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Stock pad and harvest transport coordination

This sheet covers coordination work on the ground only. As your host directs, you may help to organise where the almonds are stockpiled, and where and when bankouts and trucks wait, unload, load and leave. Your host will tell you who gives directions on the stock pad and what you are responsible for. Give directions to drivers only if your host has trained you and given you that job.

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Two workers review a plan and radios away from parked harvest vehicles.
As your host directs 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 coordination work on the ground only. It does not cover driving (including bankouts, trucks and loaders), operating the elevator or any other machine, clearing blockages, repairs, using power tools, handling chemicals, covering or uncovering stockpiles with tarps (large covers), electrical work, climbing onto machines, trucks or stockpiles, other work at heights, or entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. These are separate tasks. They need their own instructions, training and authorisation.

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

  • 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

  • Never approach a working machine until the operator has stopped and clearly signalled you to come closer. Eye contact alone is not enough.
  • 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 stock pad and harvest transport coordination 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 drive a farm vehicle, operate machinery or repair equipment.
  • Helping to coordinate. As your host directs, you may help to organise where the almonds are stockpiled, and where and when bankouts and trucks wait, unload, load and leave. At some farms, bankout drivers tell a stock pad controller when they arrive, then wait at a set holding place. The controller tells each driver when to go to the elevator and when to move away. Drivers tell the controller when they leave, and follow the set exit route. Your host will tell you who gives directions on the stock pad and what you are responsible for. Give directions to drivers only if your host has trained you and given you that job.
  • Be seen: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides at all times. Stand where drivers can see you. Places a driver cannot see are called blind spots. Never stand in a blind spot or behind a vehicle that is reversing or may reverse. Dust, low sun, dawn, dusk and darkness can stop a driver from seeing you.
  • Use set walking routes: use the walking routes and safe places your host shows you. Never stand or walk between two machines, or between a machine and the elevator, a truck or a stockpile.
  • Agree signals first: before you start, agree the radio calls and signals with the drivers and the elevator operator, as your host trains you. Check your radio before work, as your host shows you, and keep it on and working. Before you direct any machine, learn the stop signal and what to do if you lose radio contact or cannot see the driver. Give signals only from a safe place where the driver can see you. If the radio fails, a call is not clear or you are not sure a driver has seen you, do not signal a machine to move. Stay in a safe place and tell your supervisor.
  • Moving parts: belts and other moving parts can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. Never reach into the elevator, the hopper or a belt. Do not wear loose clothing, and tie back long hair. If a guard is missing, something is jammed or something looks wrong, keep clear and tell the elevator operator or your supervisor.
  • Tipping trucks: keep well clear of a truck while it tips its load. Never go under a raised tray or any raised part.
  • Power lines: elevators and tipping trucks are tall. A tipping truck becomes taller when its tray is raised. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Before you start, ask your host to show you the overhead power lines and where machines and raised parts must not go. Never direct a machine towards a power line. If you are unsure, do not signal a machine to move; ask your supervisor. If a machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it, keep well away from the machine, anything touching it and the ground around it. Do not go near it, even to help someone. Warn others to keep away. Call 000 or ask someone to call.
  • 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 stock pad and harvest transport coordination 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.

Two workers review a paper record beside a parked farm tractor.
If your host asks you to keep a record of loads
Two workers stand apart from a distant tractor in an almond orchard.
Keep separate from machines
Two workers discuss an orchard row using a radio while a farm vehicle remains distant.
Agree signals first
Two workers discuss night work under a lit shelter away from machinery.
Night work
Two workers drink water in the shade during an orchard break.
drink water often, take shade breaks
Supervisor and worker review hearing protection before noisy harvest work.
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

Stock pad and harvest transport coordination 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 stock pad and harvest transport coordination 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 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. Ask your supervisor if you are unsure. Stock pad work may include night shifts.

