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Fertigation and fertiliser mixing

Fertigation means applying fertiliser through the irrigation system. This is specialist chemical work. Do it only if it is part of your confirmed job and your host has trained you and authorised you to do it. You also need any licence or qualification the work requires.

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A worker and supervisor discuss the job in an orchard-side briefing area, with a closed tank and pipework in the background.
Fertigation and fertiliser mixing Illustrative image.

Know the limits

What this job does not include

This is specialist chemical work. Do it only if it is part of your confirmed job and your host has trained you and authorised you to do it. You also need any licence or qualification the work requires.

Use only what your host gives you. Use only the products, amounts, equipment and method in your host's instructions. Do not guess and do not change anything. Follow the label, the safety data sheet (SDS) and your host's instructions. The SDS is a document that explains a product's dangers and how to use it safely. If anything is unclear or missing, stop and ask your supervisor.

This sheet covers fertigation and fertiliser mixing only. Spraying, spreading lime, changing irrigation schedules, repairs, driving, operating other machinery, electrical work and working at heights are separate tasks. They need their own instructions, training and authorisation. Never work on electrical equipment or enter confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels.

Before you start, go through the label and SDS with your supervisor. Ask for language help if you need it. Make sure you know where the eyewash, washing water and first aid are.

Wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) your host provides. The label, the SDS and your host tell you what to wear. For chemical work this may include long chemical gloves, face and eye protection, a chemical suit and a chemical breathing mask.

Splashes or other exposure: if fertiliser or chemicals get in your eyes or on your skin, or you breathe them in or swallow them, stop and get first aid straight away. Follow the first-aid instructions from your induction, the label and the SDS. Tell your supervisor straight away, even if you feel well. Also tell your supervisor if you or a co-worker feel unwell after handling fertiliser or chemicals.

Spills and leaks: if fertiliser or chemical spills or leaks, stop work, keep other people away and tell your supervisor. Clean up only as your host has trained you.

Water under pressure: never cut or disconnect a pipe or hose while water is running or the line is under pressure. An authorised person must first make the system safe using the host's procedure. Start only when your supervisor says it is safe. If a pipe or hose bursts, or a fitting leaks or comes off, stop and tell your supervisor. Do not force it.

At night, follow your host's instructions for lighting. If you cannot see your work area or read a label clearly, stop work, move to a safe place and tell your supervisor.

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 stationary worker listens as a supervisor uses an unlabeled orchard map and points along a row.
Use only the products, amounts, equipment and method in your host's instructions. Do not guess and do not change anything.
A supervisor points to a printed safety document while a worker reads beside them at a clean table.
Before you start, go through the label and SDS with your supervisor. Ask for language help if you need it.
A stationary worker discusses an orchard location with a supervisor using an unlabeled map.
Spills and leaks: if fertiliser or chemical spills or leaks, stop work, keep other people away and tell your supervisor. Clean up only as your host has trained you.
A worker speaks with a supervisor in a lit shelter beside a dark orchard at night.
If you cannot see your work area or read a label clearly, stop work, move to a safe place and tell your supervisor.
Two workers in sun hats and long sleeves rest in shade with personal drinking-water bottles.
Use sun protection all year (broad-brim hat, long sleeves, sunglasses, sunscreen), drink water often, take shade breaks and dress for the weather.
Two workers remain in the foreground, separated from a distant tractor in an almond orchard.
On foot: use walking routes and keep clear of moving machinery.

Read before you start

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

Full English source

Fertigation and fertiliser mixing on an almond farm

What to expect before you start

Version 1.0 | Date of review: 18 October 2026 | Date of next review: 18 October 2028

This sheet describes typical fertigation and fertiliser mixing 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 handle fertiliser or chemicals, drive a farm vehicle, operate machinery 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. Some shifts may be at night. Ask your supervisor if you are unsure.

The work you may do

Fertigation means applying fertiliser through the irrigation system. In this work you may help mix fertiliser and add it to the irrigation water, as your host directs.

This is specialist chemical work. Do it only if it is part of your confirmed job and your host has trained you and authorised you to do it. You also need any licence or qualification the work requires.

Use only what your host gives you. Use only the products, amounts, equipment and method in your host's instructions. Do not guess and do not change anything. Follow the label, the safety data sheet (SDS) and your host's instructions. The SDS is a document that explains a product's dangers and how to use it safely. If anything is unclear or missing, stop and ask your supervisor.

Checking and reporting. Watch for leaks, spills, and damaged containers, hoses or fittings. Report what you saw, where (block or site) and when. Fill in any records your host asks for.

This sheet covers fertigation and fertiliser mixing only. Spraying, spreading lime, changing irrigation schedules, repairs, driving, operating other machinery, electrical work and working at heights are separate tasks. They need their own instructions, training and authorisation. Never work on electrical equipment or enter confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels.

