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Elevator and de-sticker operation

Conveyor belts carry the almonds from the hopper into a truck or onto a stack. The de-sticker is part of the elevator. It removes sticks, which come out at the stick chute. Operating the elevator is the job, but only when you are authorised. Do it only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely (for example with a competency checklist) and authorised you on that elevator. Get training for each new model.

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Two workers review a blank job sheet away from a stationary harvest elevator and hopper.
Operating the elevator is the job, but only when you are authorised. AI-generated illustration.

Know the limits

Limits and safety rules for this job

These points are copied from the approved job sheet. “Not part of this job” is work this sheet does not cover. “Only if it is part of your confirmed job and you are trained and authorised” is work that needs this permission first. “Never do these” are things you must never do. “Other limits that always apply” are limits and safety rules for every shift. All the steps and safety instructions for this job are in the full job sheet below.

Not part of this job

  • This sheet covers operating the elevator and de-sticker. Driving or operating a truck, bankout, front-end loader or any other vehicle, and moving or lifting the elevator, are separate tasks. So are adjustments, other maintenance and repairs, blowing down machines with compressed air, jump-starting, electrical work, working at heights, and entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. Each needs its own instructions, training and authorisation. Your host's maintenance staff do adjustments, other maintenance and repairs.

Only if it is part of your confirmed job and you are trained and authorised

  • Operating the elevator is the job, but only when you are authorised. Do it only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely (for example with a competency checklist) and authorised you on that elevator. Get training for each new model. Your host will train you in its own procedure. The work may include:
  • Greasing: grease only the points your host trains and authorises you to grease. First shut down the engine, remove the key and follow your host's procedure to make the elevator and de-sticker safe so they cannot start or move. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Wear gloves, and wash well after using oil and grease.
  • Driving is not covered by this sheet. If driving is part of your confirmed job, get the safe work instructions, training and authorisation for that vehicle first. A licence alone does not show you can drive it safely.

Never do these

  • No passengers: never carry passengers on the elevator or let anyone ride in the hopper. Never carry people on attachments, trailers, bins or loads.
  • Do not enter a block that is being sprayed or has a no-entry sign. Do not drink irrigation water: it may contain fertiliser or chemicals.

Other limits that always apply

  • This sheet describes typical elevator and de-sticker operation work and conditions. Your actual duties depend on the farm and what you are trained and authorised to do. Reading this sheet does not authorise you to operate an elevator or any other machine, drive a vehicle or repair equipment.
  • Before you start: doing the daily pre-start checks and checklist your host trains you in, with the engine off, the key removed and the elevator made safe as your host shows you. Keep the key in your pocket until you are ready to start. Report faults. If a fault could make the elevator unsafe, do not use it, and tell your supervisor.
  • Moving parts: conveyor belts, belt drives, the de-sticker and other moving parts can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. This can cause very serious injury or death. Never reach into a working machine. Do not wear loose clothing, cords or jewellery, and tie back long hair. Never use the elevator with a missing or damaged guard, belt cover or rail: report it.
  • Sticks and blockages: sticks can jam the conveyors or the de-sticker. If something jams, stop the elevator. Before anyone goes near, shut down the engine, remove the key and make the elevator safe so it cannot start or move, using your host's procedure. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Remove caught sticks or clear a blockage only if you are trained and authorised, and wear eye protection and gloves. If not, tell your supervisor. Never restart with a loose or missing guard.
  • Climbing and heights: get on and off the elevator only where and how your host shows you, using three points of contact (two hands and one foot, or one hand and two feet). Never climb onto the hopper, the conveyors or other high parts of the machine. Working at heights is a separate task.
  • Hot parts: the engine and exhaust get hot and can stay hot after the machine stops. Do not touch hot parts. Never use the elevator if a guard over a hot part is missing.
  • When you are on foot: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides. Use walking routes and keep clear of moving machinery. Never stand between a vehicle and the elevator or hopper. Never approach a working machine until the operator has stopped and clearly signalled you to come closer. Eye contact alone is not enough.
  • Power lines: the elevator, trucks and bankouts can come close to power lines. Look up for overhead power lines before the elevator is set up or moved, and when vehicles come in. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Ask your host where the power lines are. If you are not sure, stop and ask your supervisor.
  • Driver and passengers: wear your seat belt every time, and the helmet and eye protection your host provides (your host will tell you what to wear). Keep doors or nets closed and arms and legs inside. Sit only in a seat with a seat belt. Never ride in the tray or bypass a safety device.
  • This sheet describes typical elevator and de-sticker operation work. Before you start, your host will give you the job description and safe work instructions for your actual duties, the PPE you need, a farm induction and training for your tasks. Follow those instructions. Do not do any work without the required PPE, training and authorisation. Complete the induction at every new farm, and get the instructions and training for every new task. If anything is missing, unsafe or unclear, stop and ask your supervisor. You can also contact Orchard Tech.

A picture guide

See the work at a glance

These AI-generated illustrations do not depict actual Orchard Tech employees. They introduce the approved source sheet below and do not replace induction, training or host instructions.

A supervisor and worker review a blank check sheet away from parked orchard machinery.
Before you start: doing the daily pre-start checks and checklist your host trains you in, with the engine off, the key removed and the elevator made safe as your host shows you.
A supervisor briefs a stationary worker with an unmarked orchard plan before elevator work.
Unloading: signalling the bankout or front-end loader operator to unload into the hopper, using the signals your host teaches you. Keep eye contact with the driver the whole time.
A worker reports an uncertainty to a supervisor in a safe orchard briefing area.
Sticks and blockages: sticks can jam the conveyors or the de-sticker. If something jams, stop the elevator.
Two workers discuss staying clear of a distant stationary harvest elevator.
Stick chute: sticks and other material come out at the stick chute. Keep everyone out of the barricaded area around it. Wear eye protection.
Two workers discuss visibility in a lit farm briefing area away from machinery.
Your host will tell you how the work area is lit. If you cannot see clearly, stop the elevator and tell your supervisor.
A supervisor shows a worker clear eye protection, a dust mask and hearing protection before work.
Wear the dust mask and eye protection your host provides, and keep your eye protection clean.