The work you may do

The stock pad. At harvest, bankouts (harvest machines that carry the almonds out of the rows) bring the almonds to the elevator site. An elevator is a machine with a moving belt. It carries the almonds up into a truck or onto a stockpile (a large pile of almonds). The area where this happens is often called the stock pad. Front-end loaders and tipping trucks may also work there.

Helping to coordinate. As your host directs, you may help to organise where the almonds are stockpiled, and where and when bankouts and trucks wait, unload, load and leave. At some farms, bankout drivers tell a stock pad controller when they arrive, then wait at a set holding place. The controller tells each driver when to go to the elevator and when to move away. Drivers tell the controller when they leave, and follow the set exit route. Your host will tell you who gives directions on the stock pad and what you are responsible for. Give directions to drivers only if your host has trained you and given you that job.

Records. If your host asks you to keep a record of loads, it will show you what to record and how.

This sheet covers coordination work on the ground only. It does not cover driving (including bankouts, trucks and loaders), operating the elevator or any other machine, clearing blockages, repairs, using power tools, handling chemicals, covering or uncovering stockpiles with tarps (large covers), electrical work, climbing onto machines, trucks or stockpiles, other work at heights, or entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. These are separate tasks. They need their own instructions, training and authorisation.

Working on foot among machines

The stock pad can be busy. Bankouts, trucks, loaders, elevators and other vehicles may be moving or working close together. A person on foot can be hit, run over or crushed.

  • Keep separate from machines. Before you start, ask your host to show you where to work and how workers are kept away from machinery. If a machine comes into your work area, stop work, keep clear and tell your supervisor.
  • Never approach a working machine until the operator has stopped and clearly signalled you to come closer. Eye contact alone is not enough.
  • Be seen: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides at all times. Stand where drivers can see you. Places a driver cannot see are called blind spots. Never stand in a blind spot or behind a vehicle that is reversing or may reverse. Dust, low sun, dawn, dusk and darkness can stop a driver from seeing you.
  • Use set walking routes: use the walking routes and safe places your host shows you. Never stand or walk between two machines, or between a machine and the elevator, a truck or a stockpile.
  • Agree signals first: before you start, agree the radio calls and signals with the drivers and the elevator operator, as your host trains you. Check your radio before work, as your host shows you, and keep it on and working. Before you direct any machine, learn the stop signal and what to do if you lose radio contact or cannot see the driver. Give signals only from a safe place where the driver can see you. If the radio fails, a call is not clear or you are not sure a driver has seen you, do not signal a machine to move. Stay in a safe place and tell your supervisor.
  • Night work: in the dark it is harder to see people, machines and the ground, and harder for drivers to see you. Before night work, your host will show you the lights, routes and how to stay in contact.

Other dangers to watch for

  • At the elevator: the hopper is the bin at the bottom of the elevator where the almonds are tipped in. Keep clear of the hopper while a bankout or loader unloads or backs away. Keep out of any barricaded area, such as around the stick chute (where sticks come out). Ask your host to show you the elevator's emergency stops.
  • Moving parts: belts and other moving parts can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. Never reach into the elevator, the hopper or a belt. Do not wear loose clothing, and tie back long hair. If a guard is missing, something is jammed or something looks wrong, keep clear and tell the elevator operator or your supervisor.
  • Tipping trucks: keep well clear of a truck while it tips its load. Never go under a raised tray or any raised part.
  • Power lines: elevators and tipping trucks are tall. A tipping truck becomes taller when its tray is raised. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Before you start, ask your host to show you the overhead power lines and where machines and raised parts must not go. Never direct a machine towards a power line. If you are unsure, do not signal a machine to move; ask your supervisor. If a machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it, keep well away from the machine, anything touching it and the ground around it. Do not go near it, even to help someone. Warn others to keep away. Call 000 or ask someone to call.

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.
  • Fire: follow your host's fire rules. Ask your host where the fire extinguishers are. If you see smoke or fire, move away, warn others and tell your supervisor straight away. In a fire, follow the farm emergency plan and go to the meeting point (muster point).

