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Emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout

This sheet covers emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout. Your host will tell you whether you operate the pickup tractor or the bankout. Only if you are trained and authorised. Operate a tractor, pickup or bankout only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely and authorised you for that machine and this task. A licence alone does not show you can operate it safely. Get training for each new machine model.

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Two workers review a blank job sheet and radios in a safe orchard area, with parked machines distant.
Operate a tractor, pickup or bankout only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely and authorised you for that machine and this task. 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 emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout. Operating the pickup to pick up almonds, carting almonds with the bankout and unloading the bankout at the elevator are separate tasks. So are clearing blockages, adjustments, maintenance and repairs, blowing down machines with compressed air, jump-starting, spraying chemicals, electrical work, working at heights and entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. Each needs its own instructions, training and authorisation.

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

  • Only if you are trained and authorised. Operate a tractor, pickup or bankout only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely and authorised you for that machine and this task. A licence alone does not show you can operate it safely. Get training for each new machine model.

Never do these

  • If you are not sure, do not empty: if the radio fails, a call is not clear or the machines are not lined up, do not empty the trailer. Stop in a safe place and sort it out.
  • Never empty the trailer while turning at the headlands, while going down a steep slope, or while going up a steep, sandy slope. If the row is rough or uneven, the pickup stops and the trailer is emptied while both machines are stopped.
  • Getting out of a machine: never get out while the machines are working. First stop and follow the safe-stop procedure your host teaches you for each machine. Then call the other operator by radio, and get a clear reply before you get out. The trailer must not be emptied until you are back in your seat and have said so by radio.
  • Never stand or walk between the pickup trailer and the bankout. Never carry people on attachments, trailers or bins. Do not carry passengers on the bankout.
  • 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 work and conditions for emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout at harvest. 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 a tractor, pickup or bankout, or to repair equipment.
  • Before you start: doing the pre-start checks your host trains you in, including checking that your radio and the trailer-empty controls work properly. Set the mirrors and the seat so you can see clearly. Report faults straight away. Do not use a machine if a fault could make it unsafe.
  • Pickup operator: tell the bankout operator by radio about rough or uneven ground in the row. Empty the trailer only when the bankout is in position and you have both agreed by radio.
  • Agree your signals first: before you start, agree the radio calls and signals with the other operator, as your host trains you. Keep your radio on and working at all times. The trailer is emptied only after a clear radio call and a clear reply.
  • Raised or tipping parts: your host will show you whether the trailer or any parts lift or tip, and how to work safely around them. Never go under a raised trailer or part, and keep everyone clear while it is raised. If a raised part will not lower, keep clear and tell your supervisor.
  • Hydraulics: these machines may use hydraulics (oil under high pressure) to move parts. If a hydraulic hose or fitting leaks or bursts, stop in a safe place, keep clear and tell your supervisor. Never touch a leak or feel for it with your hand: the oil can go through the skin. If you think this has happened, get urgent medical help, even if the injury looks small.
  • Moving parts: the PTO (power take-off, the turning shaft from the tractor that powers the pickup), augers and chains can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. Keep everyone clear while they turn. Do not wear loose clothing, and tie back long hair. Never use a machine with a missing or damaged guard: report it. Never reach into a working machine.
  • Blockages and breakdowns: if something blocks a machine, or a machine breaks down or is damaged, stop and tell your supervisor. Before anyone goes near, all machinery must be turned off and made safe so it cannot start or move, using your host's procedure. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Clear a blockage only if you are trained and authorised. Only maintenance staff do repairs.
  • Uneven ground and roll-overs: wash-outs, bog holes, rough or sandy ground and slopes can make a machine tip or roll over. A full bankout is heavy and can be less stable. Your host will train you to drive a fully loaded bankout. Always wear your seat belt: the roll-over frame or safety cab protects you only if you wear it. If the roll-over protection is missing, damaged or folded down, do not drive; ask your supervisor. If the machine starts to tip, stay in your seat and hold on. Do not try to jump out.
  • Public roads: never drive on or across a public road unless your host has confirmed that the machine, your licence and the route are approved.
  • Getting on and off: keep the steps free of mud. Use three points of contact (two hands and one foot, or one hand and two feet). Never get on or off a moving machine.
  • When you are on foot: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides. Use walking routes and keep clear of moving machinery. Never approach a working machine until the operator has stopped and clearly signalled you to come closer. Eye contact alone is not enough.
  • This sheet describes typical work emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout. 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.