Read before you start

The paired view always keeps English with the existing Tongan. There is no Tongan-only view.

Full English source

Elevator and de-sticker operation on an almond farm

What to expect before you start

Version 1.1 | Date of review: 18 October 2026 | Date of next review: 18 October 2028

This sheet describes typical elevator and de-sticker operation work and conditions. Your actual duties depend on the farm and what you are trained and authorised to do. Reading this sheet does not authorise you to operate an elevator or any other machine, drive a vehicle or repair equipment.

Who you work for

Orchard Tech is your employer. Your host farm (your host) directs your daily work. Both are responsible for your health and safety. Raise questions or safety concerns with your supervisor or Orchard Tech: Hari Yellina, 0439 32 32 32, or Soana Fanua, 0400 174 471.

Your working hours

Your confirmed roster sets your days, hours and breaks. Ask your supervisor if you are unsure. Elevator work at harvest may include night shifts.

The work you may do

What the elevator does. At harvest, a bankout (a harvest machine that carries almonds from the field) or a front-end loader unloads almonds into the elevator's hopper (a large open bin). Conveyor belts carry the almonds from the hopper into a truck or onto a stack. The de-sticker is part of the elevator. It removes sticks, which come out at the stick chute. The elevator has its own engine. Your host will show you the parts of its machine.

Operating the elevator is the job, but only when you are authorised. Do it only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely (for example with a competency checklist) and authorised you on that elevator. Get training for each new model. Your host will train you in its own procedure. The work may include:

  • Before you start: doing the daily pre-start checks and checklist your host trains you in, with the engine off, the key removed and the elevator made safe as your host shows you. Keep the key in your pocket until you are ready to start. Report faults. If a fault could make the elevator unsafe, do not use it, and tell your supervisor.
  • Greasing: grease only the points your host trains and authorises you to grease. First shut down the engine, remove the key and follow your host's procedure to make the elevator and de-sticker safe so they cannot start or move. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Wear gloves, and wash well after using oil and grease.
  • Setting up: checking that the elevator is in position on stable ground, with the wheels chocked (blocked so they cannot roll), as your host shows you. Putting up the barricade your host uses to keep people out of the area around the stick chute.
  • Guards and emergency stops: checking that all guards, belt covers and fall protection rails (safety rails that stop falls) are in place and secure. Learning where the emergency stops are, and checking that they work, as your host trains you.
  • Starting: adjusting the seat and controls, and keeping the standing area clear and clean. Making sure the belt drives are off (in neutral) and everyone is well clear before you start the engine, and again before you start the drives.
  • Unloading: signalling the bankout or front-end loader operator to unload into the hopper, using the signals your host teaches you. Keep eye contact with the driver the whole time.
  • Watching the work: watching the almond flow, the conveyor belts, the de-sticker, and the controls and gauges all the time. Check that almonds land in the right place in the truck or on the stack. If they do not, stop the elevator first. Then the truck, or the elevator and hopper, are moved as your host directs.
  • Finishing: when the hopper is empty or the truck is loaded, stopping the drives and shutting down the engine as your host trains you.

This sheet covers operating the elevator and de-sticker. Driving or operating a truck, bankout, front-end loader or any other vehicle, and moving or lifting the elevator, are separate tasks. So are adjustments, other maintenance and repairs, blowing down machines with compressed air, jump-starting, electrical work, working at heights, and entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. Each needs its own instructions, training and authorisation. Your host's maintenance staff do adjustments, other maintenance and repairs.

Elevator dangers to watch for

  • Moving parts: conveyor belts, belt drives, the de-sticker and other moving parts can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. This can cause very serious injury or death. Never reach into a working machine. Do not wear loose clothing, cords or jewellery, and tie back long hair. Never use the elevator with a missing or damaged guard, belt cover or rail: report it.
  • Emergency stops: if someone is in danger, use the nearest emergency stop straight away. Then tell your supervisor.
  • Sticks and blockages: sticks can jam the conveyors or the de-sticker. If something jams, stop the elevator. Before anyone goes near, shut down the engine, remove the key and make the elevator safe so it cannot start or move, using your host's procedure. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Remove caught sticks or clear a blockage only if you are trained and authorised, and wear eye protection and gloves. If not, tell your supervisor. Never restart with a loose or missing guard.
  • Stick chute: sticks and other material come out at the stick chute. Keep everyone out of the barricaded area around it. Wear eye protection.
  • Climbing and heights: get on and off the elevator only where and how your host shows you, using three points of contact (two hands and one foot, or one hand and two feet). Never climb onto the hopper, the conveyors or other high parts of the machine. Working at heights is a separate task.
  • Hot parts: the engine and exhaust get hot and can stay hot after the machine stops. Do not touch hot parts. Never use the elevator if a guard over a hot part is missing.
  • Fire: follow your host's fire rules, including during the Fire Danger Period and on Total Fire Ban days. Know where the fire extinguisher is. Report smoke or fire straight away. In a fire, follow the farm emergency plan and go to the meeting point (muster point).

Trucks, bankouts and people around the elevator

Bankouts, loaders and trucks move around the elevator. They can hit or crush you. Drivers may not see you.

  • Keep people clear: before you start the elevator, and while it runs, check that all workers are well clear of the elevator and the hopper. If someone comes close, stop the elevator and wait until they are clear.
  • When you are on foot: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides. Use walking routes and keep clear of moving machinery. Never stand between a vehicle and the elevator or hopper. Never approach a working machine until the operator has stopped and clearly signalled you to come closer. Eye contact alone is not enough.
  • No passengers: never carry passengers on the elevator or let anyone ride in the hopper. Never carry people on attachments, trailers, bins or loads.
  • Power lines: the elevator, trucks and bankouts can come close to power lines. Look up for overhead power lines before the elevator is set up or moved, and when vehicles come in. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Ask your host where the power lines are. If you are not sure, stop and ask your supervisor.
  • If a machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it: if you are on the elevator, stay on it. If you are on the ground, keep away and do not touch any machine. Call 000 or ask someone to call, and warn others to keep away. Get off only if fire or another life-threatening danger forces you to. Your host will show you how to get off safely in an emergency.