Movement, noise and dust

You may stand or walk for long periods on rough or uneven ground. Almonds and sticks on the ground can make you slip or trip. Use your breaks. Tell your supervisor early if you feel pain, discomfort or unusual tiredness. If you feel too tired to work safely, stop in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

  • Noise: elevators, trucks and other harvest machines can be loud. Wear the hearing protection your host provides. Noise can make it hard to hear a vehicle coming, so keep looking around you.
  • Dust: harvest work makes a lot of dust. Wear the dust mask and eye protection your host provides, and follow your host's instructions for dust. If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop work, move to a safe place and tell your supervisor.

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. 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, long sleeves and long trousers, gloves, eye or hearing protection, sun protection, a dust mask 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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Paired English + Lea Fakatonga

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The Tongan did not pass the full language check. The English is the official version. If anything is unclear, ask for a human interpreter — Orchard Tech will provide one.

14 safety instructions and the rule that English is the official version are shown in English only. This is not a passed or certified translation.

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Source record details (for supervisors)

The paired English–Tongan source was issued under an owner exception. The source records 14 blocking issues and 133 composed Tongan rows. 14 safety instructions and the English-authority policy remain in exact English. This is not a passed or certified translation.

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BILINGUAL AID - ENGLISH IS THE AUTHORITATIVE VERSION - NOT AUTHORISED FOR TONGAN-ALONE DISPLAY

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

Stock pad and harvest transport coordination on an almond farm

Lea Fakatonga

Fokotuʻutuʻu ngāue ʻi he stock pad mo e fetuku ʻi he taimi havesi 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 stock pad and harvest transport coordination 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 drive a farm vehicle, operate machinery or repair equipment.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku fakamatala ʻa e laʻipepa ni ki he ngāue angamaheni mo e ngaahi tuʻunga ʻi hono fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngāue ʻi he stock pad mo e fetuku ʻi he taimi havesi. 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 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. Ask your supervisor if you are unsure. Stock pad work 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 ʻi he stock pad ʻa e ngaahi sifi ʻi he poʻuli. °

English

The work you may do

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi ngāue te ke ala fai °

English

The stock pad. At harvest, bankouts (harvest machines that carry the almonds out of the rows) bring the almonds to the elevator site. An elevator is a machine with a moving belt. It carries the almonds up into a truck or onto a stockpile (a large pile of almonds). The area where this happens is often called the stock pad. Front-end loaders and tipping trucks may also work there.

Lea Fakatonga

Ko e stock pad. ʻI he taimi havesi, ʻoku ʻomi ʻe he ngaahi bankout (ngaahi mīsini havesi ʻoku nau fetuku ʻa e ngaahi fua almond ki tuʻa mei he ngaahi ʻotu) ʻa e ngaahi fua almond ki he feituʻu ʻo e elevator. Ko e elevator ko ha mīsini ʻoku ʻi ai ha leta fetuku (belt) ʻoku ngaʻunu. ʻOku ne fetuku ʻa e ngaahi fua almond ki ʻolunga ki loto ʻi ha loli pe ki ʻolunga ʻi ha stockpile (ha fokotuʻunga lahi ʻo e ngaahi fua almond). ʻOku faʻa ui ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku hoko ai ʻeni ko e stock pad. ʻE ala ngāue foki ʻi he feituʻu ko ia ha ngaahi mīsini fakaheka uta ʻi muʻa (front-end loaders) mo e ngaahi loli huaʻi uta (tipping trucks). °

English

Helping to coordinate. As your host directs, you may help to organise where the almonds are stockpiled, and where and when bankouts and trucks wait, unload, load and leave. At some farms, bankout drivers tell a stock pad controller when they arrive, then wait at a set holding place. The controller tells each driver when to go to the elevator and when to move away. Drivers tell the controller when they leave, and follow the set exit route. Your host will tell you who gives directions on the stock pad and what you are responsible for. Give directions to drivers only if your host has trained you and given you that job.