Two workers discuss a clear radio call in an orchard, away from a parked tractor.
Keep your radio on and working at all times. The trailer is emptied only after a clear radio call and a clear reply.
A worker discusses an uncertainty with a supervisor in a safe orchard briefing area.
If you are not sure, do not empty: if the radio fails, a call is not clear or the machines are not lined up, do not empty the trailer. Stop in a safe place and sort it out.
Two workers stand clear of a distant parked tractor in an almond orchard.
Never stand or walk between the pickup trailer and the bankout.
A supervisor and worker review a blank checklist away from a parked tractor.
Blockages and breakdowns: if something blocks a machine, or a machine breaks down or is damaged, stop and tell your supervisor.
Two workers take a shade break with drinking water in hot weather.
Tell your supervisor straight away if you or a co-worker feel sick, dizzy or very hot.
A supervisor and worker discuss over-ear hearing protection in a quiet orchard briefing area.
Noise: tractors, pickups and bankouts can be loud. Wear the hearing protection your host provides.

Read before you start

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

Full English source

Emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout on an almond farm

What to expect before you start

Version 1.2 | Date of review: 18 October 2026 | Date of next review: 18 October 2028

This sheet describes typical work and conditions for emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout at harvest. 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 a tractor, pickup or bankout, or to 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.

The work you may do

The machines. At harvest, a pickup collects the almonds from the ground into its trailer. A tractor tows and powers the pickup. A bankout is a harvest machine that takes the almonds from the pickup trailer and carries them to the elevator site.

Emptying the trailer. The bankout operator drives up behind the pickup trailer and lines up with it. Emptying may happen while both machines move along the row. Your host will train you in how it is done on its machines. When the bankout is in position and both operators have agreed by radio, the trailer empties the almonds into the bankout. Your host will tell you whether you operate the pickup tractor or the bankout.

Your host will train you in its own procedure. The work may include:

  • Before you start: doing the pre-start checks your host trains you in, including checking that your radio and the trailer-empty controls work properly. Set the mirrors and the seat so you can see clearly. Report faults straight away. Do not use a machine if a fault could make it unsafe.
  • Bankout operator: your host will train you in how to approach the moving trailer, which low-speed setting to use in the rows, and where to position the bankout. Watch the line-up with the trailer all the time until it is empty. Some bankouts have a seat that turns. Your host will show you the seat position for emptying and for travel. Stop the bankout before you turn the seat, and lock it in the correct position before you operate the machine.
  • Loading the bankout: your host will train you to use the bankout augers (turning screws) to spread the almonds, and to keep within the load limit for that machine.
  • Pickup operator: tell the bankout operator by radio about rough or uneven ground in the row. Empty the trailer only when the bankout is in position and you have both agreed by radio.
  • When emptying is finished: the bankout operator tells the pickup operator by radio that the trailer is empty and the bankout is pulling away. The bankout then goes back to the headland (the turning area at the end of the row).

Only if you are trained and authorised. Operate a tractor, pickup or bankout only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely and authorised you for that machine and this task. A licence alone does not show you can operate it safely. Get training for each new machine model.

This sheet covers emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout. Operating the pickup to pick up almonds, carting almonds with the bankout and unloading the bankout at the elevator are separate tasks. So are clearing blockages, adjustments, maintenance and repairs, blowing down machines with compressed air, jump-starting, spraying chemicals, electrical work, working at heights and entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. Each needs its own instructions, training and authorisation.

Two machines working close together

While the trailer is emptied, the bankout works very close to the pickup trailer, and both machines may be moving. The machines can hit each other. A person caught between them can be crushed.

  • Agree your signals first: before you start, agree the radio calls and signals with the other operator, as your host trains you. Keep your radio on and working at all times. The trailer is emptied only after a clear radio call and a clear reply.
  • If you are not sure, do not empty: if the radio fails, a call is not clear or the machines are not lined up, do not empty the trailer. Stop in a safe place and sort it out.
  • Never empty the trailer while turning at the headlands, while going down a steep slope, or while going up a steep, sandy slope. If the row is rough or uneven, the pickup stops and the trailer is emptied while both machines are stopped.
  • Getting out of a machine: never get out while the machines are working. First stop and follow the safe-stop procedure your host teaches you for each machine. Then call the other operator by radio, and get a clear reply before you get out. The trailer must not be emptied until you are back in your seat and have said so by radio.
  • Never stand or walk between the pickup trailer and the bankout. Never carry people on attachments, trailers or bins. Do not carry passengers on the bankout.