Moving around the farm safely

Some farms use a side-by-side vehicle, such as a Kawasaki MULE, to carry workers and materials.

  • Driving is not covered by this sheet. If driving is part of your confirmed job, get the safe work instructions, training and authorisation for that vehicle first. A licence alone does not show you can drive it safely.
  • Driver and passengers: wear your seat belt every time, and the helmet and eye protection your host provides (your host will tell you what to wear). Keep doors or nets closed and arms and legs inside. Sit only in a seat with a seat belt. Never ride in the tray or bypass a safety device.
  • Follow the farm traffic plan: use set routes, obey signs and speed limits, and keep away from steep slopes, banks and water.

Weather and the outdoors

Most work is outdoors in heat, cold, wind, rain and dust. Watch for holes, pipes, slippery ground and snakes. Work may change or stop in heat, storms or smoke: follow your host's instructions. Use sun protection all year (broad-brim hat, long sleeves, sunglasses, sunscreen), drink water often, take shade breaks and dress for the weather. Tell your supervisor straight away if you or a co-worker feel sick, dizzy or very hot.

  • Do not enter a block that is being sprayed or has a no-entry sign. Do not drink irrigation water: it may contain fertiliser or chemicals.

Noise, dust, night work and long hours

You may sit or stand at the controls for long periods. Use your breaks and report pain or discomfort early. If you feel too tired or unwell to operate the elevator safely, stop it and tell your supervisor.

  • Noise: the elevator engine and the machines around it can be loud. Wear the hearing protection your host provides.
  • Dust: unloading and elevating almonds makes dust. Wear the dust mask and eye protection your host provides, and keep your eye protection clean. If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop the elevator and tell your supervisor.
  • Night work: darkness makes people, vehicles, power lines and obstacles harder to see. Your host will tell you how the work area is lit. If you cannot see clearly, stop the elevator and tell your supervisor.

PPE and help on the farm

Your host will provide the personal protective equipment (PPE) for your tasks and show you how to wear, check and look after it. This may include safety boots, high-visibility clothing, long sleeves and long trousers, gloves, eye or hearing protection, sun protection and a dust mask. Report missing, damaged or poorly fitting PPE before you start. PPE does not replace training, instructions or other safety controls.

At induction, learn who your supervisor is, where water, toilets and first aid are, the emergency plan, how to get help where there is no phone coverage, and the check-in arrangements when you work alone.

  • In a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000), then tell your supervisor. If you see a snake, keep clear and never try to catch or kill it. If a snake bites you, or you think you have been bitten, keep as still as possible and call 000 or ask someone to call.
  • Report every injury, near miss or unsafe situation to your supervisor and Orchard Tech as soon as possible, even if it seems small.
  • Ask for a demonstration, an explanation or language help whenever you do not understand.
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Source record details (for supervisors)

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English

If you do not understand any part of this sheet, ask for a human interpreter. Orchard Tech will provide one.

Lea Fakatonga

Kapau ʻoku ʻikai mahino kiate koe ha konga ʻo e laʻipepa ni, kole ha tokotaha fakatonulea. ʻE ʻomi ʻe Orchard Tech ha tokotaha fakatonulea maʻau. °

English

Elevator and de-sticker operation on an almond farm

Lea Fakatonga

Ngāue elevator mo e de-sticker ʻi ha faama almond °

English

What to expect before you start

Lea Fakatonga

Meʻa ke ke ʻamanaki ki ai kimuʻa pea ke kamata °

English

English and Tongan version 1.5, based on English version 1.1 | Date of review: 18 October 2026 | Date of next review: 18 October 2028

Lea Fakatonga

Version fakapalangi mo Fakatonga 1.5, makatuʻunga ʻi he Version fakapalangi 1.1 | ʻAho ʻo e toe vakaiʻi: 18 October 2026 | ʻAho ʻo e toe vakaiʻi hoko: 18 October 2028 °

English

Each Tongan line is printed under its English. Lines marked ° were written by Orchard Tech. See About this Tongan version at the end.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku paaki ʻa e laine Fakatonga takitaha ʻi lalo ʻi heʻene lea fakapalangi. Ko e ngaahi laine ʻoku fakaʻilongaʻi ʻaki ʻa e ° naʻe faʻu ʻe Orchard Tech. Vakai ki he konga Fekauʻaki mo e Version Fakatonga ni ʻi he ngataʻanga. °

English

This sheet describes typical elevator and de-sticker operation work and conditions. Your actual duties depend on the farm and what you are trained and authorised to do. Reading this sheet does not authorise you to operate an elevator or any other machine, drive a vehicle or repair equipment.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e laʻipepa ni ki he ngāue elevator mo e de-sticker ʻoku faʻa fai mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻoku fai ai. ʻOku makatuʻunga ho ngaahi fatongia moʻoni ʻi he faama mo e ngaahi ngāue kuo akoʻi koe ke fai pea kuo fakangofua koe ke fai. ʻOku ʻikai ʻoatu ʻe hoʻo lau ʻa e laʻipepa ni ha ngofua ke ke ngāueʻaki ha elevator pe ha toe mīsini kehe, fakaʻuli ha meʻalele pe fakaleleiʻi ha meʻangāue. °

English

Who you work for

Lea Fakatonga

Tokotaha ʻoku ke ngāue ki ai °

English

Orchard Tech is your employer. Your host farm (your host) directs your daily work. Both are responsible for your health and safety. Raise questions or safety concerns with your supervisor or Orchard Tech: Hari Yellina, 0439 32 32 32, or Soana Fanua, 0400 174 471.

Lea Fakatonga

Ko Orchard Tech ʻa hoʻo pule ngāue. Ko e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai (hoʻo host) ʻoku ne fakahinohino hoʻo ngāue fakaʻaho. ʻOku na fakatou fatongiaʻaki hoʻo moʻui lelei mo hoʻo malu. Tala ki hoʻo supavaisa pe Orchard Tech hoʻo ngaahi fehuʻi pe ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ke hohaʻa ki ai fekauʻaki mo e malu: Hari Yellina, 0439 32 32 32, pe Soana Fanua, 0400 174 471. °

English

Your working hours

Lea Fakatonga

Ho ngaahi houa ngāue °

English

Your confirmed roster sets your days, hours and breaks. Ask your supervisor if you are unsure. Elevator work at harvest may include night shifts.