Lea Fakatonga

Tokoni ki hono fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e ngāue. ʻI he fakahinohino ʻa e faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, te ke ala tokoni ke fokotuʻutuʻu ʻa e feituʻu ʻe fokotuʻu ai ʻa e ngaahi fua almond ʻi ha stockpile, mo e feituʻu mo e taimi ʻe tatali ai, tuku hifo ai ʻenau uta, fakaheka ai ʻa e uta mo mavahe ai ʻa e ngaahi bankout mo e ngaahi loli. ʻI he ngaahi faama ʻe niʻihi, ʻoku tala ʻe he kau fakaʻuli bankout ki ha tokotaha ʻoku ne puleʻi ʻa e stock pad (controller) ʻi heʻenau aʻu atu, pea nau tatali ʻi ha feituʻu tatali (holding place) kuo fokotuʻu. ʻOku tala ʻe he tokotaha ʻoku ne puleʻi ʻa e stock pad (controller) ki he tokotaha fakaʻuli taki taha ʻa e taimi ke ʻalu ai ki he elevator mo e taimi ke mavahe ai. ʻOku tala ʻe he kau fakaʻuli ki he tokotaha ʻoku ne puleʻi ʻa e stock pad (controller) ʻi heʻenau mavahe, pea nau muimui ki he hala mavahe (exit route) kuo fokotuʻu. ʻE tala atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ko hai ʻoku ne ʻoatu ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ʻi he stock pad mo e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ke fatongiaʻaki. ʻOatu ʻa e ngaahi fakahinohino ki he kau fakaʻuli ʻo kapau pē kuo akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai pea kuo ne ʻoatu ʻa e ngāue ko ia kiate koe. °

English

Records. If your host asks you to keep a record of loads, it will show you what to record and how.

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi lēkooti. Kapau ʻe kole atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke ke tauhi ha lēkooti ʻo e ngaahi uta, ʻe fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ko ia ʻa e meʻa ke lēkooti mo hono founga. °

English

This sheet covers coordination work on the ground only. It does not cover driving (including bankouts, trucks and loaders), operating the elevator or any other machine, clearing blockages, repairs, using power tools, handling chemicals, covering or uncovering stockpiles with tarps (large covers), electrical work, climbing onto machines, trucks or stockpiles, other work at heights, or entering confined spaces, dams, tanks or channels. These are separate tasks. They need their own instructions, training and authorisation.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻOku kau ʻi he laʻipepa ni ʻa e ngāue fokotuʻutuʻu ʻi he kelekele pē. ʻOku ʻikai kau heni ʻa e fakaʻuli (kau ai ʻa e ngaahi bankout, loli mo e ngaahi mīsini fakaheka uta (loaders)); ngāueʻaki ʻo e elevator pe ha toe mīsini kehe; toʻo ʻo e ngaahi punitia; ngaahi fakaleleiʻi; ngāueʻaki ʻo e ngaahi meʻangāue ʻoku fakalele ʻaki ha ivi (power tools); ngāue mo e ngaahi kemikale; ʻufiʻufi ʻo e ngaahi stockpile ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi ʻufiʻufi lalahi (tarps) pe toʻo ʻo e ngaahi ʻufiʻufi ko ia mei ai; ngāue ʻuhila; kaka ki he ngaahi mīsini, loli pe stockpile; ngaahi ngāue kehe ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu maʻolunga; pe hū ki he ngaahi feituʻu mapuni (confined spaces), feituʻu tauhi vai (dams), ngaahi ʻaiʻanga (tanks) pe halanga vai (channels). Ko e ngaahi ngāue makehe ʻeni (separate tasks). ʻOku fiemaʻu ki he ngāue taki taha ʻa ʻene ngaahi fakahinohino pē ʻaʻana, ʻene akoʻi pē ʻaʻana mo ʻene ngofua pē ʻaʻana. °

English

Working on foot among machines

Lea Fakatonga

Ngāue ʻi he lue (on foot) ʻi he lotolotonga ʻo e ngaahi mīsini °

English

The stock pad can be busy. Bankouts, trucks, loaders, elevators and other vehicles may be moving or working close together. A person on foot can be hit, run over or crushed.