Other dangers to watch for

  • Raised or tipping parts: your host will show you whether the trailer or any parts lift or tip, and how to work safely around them. Never go under a raised trailer or part, and keep everyone clear while it is raised. If a raised part will not lower, keep clear and tell your supervisor.
  • Power lines: look up for overhead power lines before a trailer is raised, and when you move tall equipment. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Ask your host to show you the power lines and how to keep the machines and raised parts safely clear. If unsure, stop and ask. If your machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it, stay in the machine. Call 000 or ask someone to call, and warn others to keep away. Get out only if fire or another life-threatening danger forces you to. Your host will show you how to get out safely in an emergency.
  • Hydraulics: these machines may use hydraulics (oil under high pressure) to move parts. If a hydraulic hose or fitting leaks or bursts, stop in a safe place, keep clear and tell your supervisor. Never touch a leak or feel for it with your hand: the oil can go through the skin. If you think this has happened, get urgent medical help, even if the injury looks small.
  • Moving parts: the PTO (power take-off, the turning shaft from the tractor that powers the pickup), augers and chains can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. Keep everyone clear while they turn. Do not wear loose clothing, and tie back long hair. Never use a machine with a missing or damaged guard: report it. Never reach into a working machine.
  • Blockages and breakdowns: if something blocks a machine, or a machine breaks down or is damaged, stop and tell your supervisor. Before anyone goes near, all machinery must be turned off and made safe so it cannot start or move, using your host's procedure. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Clear a blockage only if you are trained and authorised. Only maintenance staff do repairs.
  • Uneven ground and roll-overs: wash-outs, bog holes, rough or sandy ground and slopes can make a machine tip or roll over. A full bankout is heavy and can be less stable. Your host will train you to drive a fully loaded bankout. Always wear your seat belt: the roll-over frame or safety cab protects you only if you wear it. If the roll-over protection is missing, damaged or folded down, do not drive; ask your supervisor. If the machine starts to tip, stay in your seat and hold on. Do not try to jump out.

Driving and moving around the farm

  • Public roads: never drive on or across a public road unless your host has confirmed that the machine, your licence and the route are approved.
  • Getting on and off: keep the steps free of mud. Use three points of contact (two hands and one foot, or one hand and two feet). Never get on or off a moving machine.
  • Before you move: tell nearby workers you are about to move, and wait until they are clear. Keep people away from the machines while they work or move. Places the driver cannot see are called blind spots. Look in all directions and use your mirrors. If you cannot see that the way is clear, stop and ask for help.
  • Headlands and traffic: follow the farm traffic plan, signs and speed limits. Give way to working machines. Before you leave a row and enter a headland, stop every time and look both ways for traffic.
  • Seeing clearly: keep the windows and mirrors clean. If dust, low sun, dawn or dusk make it hard to see, stop in a safe place. Stop in a safe place before you use a phone.
  • When you are on foot: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides. Use walking routes and keep clear of moving machinery. Never approach a working machine until the operator has stopped and clearly signalled you to come closer. Eye contact alone is not enough.

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 and long hours in the seat

You may sit for long periods and climb on and off the machine many times. Use your breaks and report pain or discomfort early. If you feel too tired or unwell to operate the machine safely, stop in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

  • Noise: tractors, pickups and bankouts can be loud. Wear the hearing protection your host provides.
  • Dust: harvest work makes a lot of dust. Keep the cab doors and windows shut, and run the cab fan as your host shows you. The fan draws air into the cab through a filter. Follow your host's instructions for dust. If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop the machine in a safe place 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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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

Emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout on an almond farm

Lea Fakatonga

Hono huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ʻa e pickup ki he bankout ke maha 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 1.4, based on English version 1.2 | Date of review: 18 October 2026 | Date of next review: 18 October 2028

Lea Fakatonga

Version fakapalangi mo Fakatonga 1.4, makatuʻunga ʻi he Version fakapalangi 1.2 | 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 work and conditions for emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout at harvest. 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 a tractor, pickup or bankout, or to repair equipment.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e laʻipepa ni ki he ngāue ʻoku faʻa fai ʻi hono huaʻi ʻo e taulani (trailer) ʻa e pickup ki he bankout ke maha ʻi he taimi havesi, 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 tulekitoa, pickup pe bankout, 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.

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. °

English

The work you may do

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi ngāue te ke ala fai °

English

The machines. At harvest, a pickup collects the almonds from the ground into its trailer. A tractor tows and powers the pickup. A bankout is a harvest machine that takes the almonds from the pickup trailer and carries them to the elevator site.

Lea Fakatonga

Ko e ngaahi mīsini. ʻI he taimi havesi, ʻoku tanaki ʻe ha pickup ʻa e ngaahi fua almond mei he kelekele ki loto ʻi heʻene taulani (trailer). ʻOku toho ʻe ha tulekitoa ʻa e pickup pea fakalele ʻa e pickup ʻaki ʻa e ivi mei he tulekitoa. Ko e bankout ko ha mīsini havesi ʻoku ne toʻo ʻa e ngaahi fua almond mei he taulani (trailer) ʻa e pickup pea fetuku ia ki he feituʻu ʻo e elevator. °

English

Emptying the trailer. The bankout operator drives up behind the pickup trailer and lines up with it. Emptying may happen while both machines move along the row. Your host will train you in how it is done on its machines. When the bankout is in position and both operators have agreed by radio, the trailer empties the almonds into the bankout. Your host will tell you whether you operate the pickup tractor or the bankout.