Lea Fakatonga

Ko hoʻo fokotuʻutuʻu ngāue (roster) kuo fakapapauʻi ʻoku ne fokotuʻu ho ngaahi ʻaho, houa ngāue mo e taimi mālōlō. ʻEke ki hoʻo supavaisa kapau ʻoku ke veiveiua. ʻE ala kau ʻi he ngāue elevator ʻi he taimi havesi ʻa e ngaahi sifi ʻi he poʻuli. °

English

The work you may do

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi ngāue te ke ala fai °

English

What the elevator does. At harvest, a bankout (a harvest machine that carries almonds from the field) or a front-end loader unloads almonds into the elevator's hopper (a large open bin). Conveyor belts carry the almonds from the hopper into a truck or onto a stack. The de-sticker is part of the elevator. It removes sticks, which come out at the stick chute. The elevator has its own engine. Your host will show you the parts of its machine.

Lea Fakatonga

Ngāue ʻoku fai ʻe he elevator. ʻI he taimi havesi, ʻoku huaʻi ʻe ha bankout (ko ha mīsini havesi ʻoku ne fetuku ʻa e almonds mei he ngoue) pe ha mīsini fakaheka uta ʻi muʻa (front-end loader) ʻa e almonds ki he ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper) ʻo e elevator. Ko e ʻaiʻanga uta ko ha pini lahi ʻoku ava. ʻOku fetuku ʻe he ngaahi leta fetuku (conveyor belts) ʻa e almonds mei he ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper) ki loto ʻi ha loli pe ki ʻolunga ʻi ha fokotuʻunga. Ko e de-sticker ko ha konga ʻo e elevator. ʻOku toʻo ʻe he de-sticker ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻakau, ʻa ia ʻoku nau hū ki tuʻa ʻi he halanga tuku konga ʻakau (stick chute). ʻOku ʻi ai hono mīsini (engine) ʻoʻona ʻa e elevator. ʻE fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻa e ngaahi kongokonga ʻo ʻene mīsini. °

English

Operating the elevator is the job, but only when you are authorised. Do it only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely (for example with a competency checklist) and authorised you on that elevator. Get training for each new model. Your host will train you in its own procedure. The work may include:

Lea Fakatonga

Ko e ngāue ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e elevator, ka ʻi he taimi pē kuo fakangofua ai koe. Ngāueʻaki pē ʻa e elevator hili hono akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, hili ʻene vakaiʻi ʻe lava ke ke ngāueʻaki malu ia (hangē ko hono ngāueʻaki ha lisi vakaiʻi ʻo e malava ke ngāue (competency checklist)), pea hili ʻene fakangofua koe ki he elevator ko ia. Maʻu ha akoʻi ki he faʻahinga foʻou (model) kotoa pē. ʻE akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ki heʻene founga ngāue ʻaʻana. ʻE ala kau ʻi he ngāue ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ni: °

  • English

    Before you start: doing the daily pre-start checks and checklist your host trains you in, with the engine off, the key removed and the elevator made safe as your host shows you. Keep the key in your pocket until you are ready to start. Report faults. If a fault could make the elevator unsafe, do not use it, and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kimuʻa pea ke kamata: fai ʻa e ngaahi vakaiʻi fakaʻaho kimuʻa ʻi he kamata (pre-start checks) mo e lisi vakaiʻi ʻoku akoʻi atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, ʻi he taimi kuo tamateʻi ai ʻa e mīsini (engine), kuo toʻo ʻa e kii pea kuo ʻai ʻa e elevator ke malu ʻo fakatatau ki he founga ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Tauhi ʻa e kii ʻi ho kato ʻi ho vala (pocket) kae ʻoua kuo ke mateuteu ke kamata. Lipooti ha ngaahi palopalema (faults). Kapau ʻe ala ʻai ʻe ha palopalema (fault) ʻa e elevator ke ʻikai malu, ʻoua naʻa ke ngāueʻaki ia, pea tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

  • English

    Greasing: grease only the points your host trains and authorises you to grease. First shut down the engine, remove the key and follow your host's procedure to make the elevator and de-sticker safe so they cannot start or move. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Wear gloves, and wash well after using oil and grease.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Vali lolo matolu (greasing): vali lolo matolu ki he ngaahi feituʻu pē ʻoku akoʻi koe mo fakangofua koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke ke vali lolo matolu ki ai. Tomuʻa tamateʻi ʻa e mīsini (engine), toʻo ʻa e kii pea muimui ki he founga ngāue ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke ʻai ʻa e elevator mo e de-sticker ke malu ke ʻoua naʻa na lava ʻo kamata pe ngaʻunu. Tatali kae ʻoua kuo tuʻu kotoa ʻa e ngaahi kongokonga ʻoku ngaʻunu. Tui kofunima, pea fufulu lelei hili hono ngāueʻaki ʻa e lolo mo e lolo matolu (grease). °

  • English

    Setting up: checking that the elevator is in position on stable ground, with the wheels chocked (blocked so they cannot roll), as your host shows you. Putting up the barricade your host uses to keep people out of the area around the stick chute.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Teuteuʻi: vakaiʻi ʻoku tuʻu ʻa e elevator ʻi hono tuʻunga ʻi he kelekele ʻoku tuʻumaʻu, pea kuo taʻofi hono ngaahi foʻi teka ʻaki ha meʻa (chocked) (ke ʻoua naʻa lava ʻo teka), ʻo fakatatau ki he founga ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Fokotuʻu ʻa e meʻa taʻofi kakai (barricade) ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke taʻofi ʻa e kakai mei he feituʻu takatakai ʻi he halanga tuku konga ʻakau (stick chute). °

  • English

    Guards and emergency stops: checking that all guards, belt covers and fall protection rails (safety rails that stop falls) are in place and secure. Learning where the emergency stops are, and checking that they work, as your host trains you.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi meʻa maluʻi mo e ngaahi meʻa taʻofi fakatuʻupakē: vakaiʻi ʻoku ʻi honau feituʻu pea kuo fakamaʻu ke maʻu ʻa e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻa maluʻi (guards), ngaahi ʻufiʻufi leta (belt covers) mo e ngaahi meʻa maluʻi mei he tō (fall protection rails; ko e ngaahi meʻa maluʻi ʻoku nau taʻofi ʻa e tō). °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Learning where the emergency stops are, and checking that they work, as your host trains you.

