Description

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The Health and Safety Induction for Harvest Staff eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of key health and safety considerations relevant to working during harvest and the precautions required to reduce the risk of accidents and injuries.

The course explores common hazards associated with harvest activities, including agricultural machinery, workplace transport, moving equipment, manual handling and working around farm environments. Learners will consider their individual responsibilities, the importance of following instructions and safe systems of work, and how to recognise and report hazards during this particularly busy period of agricultural activity.

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Who Should Attend?

• Seasonal and temporary harvest workers.
• New employees joining an agricultural business for harvest.
• Farm and agricultural workers involved in harvest activities.
• Employees working around agricultural machinery and workplace transport.
• Students and casual workers undertaking harvest work.
• Contractors requiring general site health and safety awareness.
• Anyone requiring an introduction to health and safety before undertaking work during harvest.

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What You Will Learn

• The importance of health and safety during harvest operations.
• Individual responsibilities for working safely.
• The importance of receiving appropriate instruction, training and supervision.
• Common hazards encountered during harvest.
• Recognising risks associated with tractors and agricultural machinery.
• Working safely around moving vehicles and equipment.
• Maintaining safe separation from operating machinery.
• Awareness of reversing vehicles, blind spots and restricted visibility.
• Recognising hazards associated with trailers and loading activities.
• The importance of machinery guards and safety devices.
• Avoiding entanglement, crushing and trapping hazards.
• Safe approaches to manual handling activities.
• Recognising slips, trips and falls around agricultural workplaces.
• Awareness of working at height and falls from vehicles or equipment.
• Recognising risks associated with overhead power lines.
• Awareness of dust, noise and other occupational health hazards.
• The importance of suitable clothing and personal protective equipment.
• Managing fatigue during busy and extended working periods.
• Maintaining appropriate hydration and taking suitable breaks.
• Understanding site traffic routes, access arrangements and restricted areas.
• Following instructions, risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Reporting machinery defects, hazards and unsafe conditions.
• Reporting accidents, incidents and near misses.
• Knowing what to do in an emergency.
• Recognising when a task is outside an individual's training or competence.
• Contributing to safe and responsible harvest operations.

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Course Delivery

This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.

Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.

Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.

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Assessment

Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.

A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.

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Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.

This is an induction and awareness-based eLearning course. It does not provide or demonstrate competence to operate tractors, agricultural machinery, lift trucks or other work equipment, or to undertake specialist work activities. Employers must ensure workers receive appropriate site-specific induction, information, instruction, training and supervision for the tasks and equipment they are required to undertake or use.

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Course Duration

The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.

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