Handling fertiliser and chemicals

Fertiliser and chemicals can harm you if they get in your eyes or on your skin, or if you breathe them in or swallow them.

  • Before you start, go through the label and SDS with your supervisor. Ask for language help if you need it. Make sure you know where the eyewash, washing water and first aid are.
  • Wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) your host provides. The label, the SDS and your host tell you what to wear. For chemical work this may include long chemical gloves, face and eye protection, a chemical suit and a chemical breathing mask.
  • Do not eat, drink or smoke while you handle fertiliser or chemicals. Wash your hands and any exposed skin after handling, and before you eat, drink or smoke.
  • Splashes or other exposure: if fertiliser or chemicals get in your eyes or on your skin, or you breathe them in or swallow them, stop and get first aid straight away. Follow the first-aid instructions from your induction, the label and the SDS. Tell your supervisor straight away, even if you feel well. Also tell your supervisor if you or a co-worker feel unwell after handling fertiliser or chemicals.
  • Spills and leaks: if fertiliser or chemical spills or leaks, stop work, keep other people away and tell your supervisor. Clean up only as your host has trained you.
  • Storage: keep fertiliser and chemicals only in the containers and places your host shows you.
  • Water under pressure: never cut or disconnect a pipe or hose while water is running or the line is under pressure. An authorised person must first make the system safe using the host's procedure. Start only when your supervisor says it is safe. If a pipe or hose bursts, or a fitting leaks or comes off, stop and tell your supervisor. Do not force it.
  • At night, follow your host's instructions for lighting. If you cannot see your work area or read a label clearly, stop work, move to a safe place and tell your supervisor.

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.

Movement and lifting

You may need to walk on uneven ground, bend, and lift and carry fertiliser bags or containers. These can be heavy or awkward. If a lift feels unsafe, ask for help or use the equipment provided. Watch your footing where the ground is wet or slippery. Report pain or discomfort early.

Moving around the farm safely

Mule or similar farm vehicle

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.

Farm traffic rules

  • Follow the farm traffic plan: use set routes, obey signs and speed limits, and keep away from steep slopes, banks and water.
  • On foot: 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. Stop in a safe place before using a phone.

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, gloves, eye or hearing protection, sun protection and a vehicle helmet. 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

Fertigation and fertiliser mixing on an almond farm

Lea Fakatonga

Fafanga ʻakau ʻi he fuʻifuʻi ngoue (fertigation) mo e fio ʻo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) 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 1.2, based on English version 1.0 | Date of review: 18 October 2026 | Date of next review: 18 October 2028

Lea Fakatonga

Version fakapalangi mo Fakatonga 1.2, makatuʻunga ʻi he Version fakapalangi 1.0 | 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 fertigation and fertiliser mixing 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 handle fertiliser or chemicals, drive a farm vehicle, operate machinery or repair equipment.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e laʻipepa ni ki he ngāue fafanga ʻakau ʻi he fuʻifuʻi ngoue (fertigation) mo e fio ʻo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) 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 ngāue mo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) pe ngaahi kemikale, fakaʻuli ha meʻalele ʻa e faama, ngāueʻaki ha mīsini 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. Some shifts may be at night. 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. ʻE ala fai ʻa e ngaahi sifi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he taimi poʻuli. ʻEke ki hoʻo supavaisa kapau ʻoku ke veiveiua. °

English

The work you may do

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi ngāue te ke ala fai °

English

Fertigation means applying fertiliser through the irrigation system. In this work you may help mix fertiliser and add it to the irrigation water, as your host directs.

Lea Fakatonga

Ko e fafanga ʻakau ʻi he fuʻifuʻi ngoue (fertigation) ʻoku ʻuhinga ia ki hono tuku ʻo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) ʻo fakafou ʻi he ngaahi naunau fuʻifuʻi ngoue (system). ʻI he ngāue ni, te ke ala tokoni ki hono fio ʻo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) mo hono tānaki ki he vai fuʻifuʻi ngoue, ʻo hangē ko e fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. °

English

This is specialist chemical work. Do it only if it is part of your confirmed job and your host has trained you and authorised you to do it. You also need any licence or qualification the work requires.

Lea Fakatonga

Ko e ngāue kemikale ʻeni ʻoku fiemaʻu ki ai ha poto makehe. Fai pē ia kapau ʻoku kau ia ʻi hoʻo ngāue kuo fakapapauʻi, pea kuo akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai pea fakangofua koe ke ke fai ia. ʻOku ke fiemaʻu foki ha laiseni pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ngāue pe ha qualification pē ʻoku fiemaʻu ʻe he ngāue. °

English

Use only what your host gives you. Use only the products, amounts, equipment and method in your host's instructions. Do not guess and do not change anything. Follow the label, the safety data sheet (SDS) and your host's instructions. The SDS is a document that explains a product's dangers and how to use it safely. If anything is unclear or missing, stop and ask your supervisor.