  • English

    Starting: adjusting the seat and controls, and keeping the standing area clear and clean. Making sure the belt drives are off (in neutral) and everyone is well clear before you start the engine, and again before you start the drives.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kamata: fakatonutonu ʻa e sea mo e ngaahi meʻa puleʻi (controls), pea tauhi ʻa e feituʻu tuʻu ke ʻatā mo maʻa. Fakapapauʻi kuo tamateʻi ʻa e ngaahi konga fakalele ʻaki ʻa e leta (belt drives) (ʻi he tuʻunga neutral) pea kuo mavahe atu ʻo ʻatā ʻaupito ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē kimuʻa pea ke kamata ʻa e mīsini (engine), pea toe fakapapauʻi ʻa e ongo meʻa ni kimuʻa pea ke kamata ʻa e ngaahi konga fakalele (drives). °

  • English

    Unloading: signalling the bankout or front-end loader operator to unload into the hopper, using the signals your host teaches you. Keep eye contact with the driver the whole time.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Huaʻi ʻa e uta: ʻoatu ha fakaʻilonga ki he tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e bankout pe mīsini fakaheka uta ʻi muʻa (front-end loader) ke huaʻi ʻa e uta ki he ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper), ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga ʻoku akoʻi atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Tauhi ʻa e fesiofaki mo e tokotaha fakaʻuli ʻi he taimi kakato. °

  • English

    Watching the work: watching the almond flow, the conveyor belts, the de-sticker, and the controls and gauges all the time. Check that almonds land in the right place in the truck or on the stack. If they do not, stop the elevator first. Then the truck, or the elevator and hopper, are moved as your host directs.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Siofi ʻa e ngāue: siofi maʻu pē ʻa e tafe ʻo e almonds, ngaahi leta fetuku (conveyor belts), de-sticker, ngaahi meʻa puleʻi (controls) mo e ngaahi meʻa fua (gauges). Vakaiʻi ʻoku tō ʻa e almonds ʻi he feituʻu totonu ʻi he loli pe ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he fokotuʻunga. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai tō ʻa e almonds ʻi he feituʻu totonu, tomuʻa taʻofi ʻa e elevator. Hili ia, ʻoku ʻunuaki ʻa e loli, pe ko e elevator mo e ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper), ʻo fakatatau ki he fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. °

  • English

    Finishing: when the hopper is empty or the truck is loaded, stopping the drives and shutting down the engine as your host trains you.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Fakaʻosi: ʻi he taimi ʻoku maha ai ʻa e ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper) pe kuo ʻosi fakaheka ʻa e uta ki he loli, taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi konga fakalele (drives) pea tamateʻi ʻa e mīsini (engine) ʻo fakatatau ki he meʻa ʻoku akoʻi atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. °

English

This sheet covers operating the elevator and de-sticker. Driving or operating a truck, bankout, front-end loader or any other vehicle, and moving or lifting the elevator, are separate tasks. So are adjustments, other maintenance and repairs, blowing down machines with compressed air, jump-starting, electrical work, working at heights, and entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. Each needs its own instructions, training and authorisation. Your host's maintenance staff do adjustments, other maintenance and repairs.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e laʻipepa ni ki hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e elevator mo e de-sticker. Ko e fakaʻuli pe ngāueʻaki ʻo ha loli, bankout, mīsini fakaheka uta ʻi muʻa (front-end loader) pe ha toe meʻalele kehe, mo e ʻunuaki pe hiki ʻa e elevator, ko e ngaahi ngāue makehe (separate tasks). ʻOku toe hoko foki ko e ngaahi ngāue makehe ʻa e fakatonutonu (adjustments), ngaahi ngāue kehe ki hono tokangaʻi ʻo e mīsini mo e fakaleleiʻi, fakamaʻa ʻa e ngaahi mīsini ʻaki hono ifi ʻaki ʻa e ʻea kuo taʻomi (compressed air), jump-starting, ngāue ʻuhila, ngāue ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu maʻolunga, mo e hū ki he ngaahi feituʻu mapuni (confined spaces), ngaahi feituʻu tauhi vai (dams), ngaahi ʻaiʻanga (tanks) pe ngaahi halanga vai (channels). ʻOku fiemaʻu ʻe he ngāue takitaha ha ngaahi fakahinohino, akoʻi mo e ngofua makehe ki ai. Ko e kau ngāue tokangaʻi mīsini (maintenance staff) ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻoku nau fai ʻa e fakatonutonu (adjustments), ngaahi ngāue kehe ki hono tokangaʻi ʻo e mīsini mo e fakaleleiʻi. °

English

Elevator dangers to watch for

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e elevator ke tokanga ki ai °

  • English

    Moving parts: conveyor belts, belt drives, the de-sticker and other moving parts can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. This can cause very serious injury or death. Never reach into a working machine. Do not wear loose clothing, cords or jewellery, and tie back long hair. Never use the elevator with a missing or damaged guard, belt cover or rail: report it.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi kongokonga ʻoku ngaʻunu: ʻe lava ʻe he ngaahi leta fetuku (conveyor belts), ngaahi konga fakalele ʻaki ʻa e leta (belt drives), de-sticker mo e ngaahi kongokonga kehe ʻoku ngaʻunu, ʻo puke ha vala, louʻulu pe ha nima pea toho ha taha ki loto. ʻE lava ʻe he meʻa ni ʻo fakatupunga ha lavea lahi ʻaupito pe mate. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke kakapa ki loto ʻi ha mīsini ʻoku ngāue. ʻOua naʻa ke tui ha vala ʻoku tautau (loose clothing), ngaahi afo pe ngaahi teuteu (jewellery), pea haʻi ki mui ho louʻulu loloa. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e elevator kapau ʻoku ʻikai maʻu pe kuo maumau ha meʻa maluʻi (guard), ʻufiʻufi leta (belt cover) pe meʻa maluʻi mei he tō (rail): lipooti ia. °

  • English

    Emergency stops: if someone is in danger, use the nearest emergency stop straight away. Then tell your supervisor.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Emergency stops: if someone is in danger, use the nearest emergency stop straight away.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Then tell your supervisor.