Lea Fakatonga

ʻE lava ke femoʻuekina ʻa e stock pad. ʻE ala ngaʻunu pe ngāue ofi fakataha ʻa e ngaahi bankout, loli, mīsini fakaheka uta (loaders), elevators mo e ngaahi meʻalele kehe. ʻE lava ke tuki ʻe ha mīsini pe meʻalele ha tokotaha ʻoku lue (on foot), pe lele ʻi hono funga, pe laiki ia. °

  • English

    Keep separate from machines. Before you start, ask your host to show you where to work and how workers are kept away from machinery. If a machine comes into your work area, stop work, keep clear and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Nofo mavahe mei he ngaahi mīsini. Kimuʻa pea ke kamata, kole ki he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻa e feituʻu ke ke ngāue ai mo e founga ʻoku tauhi ai ʻa e kau ngāue ke mamaʻo mei he ngaahi mīsini. Kapau ʻe hū mai ha mīsini ki ho feituʻu ngāue, taʻofi hoʻo ngāue, nofo mamaʻo pea tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

  • English

    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

    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

    Be seen: wear the high-visibility clothing your host provides at all times. Stand where drivers can see you. Places a driver cannot see are called blind spots. Never stand in a blind spot or behind a vehicle that is reversing or may reverse. Dust, low sun, dawn, dusk and darkness can stop a driver from seeing you.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ke hā koe: tui ʻi he taimi kotoa pē ʻa e vala lanu mataʻāʻā ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Tuʻu ʻi ha feituʻu ʻe lava ke sio ai ʻa e kau fakaʻuli kiate koe. ʻOku ui ʻa e ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku ʻikai lava ha tokotaha fakaʻuli ʻo sio ki ai ko e “blind spots”. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke tuʻu ʻi ha “blind spot” pe ʻi mui ʻi ha meʻalele ʻoku lele ki mui (reversing) pe ʻe ala lele ki mui. ʻE lava ke taʻofi ʻe he efu, laʻā ʻoku maʻulalo, mafoa ʻa e ata, fakapoʻuli hifo ʻa e ʻaho mo e poʻuli ʻa e sio ʻa ha tokotaha fakaʻuli kiate koe. °

  • English

    Use set walking routes: use the walking routes and safe places your host shows you. Never stand or walk between two machines, or between a machine and the elevator, a truck or a stockpile.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hala lue kuo fokotuʻu: ngāueʻaki ʻa e ngaahi hala lue mo e ngaahi feituʻu malu ʻoku fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke tuʻu pe lue ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha ongo mīsini, pe ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo ha mīsini mo e elevator, ha loli pe ha stockpile. °

  • English

    Agree signals first: before you start, agree the radio calls and signals with the drivers and the elevator operator, as your host trains you. Check your radio before work, as your host shows you, and keep it on and working. Before you direct any machine, learn the stop signal and what to do if you lose radio contact or cannot see the driver. Give signals only from a safe place where the driver can see you. If the radio fails, a call is not clear or you are not sure a driver has seen you, do not signal a machine to move. Stay in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Tomuʻa felotoi ki he ngaahi fakaʻilonga: kimuʻa pea ke kamata, felotoi mo e kau fakaʻuli mo e tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e elevator ki he ngaahi ui ʻi he radio mo e ngaahi fakaʻilonga, ʻo hangē ko hono akoʻi koe ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. Vakaiʻi hoʻo radio kimuʻa ʻi he ngāue, ʻo hangē ko hono fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai, pea tauhi ia ke moʻui pea ngāue. Kimuʻa pea ke fakahinohino ha mīsini, ako ʻa e fakaʻilonga ke tuʻu (stop signal) mo e meʻa ke fai kapau ʻe motu ʻa e fetuʻutaki ʻi he radio pe ʻoku ʻikai te ke lava ʻo sio ki he tokotaha fakaʻuli. ʻOatu pē ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻilonga mei ha feituʻu malu ʻe lava ke sio ai ʻa e tokotaha fakaʻuli kiate koe. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai ngāue ʻa e radio, ʻoku ʻikai mahino ha ui pe ʻoku ke veiveiua pe kuo sio ha tokotaha fakaʻuli kiate koe, ʻoua naʻa ke ʻoatu ha fakaʻilonga ki ha mīsini ke ngaʻunu. Nofo ʻi ha feituʻu malu pea tala ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