Lea Fakatonga

Hono huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha. ʻOku fakaʻuli mai ʻa e tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e bankout ki mui ʻi he taulani (trailer) ʻa e pickup pea fakahangatonu ʻa e bankout mo e taulani. ʻE ala huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha lolotonga ʻoku ngaʻunu fakatouʻosi ʻa e ongo mīsini ʻi he ʻotu. ʻE akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ki he founga ʻoku huaʻi ai ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha ʻaki ʻene ngaahi mīsini. ʻI he taimi ʻoku ʻi hono tuʻunga ai ʻa e bankout pea kuo felotoi ʻa e ongo tokotaha ʻoku na ngāueʻaki ʻa e ongo mīsini ʻi he radio, ʻoku huaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fua almond mei he taulani (trailer) ki he bankout. ʻE tala atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai pe te ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e tulekitoa ʻo e pickup pe ko e bankout. °

English

Your host will train you in its own procedure. The work may include:

Lea Fakatonga

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 pre-start checks your host trains you in, including checking that your radio and the trailer-empty controls work properly. Set the mirrors and the seat so you can see clearly. Report faults straight away. Do not use a machine if a fault could make it unsafe.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kimuʻa pea ke kamata: fai ʻa e ngaahi vakaiʻi kimuʻa ʻi he kamata ʻoku akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke fai, ʻo kau ai hono vakaiʻi ʻoku ngāue lelei ʻa hoʻo radio mo e ngaahi meʻa puleʻi ki hono huaʻi ʻo e taulani (trailer) ke maha. Fakatonutonu ʻa e ngaahi sioʻata (mirrors) mo e sea ke ke lava ʻo sio lelei. Lipooti ha ngaahi palopalema (faults) ʻi he taimi pē ko ia. ʻOua naʻa ke ngāueʻaki ha mīsini kapau ʻe ala ʻai ʻe ha palopalema (fault) ʻa e mīsini ke ʻikai malu. °

  • English

    Bankout operator: your host will train you in how to approach the moving trailer, which low-speed setting to use in the rows, and where to position the bankout. Watch the line-up with the trailer all the time until it is empty. Some bankouts have a seat that turns. Your host will show you the seat position for emptying and for travel. Stop the bankout before you turn the seat, and lock it in the correct position before you operate the machine.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e bankout: ʻe akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ki he founga ke ʻunuʻunu ofi ai ki he taulani (trailer) ʻoku ngaʻunu, ʻa e tuʻunga lele māmālie (low-speed setting) ke ngāueʻaki ʻi he ngaahi ʻotu, mo e feituʻu ke tuku ai ʻa e bankout. Vakaiʻi ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻa e fakahangatonu ʻo e bankout mo e taulani (trailer), kae ʻoua kuo maha ʻa e taulani. ʻOku ʻi he ngaahi bankout ʻe niʻihi ha sea ʻoku lava ʻo vilo. ʻE fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻa e tuʻunga ʻo e sea ki hono huaʻi ʻo e taulani (trailer) ke maha mo e tuʻunga ki he fefonongaʻaki. Taʻofi ʻa e bankout kimuʻa pea ke viloʻi ʻa e sea, pea lokaʻi (lock) ʻa e sea ʻi hono tuʻunga totonu kimuʻa pea ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e mīsini. °

  • English

    Loading the bankout: your host will train you to use the bankout augers (turning screws) to spread the almonds, and to keep within the load limit for that machine.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Fakaheka ʻa e uta ki he bankout: ʻe akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi sikulu ʻoku vilo (augers) ʻo e bankout ke fakamafola ʻa e ngaahi fua almond, pea ke ʻoua naʻa ke fakalaka ʻi he fakangatangata ʻo e uta ki he mīsini ko ia. °

  • English

    Pickup operator: tell the bankout operator by radio about rough or uneven ground in the row. Empty the trailer only when the bankout is in position and you have both agreed by radio.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e pickup: tala ʻi he radio ki he tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e bankout fekauʻaki mo e kelekele tokakovi pe ʻikai tokalelei ʻi he ʻotu. Toki huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha ʻi he taimi pē ʻoku ʻi hono tuʻunga ai ʻa e bankout pea kuo mo fakatou felotoi ʻi he radio. °

  • English

    When emptying is finished: the bankout operator tells the pickup operator by radio that the trailer is empty and the bankout is pulling away. The bankout then goes back to the headland (the turning area at the end of the row).

