measures), s 39 (information, training and instruction), s 42 (first aid), s 44 (personal protective equipment), s 60 (hazardous manual tasks), ss 208 and 210 (guarding and operator controls), ss 214 and 215 (powered mobile plant), ss 226A to 226C (quad bikes), s 699 (prescribed serious illnesses), Schedule 19 (hazardous manual task)
- Rural Plant Code of Practice 2024 (Qld): section 7.1 (guarding), sections 7.4 and 7.5 (quad bikes and side-by-side vehicles), section 7.15 (hazardous manual tasks, repeating the Regulation’s definition)
- Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988 (Qld): ss 12(4) and 12D (use of registered veterinary chemical products)
- No provision of the WHS Act, WHS Regulation or the codes listed here sets yard, crush or handling method rules. Practices marked as our practice are good practice, not law
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (6 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
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How to use it
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Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
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