Lea Fakatonga

Ngāueʻaki pē ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Ngāueʻaki pē ʻa e ngaahi koloa (products), ʻa e lahi (amounts), ʻa e meʻangāue mo e founga ʻoku hā ʻi he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. ʻOua naʻa ke mateʻi pea ʻoua naʻa ke liliu ha meʻa. Muimui ki he label, ki he laʻipepa fakamatala ki he malu (SDS), mo e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Ko e SDS ko ha tohi fakamatala ʻoku fakamatalaʻi ai ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakatuʻutāmaki ʻo ha koloa (product) mo e founga ke ngāueʻaki malu ai. Kapau ʻoku ʻi ai ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai mahino pe ʻikai maʻu, tuʻu pea ʻeke ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

English

Checking and reporting. Watch for leaks, spills, and damaged containers, hoses or fittings. Report what you saw, where (block or site) and when. Fill in any records your host asks for.

Lea Fakatonga

Vakaiʻi mo lipooti. Tokanga ki ha mama (leaks), ha mahua (spills), mo e maumau ʻi he ngaahi faʻoʻanga, paipa (hoses) pe hokoʻanga (fittings). Lipooti ʻa e meʻa naʻa ke sio ki ai, ʻa e feituʻu (poloka pe feituʻu ngāue) mo e taimi. Fakafonu ʻa e ngaahi lekooti kotoa pē ʻoku kole ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. °

English

This sheet covers fertigation and fertiliser mixing only. Spraying, spreading lime, changing irrigation schedules, repairs, driving, operating other machinery, electrical work and working at heights are separate tasks. They need their own instructions, training and authorisation. Never work on electrical equipment or enter confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e laʻipepa ni ki he ngāue fafanga ʻakau ʻi he fuʻifuʻi ngoue (fertigation) mo e fio ʻo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) pē. Ko e ngaahi ngāue makehe (separate tasks) ʻa e fana (spraying), fakamafola ʻo e laimi (lime), liliu ʻo e ngaahi taimi kuo fokotuʻu ki he fuʻifuʻi ngoue (irrigation schedules), fakaleleiʻi, fakaʻuli, ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi mīsini kehe, ngāue ʻuhila mo e ngāue ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu maʻolunga. ʻOku fiemaʻu ki he ngāue taki taha ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakahinohino pē ʻaʻana, ʻene akoʻi pē ʻaʻana mo ʻene ngofua pē ʻaʻana. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke ngāue ʻi ha meʻangāue ʻuhila pe hū ki ha feituʻu mapuni (confined spaces), ha feituʻu tauhi vai (dam), ha ʻaiʻanga (tank) pe ha halanga vai (channel). °

English

Handling fertiliser and chemicals

Lea Fakatonga

Ngāue mo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) mo e ngaahi kemikale °

English

Fertiliser and chemicals can harm you if they get in your eyes or on your skin, or if you breathe them in or swallow them.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻE ala fakatupu ha maumau kiate koe ʻa e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) mo e ngaahi kemikale kapau ʻoku hū ia ki ho ongo foʻi mata pe tau ki ho kili, pe kapau ʻoku ke manavaʻaki ia pe folo ia. °

  • English

    Before you start, go through the label and SDS with your supervisor. Ask for language help if you need it. Make sure you know where the eyewash, washing water and first aid are.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Kimuʻa pea ke kamata, vakaiʻi ʻa e label mo e SDS fakataha mo hoʻo supavaisa. Kole ha tokoni ʻi he lea kapau ʻoku ke fiemaʻu ia. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Make sure you know where the eyewash, washing water and first aid are.

  • English

    Wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) your host provides. The label, the SDS and your host tell you what to wear. For chemical work this may include long chemical gloves, face and eye protection, a chemical suit and a chemical breathing mask.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Tui ʻa e teunga maluʻi fakataautaha (PPE) ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. ʻOku tala atu ʻe he label, ʻe he SDS mo e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻa e meʻa ke ke tui. Ki he ngāue mo e kemikale, ʻe ala kau heni ʻa e kofunima loloa maluʻi mei he kemikale, meʻa maluʻi ki he mata (face) mo e ongo foʻi mata (eyes), teunga maluʻi mei he kemikale (chemical suit), mo e meʻa maluʻi manava mei he kemikale (chemical breathing mask). °

  • English

    Do not eat, drink or smoke while you handle fertiliser or chemicals. Wash your hands and any exposed skin after handling, and before you eat, drink or smoke.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻOua naʻa ke kai, inu pe ifi tapaka lolotonga hoʻo ngāue mo e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) pe ngaahi kemikale. Fufulu ho ongo nima mo ha konga pē ʻo ho kili naʻe ʻikai ʻufiʻufi, hili hoʻo ngāue mo ia, pea kimuʻa pea ke kai, inu pe ifi. °