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻI he ʻosi hono huaʻi ke maha: ʻoku tala ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e bankout ʻi he radio ki he tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e pickup ʻoku maha ʻa e taulani (trailer) pea ʻoku ngaʻunu mavahe ʻa e bankout. ʻOku toki foki ʻa e bankout ki he feituʻu afe (headland), ʻa ia ko e feituʻu afe ʻi he ngataʻanga ʻo e ʻotu. °

English

Only if you are trained and authorised. Operate a tractor, pickup or bankout only after your host has trained you, checked that you can operate it safely and authorised you for that machine and this task. A licence alone does not show you can operate it safely. Get training for each new machine model.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻO kapau pē kuo akoʻi koe pea fakangofua koe. Toki ngāueʻaki ha tulekitoa, pickup pe bankout hili hono akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, mo ʻene vakaiʻi ʻoku ke lava ʻo ngāueʻaki malu ʻa e mīsini ko ia, mo ʻene fakangofua koe ki he mīsini ko ia mo e ngāue ni. ʻOku ʻikai fakahaaʻi ʻe ha laiseni pē ʻe lava ke ke ngāueʻaki malu ia. Maʻu ha akoʻi ki he faʻahinga foʻou (model) kotoa pē ʻo e mīsini. °

English

This sheet covers emptying the pickup trailer into the bankout. Operating the pickup to pick up almonds, carting almonds with the bankout and unloading the bankout at the elevator are separate tasks. So are clearing blockages, adjustments, maintenance and repairs, blowing down machines with compressed air, jump-starting, spraying chemicals, electrical work, working at heights and entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. Each needs its own instructions, training and authorisation.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e laʻipepa ni ki hono huaʻi ʻo e taulani (trailer) ʻa e pickup ki he bankout ke maha. Ko hono ngāueʻaki ʻo e pickup ke tanaki ʻa e ngaahi fua almond, fetuku ʻa e ngaahi fua almond ʻaki ʻa e bankout, mo hono fakahifo ʻo e uta mei he bankout ʻi he elevator ko e ngaahi ngāue makehe (separate tasks). ʻOku toe hoko foki ko e ngaahi ngāue makehe (separate tasks) ʻa hono toʻo ʻo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku nau fakatupu ha punitia (blockages), fakatonutonu (adjustments), tokangaʻi (maintenance) mo e fakaleleiʻi, fakamaʻa ʻa e ngaahi mīsini ʻaki hono ifi ʻa e ʻea kuo taʻomi (compressed air), jump-starting, fana ʻo e ngaahi kemikale, 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. °

English

Two machines working close together

Lea Fakatonga

Ongo mīsini ʻoku ngāue ofi fakataha °

English

While the trailer is emptied, the bankout works very close to the pickup trailer, and both machines may be moving. The machines can hit each other. A person caught between them can be crushed.

Lea Fakatonga

Lolotonga hono huaʻi ʻo e taulani (trailer) ke maha, ʻoku ngāue ʻa e bankout ʻo ofi ʻaupito ki he taulani ʻa e pickup, pea ʻe ala ngaʻunu fakatouʻosi ʻa e ongo mīsini. ʻE lava ke fepaki ʻa e ongo mīsini. ʻE lava ke laiki (crushed) ha taha ʻoku fihia ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ongo mīsini. °

  • English

    Agree your signals first: before you start, agree the radio calls and signals with the other operator, as your host trains you. Keep your radio on and working at all times. The trailer is emptied only after a clear radio call and a clear reply.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Tomuʻa felotoi ki ho ngaahi fakaʻilonga: kimuʻa pea ke kamata, felotoi mo e tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e mīsini ʻe taha ki he ngaahi ui ʻi he radio mo e ngaahi fakaʻilonga, ʻo fakatatau ki he founga ʻoku akoʻi atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Tauhi hoʻo radio ke fakamoʻui (on) mo ngāue ʻi he taimi kotoa pē. ʻOku toki huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha hili ha ui mahino ʻi he radio mo ha tali mahino. °

  • English

    If you are not sure, do not empty: if the radio fails, a call is not clear or the machines are not lined up, do not empty the trailer. Stop in a safe place and sort it out.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kapau ʻoku ke veiveiua, ʻoua naʻa ke huaʻi ke maha: kapau ʻoku ʻikai ngāue ʻa e radio, ʻoku ʻikai mahino ha ui, pe ʻoku ʻikai fakahangatonu ʻa e ongo mīsini, ʻoua naʻa ke huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha. Tuʻu ʻi ha feituʻu malu pea fakaleleiʻi ʻa e palopalema ko ia. °