  • English

    Sticks and blockages: sticks can jam the conveyors or the de-sticker. If something jams, stop the elevator. Before anyone goes near, shut down the engine, remove the key and make the elevator safe so it cannot start or move, using your host's procedure. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Remove caught sticks or clear a blockage only if you are trained and authorised, and wear eye protection and gloves. If not, tell your supervisor. Never restart with a loose or missing guard.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi konga ʻakau mo e ngaahi punitia: ʻe lava ke punitia ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fetuku (conveyors) pe ko e de-sticker ʻe he ngaahi konga ʻakau. Kapau ʻoku punitia ha meʻa, taʻofi ʻa e elevator. Kimuʻa pea ʻunuʻunu ofi atu ha taha, tamateʻi ʻa e mīsini (engine), toʻo ʻa e kii pea ʻai ʻa e elevator ke malu ke ʻoua naʻa lava ʻo kamata pe ngaʻunu, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e founga ngāue ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Tatali kae ʻoua kuo tuʻu kotoa ʻa e ngaahi kongokonga ʻoku ngaʻunu. Toʻo ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻakau kuo fihia pe toʻo ha meʻa ʻoku ne fakatupu ha punitia (blockage) ʻo kapau pē kuo akoʻi koe pea fakangofua koe, pea tui ʻa e meʻa maluʻi mata mo e kofunima. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke toe kamata kapau ʻoku homo pe ʻikai maʻu ha meʻa maluʻi (guard). °

  • English

    Stick chute: sticks and other material come out at the stick chute. Keep everyone out of the barricaded area around it. Wear eye protection.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Halanga tuku konga ʻakau (stick chute): ʻoku hū ki tuʻa ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻakau mo e ngaahi meʻa kehe ʻi he halanga tuku konga ʻakau (stick chute). Tauhi ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻi tuʻa ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku takatakai ʻaki ʻa e meʻa taʻofi kakai (barricade) ʻi he halanga tuku konga ʻakau (stick chute). Tui ʻa e meʻa maluʻi mata. °

  • English

    Climbing and heights: get on and off the elevator only where and how your host shows you, using three points of contact (two hands and one foot, or one hand and two feet). Never climb onto the hopper, the conveyors or other high parts of the machine. Working at heights is a separate task.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kaka mo e ngaahi feituʻu maʻolunga: heka hake mo hifo mei he elevator ʻi he feituʻu pē mo e founga ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, pea piki ki ai ʻaki ha konga ʻe tolu ʻo ho sino (nima ʻe ua mo e vaʻe ʻe taha, pe nima ʻe taha mo e vaʻe ʻe ua). ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke kaka ki he ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper), ngaahi meʻa fetuku (conveyors) pe ngaahi konga maʻolunga kehe ʻo e mīsini. Ko e ngāue ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu maʻolunga ko ha ngāue makehe. °

  • English

    Hot parts: the engine and exhaust get hot and can stay hot after the machine stops. Do not touch hot parts. Never use the elevator if a guard over a hot part is missing.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi kongokonga vela: ʻoku vela ʻa e mīsini (engine) mo e konga tuku ʻahu (exhaust), pea ʻe lava ke na kei vela hili ʻa e tuʻu ʻa e mīsini. ʻOua naʻa ke ala ki he ngaahi kongokonga vela. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e elevator kapau ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ha meʻa maluʻi (guard) ʻi ʻolunga ʻi ha konga vela. °

  • English

    Fire: follow your host's fire rules, including during the Fire Danger Period and on Total Fire Ban days. Know where the fire extinguisher is. Report smoke or fire straight away. In a fire, follow the farm emergency plan and go to the meeting point (muster point).

    Lea Fakatonga

    Afi: muimui ki he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ki he afi ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, kau ai ʻi he Taimi Fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo e Afi (Fire Danger Period) mo e ngaahi ʻaho ʻoku tapu kakato ai ʻa e afi (Total Fire Ban). °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Know where the fire extinguisher is.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Report smoke or fire straight away.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: In a fire, follow the farm emergency plan and go to the meeting point (muster point).

English

Trucks, bankouts and people around the elevator

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi loli, bankout mo e kakai takatakai ʻi he elevator °

English

Bankouts, loaders and trucks move around the elevator. They can hit or crush you. Drivers may not see you.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku feʻaluʻaki ʻa e ngaahi bankout, ngaahi mīsini fakaheka uta (loaders) mo e ngaahi loli takatakai ʻi he elevator. ʻE lava ʻe he ngaahi meʻa ni ʻo tau ʻiate koe pe laiki koe. ʻE ala ʻikai sio ʻa e kau fakaʻuli kiate koe. °

  • English

    Keep people clear: before you start the elevator, and while it runs, check that all workers are well clear of the elevator and the hopper. If someone comes close, stop the elevator and wait until they are clear.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Tauhi ʻa e kakai ke mamaʻo: kimuʻa pea ke kamata ʻa e elevator, pea lolotonga ʻoku ngāue, vakaiʻi kuo mavahe atu ʻo ʻatā ʻaupito ʻa e kau ngāue kotoa pē mei he elevator mo e ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper). Kapau ʻe ʻunuʻunu ofi ha taha, taʻofi ʻa e elevator pea tatali kae ʻoua kuo ne mavahe atu ʻo ʻatā. °

  • English

    When you are on foot: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides. Use walking routes and keep clear of moving machinery. Never stand between a vehicle and the elevator or hopper. Never approach a working machine until the operator has stopped and clearly signalled you to come closer. Eye contact alone is not enough.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻI hoʻo lue: tui ʻa e vala lanu mataʻāʻā ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hala lue pea nofo mamaʻo mei he ngaahi mīsini ʻoku ngaʻunu. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke tuʻu ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha meʻalele mo e elevator pe ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper). ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ki ha mīsini ʻoku ngāue kae ʻoua kuo taʻofi ia ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki pea kuo ne ʻoatu ha fakaʻilonga mahino ke ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ange. ʻOku ʻikai feʻunga ʻa e fesiofaki pē. °