  • English

    Splashes or other exposure: if fertiliser or chemicals get in your eyes or on your skin, or you breathe them in or swallow them, stop and get first aid straight away. Follow the first-aid instructions from your induction, the label and the SDS. Tell your supervisor straight away, even if you feel well. Also tell your supervisor if you or a co-worker feel unwell after handling fertiliser or chemicals.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Splashes or other exposure: if fertiliser or chemicals get in your eyes or on your skin, or you breathe them in or swallow them, stop and get first aid straight away.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Follow the first-aid instructions from your induction, the label and the SDS.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Tell your supervisor straight away, even if you feel well.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Also tell your supervisor if you or a co-worker feel unwell after handling fertiliser or chemicals.

  • English

    Spills and leaks: if fertiliser or chemical spills or leaks, stop work, keep other people away and tell your supervisor. Clean up only as your host has trained you.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Spills and leaks: if fertiliser or chemical spills or leaks, stop work, keep other people away and tell your supervisor.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Clean up only as your host has trained you.

  • English

    Storage: keep fertiliser and chemicals only in the containers and places your host shows you.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ko hono tauhi (storage): tauhi ʻa e meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser) mo e ngaahi kemikale ʻi he ngaahi faʻoʻanga pē ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, pea ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu pē ʻoku ne fakaʻaliʻali atu. °

  • English

    Water under pressure: never cut or disconnect a pipe or hose while water is running or the line is under pressure. An authorised person must first make the system safe using the host's procedure. Start only when your supervisor says it is safe. If a pipe or hose bursts, or a fitting leaks or comes off, stop and tell your supervisor. Do not force it.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Vai ʻoku ʻi ai ha teke (under pressure): ʻoua ʻaupito naʻa ke tuʻusi ha paipa (pipe) pe ha paipa (hose), pe fakamavahe ʻa hono hoko, lolotonga ʻoku tafe ʻa e vai pe ʻoku kei ʻi ai ha teke ʻi loto ʻi he laine paipa (under pressure). Kuo pau ke tomuʻa ʻai ʻe ha tokotaha kuo fakangofua ʻa e ngaahi naunau fuʻifuʻi ngoue (system) ke malu, ʻo ngāueʻaki ʻa e founga ngāue ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Kamata pē ʻi he taimi ʻoku tala atu ai ʻe hoʻo supavaisa ʻoku malu. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If a pipe or hose bursts, or a fitting leaks or comes off, stop and tell your supervisor.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Do not force it.

  • English

    At night, follow your host's instructions for lighting. If you cannot see your work area or read a label clearly, stop work, move to a safe place and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻI he poʻuli, muimui ki he ngaahi fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai fekauʻaki mo e maama. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ke lava ʻo sio lelei ki ho feituʻu ngāue pe ʻoku ʻikai ke ke lava ʻo lau lelei ha label, taʻofi ʻa e ngāue, ʻalu ki ha feituʻu malu pea tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

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

Movement and lifting

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi ngaungaue mo e hiki meʻa °

English

You may need to walk on uneven ground, bend, and lift and carry fertiliser bags or containers. These can be heavy or awkward. If a lift feels unsafe, ask for help or use the equipment provided. Watch your footing where the ground is wet or slippery. Report pain or discomfort early.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻE ala fiemaʻu ke ke lue ʻi he kelekele tokakovi, punou, pea hiki mo fetuku ʻa e ngaahi kato pe faʻoʻanga meʻa fafanga ʻakau (fertiliser). ʻE ala mamafa pe faingataʻa ke pukepuke ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ni. Kapau ʻoku ke ongoʻi ʻoku ʻikai malu ke hiki ha meʻa, kole tokoni pe ngāueʻaki ʻa e meʻangāue kuo ʻoatu. Tokanga ki he feituʻu ʻoku ke ʻai ai ho vaʻe ʻi he kelekele ʻoku viviku pe hekeheke. °

English retained in the source

Lea Fakatonga: Report pain or discomfort early.

English

Moving around the farm safely

Lea Fakatonga

Fefonongaʻaki ʻi he faama ʻi ha founga malu °

English

Mule or similar farm vehicle

Lea Fakatonga

Mule pe ha meʻalele faama ʻoku meimei tatau °

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

Farm traffic rules

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni fefonongaʻaki ʻi he faama °

  • 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

    On foot: 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. Stop in a safe place before using a phone.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻI hoʻo lue: 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. Tuʻu ʻi ha feituʻu malu kimuʻa pea ke ngāueʻaki ha telefoni. °

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, gloves, eye or hearing protection, sun protection and a vehicle helmet. 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, kofunima, meʻa maluʻi mata pe telinga, maluʻi mei he laʻā, mo e tatā maluʻi ki he heka meʻalele (vehicle helmet). 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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