  • English

    Never empty the trailer while turning at the headlands, while going down a steep slope, or while going up a steep, sandy slope. If the row is rough or uneven, the pickup stops and the trailer is emptied while both machines are stopped.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha lolotonga hoʻo afe ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu afe (headlands), lolotonga hoʻo ʻalu hifo ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku tahifo lahi, pe lolotonga hoʻo ʻalu hake ʻi ha feituʻu ʻoku tahifo lahi pea ʻoneʻone hono kelekele. Kapau ʻoku tokakovi pe ʻikai tokalelei ʻa e ʻotu, ʻoku tuʻu ʻa e pickup pea huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha lolotonga ʻoku tuʻu fakatouʻosi ʻa e ongo mīsini. °

  • English

    Getting out of a machine: never get out while the machines are working. First stop and follow the safe-stop procedure your host teaches you for each machine. Then call the other operator by radio, and get a clear reply before you get out. The trailer must not be emptied until you are back in your seat and have said so by radio.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Hifo mei ha mīsini: ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke hifo lolotonga ʻoku ngāue ʻa e ngaahi mīsini. Tomuʻa tuʻu pea muimui ki he founga taʻofi malu (safe-stop procedure) ʻoku akoʻi atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ki he mīsini takitaha. Hili ia, ui ʻi he radio ki he tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e mīsini ʻe taha, pea maʻu ha tali mahino kimuʻa pea ke hifo. Kuo pau ke ʻoua naʻa huaʻi ʻa e taulani (trailer) ke maha kae ʻoua kuo ke toe ʻi ho sea pea kuo ke tala ʻi he radio ʻoku ke toe ʻi ho sea. °

  • English

    Never stand or walk between the pickup trailer and the bankout. Never carry people on attachments, trailers or bins. Do not carry passengers on the bankout.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke tuʻu pe lue ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e taulani (trailer) ʻa e pickup mo e bankout. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke fetuku ha kakai ʻi he ngaahi meʻangāue ʻoku fakapipiki (attachments), ngaahi taulani (trailers) pe ngaahi pini (bins). ʻOua naʻa ke fetuku ha kau pasese ʻi he bankout. °

English

Other dangers to watch for

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki kehe ke tokanga ki ai °

  • English

    Raised or tipping parts: your host will show you whether the trailer or any parts lift or tip, and how to work safely around them. Never go under a raised trailer or part, and keep everyone clear while it is raised. If a raised part will not lower, keep clear and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi kongokonga kuo hiki hake pe ʻoku maleʻei (tipping): ʻe fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai pe ʻoku hiki hake pe maleʻei (tip) ʻa e taulani (trailer) pe ha kongokonga, mo e founga ke ngāue malu ai takatakai ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ko ia. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke ʻalu ki lalo ʻi ha taulani (trailer) pe kongokonga kuo hiki hake, pea tauhi ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ke nofo mamaʻo lolotonga ʻoku kei ʻi ʻolunga ʻa e taulani pe kongokonga ko ia. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai lava ke tuku hifo ha kongokonga kuo hiki hake, nofo mamaʻo mei ai pea tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

  • English

    Power lines: look up for overhead power lines before a trailer is raised, and when you move tall equipment. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Ask your host to show you the power lines and how to keep the machines and raised parts safely clear. If unsure, stop and ask. If your machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it, stay in the machine. Call 000 or ask someone to call, and warn others to keep away. Get out only if fire or another life-threatening danger forces you to. Your host will show you how to get out safely in an emergency.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi laine ʻuhila (power lines): sio ki ʻolunga ki he ngaahi laine ʻuhila ʻi ʻolunga kimuʻa pea hiki hake ha taulani (trailer), pea ʻi he taimi ʻoku ke ʻunuaki ai ha meʻangāue maʻolunga. 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. Kole ki he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻa e ngaahi laine ʻuhila mo e founga ke tauhi ai ʻa e ngaahi mīsini mo e ngaahi kongokonga kuo hiki hake ke mamaʻo malu mei he ngaahi laine ʻuhila. Kapau ʻoku ke veiveiua, tuʻu pea ʻeke. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If your machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it, stay in the 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 out 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 out safely in an emergency.

  • English

    Hydraulics: these machines may use hydraulics (oil under high pressure) to move parts. If a hydraulic hose or fitting leaks or bursts, stop in a safe place, keep clear and tell your supervisor. Never touch a leak or feel for it with your hand: the oil can go through the skin. If you think this has happened, get urgent medical help, even if the injury looks small.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Founga ngāueʻaki ʻa e lolo (hydraulics): ʻe ala ngāueʻaki ʻe he ngaahi mīsini ni ʻa e hydraulics (lolo ʻoku ʻi ai ha teke mālohi ʻi loto) ke fakangaʻunu ʻa e ngaahi kongokonga. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If a hydraulic hose or fitting leaks or bursts, stop in a safe place, keep clear and tell your supervisor.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Never touch a leak or feel for it with your hand: the oil can go through the skin.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If you think this has happened, get urgent medical help, even if the injury looks small.