  • English

    No passengers: never carry passengers on the elevator or let anyone ride in the hopper. Never carry people on attachments, trailers, bins or loads.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻIkai ha kau pasese: ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke fetuku ha kau pasese ʻi he elevator pe tuku ha taha ke heka ʻi loto ʻi he ʻaiʻanga uta (hopper). ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke fetuku ha kakai ʻi he ngaahi meʻangāue ʻoku fakapipiki (attachments), ngaahi taulani (trailers), ngaahi pini (bins) pe ngaahi uta. °

  • English

    Power lines: the elevator, trucks and bankouts can come close to power lines. Look up for overhead power lines before the elevator is set up or moved, and when vehicles come in. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Ask your host where the power lines are. If you are not sure, stop and ask your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi laine ʻuhila: ʻe lava ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ʻa e elevator, ngaahi loli mo e ngaahi bankout ki he ngaahi laine ʻuhila. Sio ki ʻolunga ki he ngaahi laine ʻuhila ʻi ʻolunga kimuʻa pea fokotuʻu pe ʻunuaki ʻa e elevator, pea ʻi he taimi ʻoku hū mai ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻalele. ʻE lava ke puna ʻa e ʻuhila ki ha mīsini ʻoku ʻunuʻunu ofi ki ha laine ʻuhila, neongo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ala ki ai ʻa e mīsini. ʻEke ki he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai pe ʻoku ʻi fē ʻa e ngaahi laine ʻuhila. Kapau ʻoku ke veiveiua, tuʻu pea ʻeke ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

  • English

    If a machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it: if you are on the elevator, stay on it. If you are on the ground, keep away and do not touch any machine. Call 000 or ask someone to call, and warn others to keep away. Get off only if fire or another life-threatening danger forces you to. Your host will show you how to get off safely in an emergency.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If a machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it: if you are on the elevator, stay on it.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If you are on the ground, keep away and do not touch any machine.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Call 000 or ask someone to call, and warn others to keep away.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Get off only if fire or another life-threatening danger forces you to.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Your host will show you how to get off safely in an emergency.

English

Moving around the farm safely

Lea Fakatonga

Fefonongaʻaki ʻi he faama ʻi ha founga malu °

English

Some farms use a side-by-side vehicle, such as a Kawasaki MULE, to carry workers and materials.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku ngāueʻaki ʻe he ngaahi faama ʻe niʻihi ha meʻalele ʻoku tuʻu tafaʻaki ki he tafaʻaki hono ngaahi sea (side-by-side), hangē ko ha Kawasaki MULE, ke fetuku ʻa e kau ngāue mo e ngaahi meʻa ke ngāueʻaki. °

  • English

    Driving is not covered by this sheet. If driving is part of your confirmed job, get the safe work instructions, training and authorisation for that vehicle first. A licence alone does not show you can drive it safely.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻOku ʻikai kau ʻa e fakaʻuli ʻi he laʻipepa ni. Kapau ʻoku kau ʻa e fakaʻuli ʻi hoʻo ngāue kuo fakapapauʻi, tomuʻa maʻu ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ngāue malu, akoʻi mo e ngofua ki he meʻalele ko ia. ʻOku ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe ha laiseni pē ʻe lava ke ke fakaʻuli malu ʻi he meʻalele ko ia. °

  • English

    Driver and passengers: wear your seat belt every time, and the helmet and eye protection your host provides (your host will tell you what to wear). Keep doors or nets closed and arms and legs inside. Sit only in a seat with a seat belt. Never ride in the tray or bypass a safety device.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Tokotaha fakaʻuli mo e kau pasese: fakamaʻu ho leta maluʻi ʻi he taimi kotoa pē, pea tui ʻa e tatā maluʻi (helmet) mo e meʻa maluʻi mata ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai (ʻe tala atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻa e meʻa ke ke tui). Tauhi ʻa e ngaahi matapā pe kupenga ke tāpuni, pea tauhi ho nima mo ho vaʻe ʻi loto. Tangutu pē ʻi ha sea ʻoku ʻi ai ha leta maluʻi. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke heka ʻi he puha uta ʻi mui (tray) pe fai ha founga ke ʻoua ʻe ngāue ai ha meʻa maluʻi. °

  • English

    Follow the farm traffic plan: use set routes, obey signs and speed limits, and keep away from steep slopes, banks and water.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Muimui ki he palani fefonongaʻaki ʻa e faama: ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hala kuo fokotuʻu, talangofua ki he ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo e fakangatangata ʻo e vave, pea nofo mamaʻo mei he ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku tahifo lahi, ngaahi tapa maʻolunga (banks) mo e vai. °

English

Weather and the outdoors

Lea Fakatonga

Ko e ʻea mo e ngāue ʻi tuʻa °

English

Most work is outdoors in heat, cold, wind, rain and dust. Watch for holes, pipes, slippery ground and snakes. Work may change or stop in heat, storms or smoke: follow your host's instructions. Use sun protection all year (broad-brim hat, long sleeves, sunglasses, sunscreen), drink water often, take shade breaks and dress for the weather. Tell your supervisor straight away if you or a co-worker feel sick, dizzy or very hot.

Lea Fakatonga

Ko e lahi taha ʻo e ngāue ʻoku fai ʻi tuʻa, ʻi he vela, momoko, matangi, ʻuha mo e efu. Tokanga ki he ngaahi ava, paipa, kelekele hekeheke mo e fanga ngata. ʻE ala liliu pe tuʻu ʻa e ngāue ʻi he vela, ngaahi matangi mālohi (storms) pe ʻahu: muimui ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Ngāueʻaki ʻa e maluʻi mei he laʻā ʻi he taʻu kakato (tatā ʻoku falahi hono tapa, falani nima loloa, matasioʻata maluʻi mei he laʻā, kilimi laʻā), inu vai tuʻo lahi, mālōlō ʻi he malumalu pea tui vala ʻoku feʻunga mo e ʻea. °

English retained in the source

Lea Fakatonga: Tell your supervisor straight away if you or a co-worker feel sick, dizzy or very hot.

