West Australia: McGowan Government to hold urgent Farm Safety Summit … As stated by Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston:

“The Agriculture industry is 10 times more dangerous than the mining industry, so we need Western Australian farmers to address their safety culture.

“The high cost of workers’ compensation in the Agricultural sector demonstrates their safety culture is inadequate.

“Not only are farm workers and their family subject to working on dangerous farm sites, it’s also costing the industry excessive amounts of money.

“It’s time for the farming industry to improve their culture, this will save lives and money.

“I look forward to meeting with the farming groups to discuss how we can improve safety on site.”