This cattle handling safety guide is not designed as a compulsory standard, however, issues that relate to specific legislation are indicated. It is the responsibility of all farm owners and workers under Work Health and Safety Acts and Regulations in each State to implement and follow safety guidelines.

This guide is divided into sections:

• Health and Safety – Working with cattle and your legal obligations as a PCBU or employer, workers (employees and contractors), and manufacturers, designers, and suppliers
• Finding and Fixing Safety Problems – Consultation that involves your workers, Hazard Identification including unsafe areas and behaviour, Risk Assessment by considering the likely result, Risk Control by eliminating or lessening the hazard, isolating the hazard from workers, Administrative controls and record keeping, personal protective equipment provision
• Hazards Risk and Controls: Designing Cattle Yard for Safety
• Traffic Flow – Access and movement around cattle yards
• Working with cattle – Four tips for successful and safe cattle control, gender, breed, and temperament, mustering, moving and drafting cattle, handling forcing pens and races, using the crush and head ball, drenching, vaccinating, brand, dehorning and marking, veterinary procedures, loading and unloading, personal protective equipment, and clothing.
• Handling chemicals – Vaccination for Q fever, parasite control, hormonal drug treatments.
• People at Special Risk – Children and visitors, contractors, and older farmers
• Emergency Preparedness
• WHS Policies and Practices