  • English

    Do not enter a block that is being sprayed or has a no-entry sign. Do not drink irrigation water: it may contain fertiliser or chemicals.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻOua naʻa ke hū ki ha poloka ʻoku lolotonga fai ai ʻa e fana (spraying) pe ʻoku ʻi ai ha fakaʻilonga tapu hū. ʻOua naʻa ke inu ʻa e vai fuʻifuʻi ngoue: ʻe ala ʻi ai ha meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) pe kemikale. °

English

Noise, dust, night work and long hours

Lea Fakatonga

Longoaʻa, efu, ngāue ʻi he poʻuli mo e ngaahi houa loloa °

English

You may sit or stand at the controls for long periods. Use your breaks and report pain or discomfort early. If you feel too tired or unwell to operate the elevator safely, stop it and tell your supervisor.

Lea Fakatonga

Te ke ala tangutu pe tuʻu ʻi he ngaahi meʻa puleʻi (controls) ʻi ha ngaahi taimi loloa. °

English retained in the source

Lea Fakatonga: Use your breaks and report pain or discomfort early.

English retained in the source

Lea Fakatonga: If you feel too tired or unwell to operate the elevator safely, stop it and tell your supervisor.

  • English

    Noise: the elevator engine and the machines around it can be loud. Wear the hearing protection your host provides.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Longoaʻa: ʻe ala longoaʻa lahi ʻa e mīsini (engine) ʻo e elevator mo e ngaahi mīsini takatakai ʻi he elevator. Tui ʻa e meʻa maluʻi telinga ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. °

  • English

    Dust: unloading and elevating almonds makes dust. Wear the dust mask and eye protection your host provides, and keep your eye protection clean. If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop the elevator and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Efu: ʻoku fakatupu ʻa e efu ʻe hono huaʻi mo hiki ki ʻolunga ʻa e almonds. Tui ʻa e meʻa ʻufiʻufi ihu mo e ngutu ke maluʻi mei he efu (dust mask) mo e meʻa maluʻi mata ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, pea tauhi hoʻo meʻa maluʻi mata ke maʻa. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop the elevator and tell your supervisor.

  • English

    Night work: darkness makes people, vehicles, power lines and obstacles harder to see. Your host will tell you how the work area is lit. If you cannot see clearly, stop the elevator and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngāue ʻi he poʻuli: ʻoku ʻai ʻe he poʻuli ke faingataʻa ange ʻa e sio ki he kakai, ngaahi meʻalele, ngaahi laine ʻuhila mo e ngaahi meʻa fakafeʻatungia (obstacles). ʻE tala atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻa e founga ʻoku fakamaama ai ʻa e feituʻu ngāue. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ke lava ʻo sio lelei, taʻofi ʻa e elevator pea tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

English

PPE and help on the farm

Lea Fakatonga

PPE mo e tokoni ʻi he faama °

English

Your host will provide the personal protective equipment (PPE) for your tasks and show you how to wear, check and look after it. This may include safety boots, high-visibility clothing, long sleeves and long trousers, gloves, eye or hearing protection, sun protection and a dust mask. Report missing, damaged or poorly fitting PPE before you start. PPE does not replace training, instructions or other safety controls.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻE ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻa e teunga maluʻi fakataautaha (PPE) ki hoʻo ngaahi ngāue, pea fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻa e founga ke tui, vakaiʻi mo tokangaʻi ai. ʻE ala kau heni ʻa e sū malu, vala lanu mataʻāʻā, falani nima loloa mo e talausese loloa, kofunima, meʻa maluʻi mata pe telinga, maluʻi mei he laʻā mo ha meʻa ʻufiʻufi ihu mo e ngutu ke maluʻi mei he efu (dust mask). Lipooti ʻa e PPE ʻoku ʻikai maʻu, maumau pe ʻikai feʻunga mo ho sino kimuʻa pea ke kamata. ʻOku ʻikai fetongi ʻe he PPE ʻa e akoʻi, ngaahi fakahinohino pe ngaahi founga maluʻi kehe. °

English

At induction, learn who your supervisor is, where water, toilets and first aid are, the emergency plan, how to get help where there is no phone coverage, and the check-in arrangements when you work alone.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻI he fakataukeiʻi, ako ke ke ʻilo ko hai hoʻo supavaisa, ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e vai, ngaahi falemālōlō mo e ʻuluaki tokoni (first aid), ʻa e palani ki he meʻa fakatuʻupakē, ʻa e founga ke maʻu ai ha tokoni ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai aʻu ki ai ʻa e fakaʻilonga telefoni (phone coverage), mo e ngaahi fokotuʻutuʻu fetuʻutaki ʻi hoʻo ngāue toko taha (check-in arrangements). °

  • English

    In a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000), then tell your supervisor. If you see a snake, keep clear and never try to catch or kill it. If a snake bites you, or you think you have been bitten, keep as still as possible and call 000 or ask someone to call.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: In a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000), then tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kapau te ke sio ki ha ngata, nofo mamaʻo mei ai pea ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke feinga ke puke pe fakamateʻi ia. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If a snake bites you, or you think you have been bitten, keep as still as possible and call 000 or ask someone to call.

  • English

    Report every injury, near miss or unsafe situation to your supervisor and Orchard Tech as soon as possible, even if it seems small.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Lipooti ʻa e lavea kotoa pē, ʻa e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe meimei hoko ai ha fakatuʻutāmaki (near miss), pe ʻa e tuʻunga kotoa pē ʻoku ʻikai malu, ki hoʻo supavaisa mo Orchard Tech ʻi he vave taha ʻe lava, neongo kapau ʻoku ngali siʻisiʻi. °

  • English

    Ask for a demonstration, an explanation or language help whenever you do not understand.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kole ke fakaʻaliʻali atu hono founga, ke fakamatalaʻi atu, pe ke ʻoatu ha tokoni ʻi he lea, ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai mahino kiate koe. °

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