  • English

    Moving parts: the PTO (power take-off, the turning shaft from the tractor that powers the pickup), augers and chains can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. Keep everyone clear while they turn. Do not wear loose clothing, and tie back long hair. Never use a machine with a missing or damaged guard: report it. Never reach into a working machine.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi kongokonga ʻoku ngaʻunu: ʻe lava ʻe he PTO (power take-off, ko e konga (shaft) ʻoku vilo mei he tulekitoa ʻo fakalele ʻa e pickup), ngaahi sikulu ʻoku vilo (augers) mo e chains ʻo puke ha vala, louʻulu pe ha nima pea toho ha taha ki loto. Tauhi ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ke nofo mamaʻo lolotonga ʻoku vilo ʻa e ngaahi kongokonga ni. ʻOua naʻa ke tui ha vala ʻoku tautau (loose clothing), pea haʻi ki mui ʻa e louʻulu loloa. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke ngāueʻaki ha mīsini kapau ʻoku ʻikai maʻu pe kuo maumau hono meʻa maluʻi (guard): lipooti ia. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke kakapa ki loto ʻi ha mīsini ʻoku ngāue. °

  • English

    Blockages and breakdowns: if something blocks a machine, or a machine breaks down or is damaged, stop and tell your supervisor. Before anyone goes near, all machinery must be turned off and made safe so it cannot start or move, using your host's procedure. Wait until all moving parts have stopped. Clear a blockage only if you are trained and authorised. Only maintenance staff do repairs.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi punitia mo e maumau ʻo e mīsini: kapau ʻoku punitia ha mīsini ʻe ha meʻa, pe ʻoku ʻikai kei ngāue ha mīsini (breaks down) pe kuo maumau ia, tuʻu pea tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. Kimuʻa pea ʻalu ofi ha taha, kuo pau ke tamateʻi ʻa e ngaahi mīsini kotoa pē pea ʻai 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 ha meʻa ʻoku ne fakatupu ha punitia (blockage) ʻo kapau pē kuo akoʻi koe pea fakangofua koe ke ke fai. Ko e kau ngāue tokangaʻi mīsini (maintenance staff) pē ʻoku nau fai ʻa e ngaahi fakaleleiʻi. °

  • English

    Uneven ground and roll-overs: wash-outs, bog holes, rough or sandy ground and slopes can make a machine tip or roll over. A full bankout is heavy and can be less stable. Your host will train you to drive a fully loaded bankout. Always wear your seat belt: the roll-over frame or safety cab protects you only if you wear it. If the roll-over protection is missing, damaged or folded down, do not drive; ask your supervisor. If the machine starts to tip, stay in your seat and hold on. Do not try to jump out.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kelekele ʻoku ʻikai tokalelei mo e fulihi ʻa e mīsini: ko e ngaahi feituʻu kuo tafi ʻe he vai (wash-outs), ngaahi luo pela (bog holes), kelekele tokakovi pe kelekele ʻoneʻone mo e ngaahi feituʻu tahifo ʻe lava ke nau ʻai ha mīsini ke maleʻei (tip) pe fulihi. ʻOku mamafa ha bankout ʻoku fonu pea ʻe ala siʻisiʻi ange ʻene tuʻumaʻu. ʻE akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke fakaʻuli ha bankout kuo uta ʻo fonu. Fakamaʻu maʻu pē ho leta maluʻi: ko e faʻunga maluʻi ʻi ha fulihi (roll-over frame) pe fale fakaʻuli maluʻi (safety cab) ʻoku ne maluʻi koe kapau pē ʻoku ke tui ho leta maluʻi. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai maʻu, kuo maumau pe kuo peluki ki lalo ʻa e meʻa maluʻi ʻi ha fulihi (roll-over protection), ʻoua naʻa ke fakaʻuli; ʻeke ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If the machine starts to tip, stay in your seat and hold on.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Do not try to jump out.

English

Driving and moving around the farm

Lea Fakatonga

Fakaʻuli mo e fefonongaʻaki ʻi he faama °

  • English

    Public roads: never drive on or across a public road unless your host has confirmed that the machine, your licence and the route are approved.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi hala puleʻanga: ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke fakaʻuli ʻi ha hala puleʻanga pe kolosi ai, tukukehe kapau kuo fakapapauʻi ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai kuo fakangofua ʻa e mīsini, hoʻo laiseni mo e hala ke ke fou ai. °

  • English

    Getting on and off: keep the steps free of mud. Use three points of contact (two hands and one foot, or one hand and two feet). Never get on or off a moving machine.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Heka mo hifo: tauhi ʻa e ngaahi sitepu ke ʻoua naʻa ʻi ai ha pelepela. Ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu piki ʻe tolu (three points of contact), ʻa ia ko e ongo nima mo e vaʻe ʻe taha, pe nima ʻe taha mo e ongo vaʻe. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke heka ki ha mīsini ʻoku ngaʻunu pe hifo mei ai. °

  • English

    Before you move: tell nearby workers you are about to move, and wait until they are clear. Keep people away from the machines while they work or move. Places the driver cannot see are called blind spots. Look in all directions and use your mirrors. If you cannot see that the way is clear, stop and ask for help.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kimuʻa pea ke ngaʻunu: tala ki he kau ngāue ʻoku ofi atu ʻoku ke teu ke ngaʻunu, pea tatali kae ʻoua kuo nau mavahe atu ʻo ʻatā. Tauhi ʻa e kakai ke nofo mamaʻo mei he ngaahi mīsini lolotonga ʻoku ngāue pe ngaʻunu ʻa e ngaahi mīsini. ʻOku ui ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai lava ʻa e tokotaha fakaʻuli ʻo sio ki ai ko e “blind spots”. Sio ki he ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa pē pea ngāueʻaki ho ngaahi sioʻata (mirrors). Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ke lava ʻo sio ʻoku ʻatā ʻa e hala, tuʻu pea kole tokoni. °

  • English

    Headlands and traffic: follow the farm traffic plan, signs and speed limits. Give way to working machines. Before you leave a row and enter a headland, stop every time and look both ways for traffic.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi feituʻu afe (headlands) mo e fefonongaʻaki: muimui ki he palani fefonongaʻaki ʻa e faama, ngaahi fakaʻilonga mo e ngaahi fakangatangata ʻo e vave. Tuku ʻa e ngaahi mīsini ʻoku ngāue ke nau muʻomuʻa. Kimuʻa pea ke mavahe mei ha ʻotu ʻo hū ki ha feituʻu afe (headland), tuʻu ʻi he taimi kotoa pē pea sio ki he ongo tafaʻaki pe ʻoku ʻi ai ha fefonongaʻaki. °

  • English

    Seeing clearly: keep the windows and mirrors clean. If dust, low sun, dawn or dusk make it hard to see, stop in a safe place. Stop in a safe place before you use a phone.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Sio lelei: tauhi ʻa e ngaahi matapā sioʻata mo e ngaahi sioʻata (mirrors) ke maʻa. Kapau ʻoku faingataʻa ʻa e sio koeʻuhi ko e efu, laʻā ʻoku maʻulalo (low sun), mafoa ʻa e ata (dawn) pe taimi ʻoku kamata ke poʻuli (dusk), tuʻu ʻi ha feituʻu malu. Tuʻu ʻi ha feituʻu malu kimuʻa pea ke ngāueʻaki ha telefoni. °

  • English

    When you are on foot: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides. Use walking routes and keep clear of moving machinery. 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 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

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 and long hours in the seat

Lea Fakatonga

Longoaʻa, efu mo e ngaahi houa loloa ʻi he sea °

English

You may sit for long periods and climb on and off the machine many times. Use your breaks and report pain or discomfort early. If you feel too tired or unwell to operate the machine safely, stop in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

Lea Fakatonga

Te ke ala tangutu ʻi ha ngaahi taimi loloa pea kaka hake ki he mīsini mo hifo mei ai ʻo tuʻo lahi. °

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 machine safely, stop in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

  • English

    Noise: tractors, pickups and bankouts can be loud. Wear the hearing protection your host provides.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Longoaʻa: ʻe ala longoaʻa lahi ʻa e ngaahi tulekitoa, ngaahi pickup mo e ngaahi bankout. Tui ʻa e meʻa maluʻi telinga ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. °

  • English

    Dust: harvest work makes a lot of dust. Keep the cab doors and windows shut, and run the cab fan as your host shows you. The fan draws air into the cab through a filter. Follow your host's instructions for dust. If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop the machine in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Efu: ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he ngāue havesi ʻa e efu lahi. Tauhi ʻa e ngaahi matapā mo e ngaahi matapā sioʻata ʻo e fale fakaʻuli (cab) ke tāpuni, pea fakalele ʻa e ili ʻo e fale fakaʻuli ʻo fakatatau ki he founga ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. ʻOku toho mai ʻe he ili ʻa e ʻea ki loto ʻi he fale fakaʻuli (cab), ʻo fou ʻi ha meʻa sivi ʻea (filter). Muimui ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai fekauʻaki mo e efu. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop the machine in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

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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