  • English

    Night work: in the dark it is harder to see people, machines and the ground, and harder for drivers to see you. Before night work, your host will show you the lights, routes and how to stay in contact.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngāue ʻi he poʻuli: ʻi he poʻuli ʻoku faingataʻa ange ke sio ki he kakai, ngaahi mīsini mo e kelekele, pea faingataʻa ange ke sio ʻa e kau fakaʻuli kiate koe. Kimuʻa ʻi he ngāue ʻi he poʻuli, ʻe fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ʻa e ngaahi maama, ngaahi hala ke fou ai mo e founga ke tauhi ai ʻa e fetuʻutaki. °

English

Other dangers to watch for

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki kehe ke tokanga ki ai °

  • English

    At the elevator: the hopper is the bin at the bottom of the elevator where the almonds are tipped in. Keep clear of the hopper while a bankout or loader unloads or backs away. Keep out of any barricaded area, such as around the stick chute (where sticks come out). Ask your host to show you the elevator's emergency stops.

    Lea Fakatonga

    ʻI he elevator: ko e hopper ko e pini (bin) ʻi he takele ʻo e elevator ʻoku huaʻi ki ai ʻa e ngaahi fua almond. Nofo mamaʻo mei he hopper lolotonga ʻoku tuku hifo ʻe ha bankout pe mīsini fakaheka uta (loader) ʻa ʻene uta pe ʻoku ne lele ki mui ʻo mavahe. ʻOua naʻa ke hū ki ha feituʻu kuo fakangatangata ʻaki ha ngaahi meʻa taʻofi (barricaded area), hangē ko e feituʻu takatakai ʻi he stick chute (ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku haʻu mei ai ʻa e ngaahi konga ʻakau). °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Ask your host to show you the elevator's emergency stops.

  • English

    Moving parts: belts and other moving parts can catch clothing, hair or a hand and pull a person in. Never reach into the elevator, the hopper or a belt. Do not wear loose clothing, and tie back long hair. If a guard is missing, something is jammed or something looks wrong, keep clear and tell the elevator operator or your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi kongokonga ʻoku ngaʻunu: ʻe lava ke puke ʻe he ngaahi leta (belts) mo e ngaahi kongokonga kehe ʻoku ngaʻunu ʻa e vala, louʻulu pe ha nima, pea nau toho ha tokotaha ki loto. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke mono ho nima ki loto ʻi he elevator, hopper pe ha leta (belt). ʻOua naʻa ke tui ha vala ʻoku tautau (loose clothing), pea haʻi ki mui ʻa e louʻulu loloa. Kapau ʻoku ʻikai maʻu ha meʻa maluʻi (guard), ʻoku fihia ha meʻa (jammed) pe ʻoku ngali ʻikai totonu ha meʻa, nofo mamaʻo pea tala ki he tokotaha ʻoku ne ngāueʻaki ʻa e elevator pe ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

  • English

    Tipping trucks: keep well clear of a truck while it tips its load. Never go under a raised tray or any raised part.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi loli huaʻi uta (tipping trucks): nofo mamaʻo ʻaupito mei ha loli lolotonga ʻoku ne huaʻi ʻa ʻene uta. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke ʻalu ki lalo ʻi ha puha uta ʻi mui (tray) kuo hiki hake pe ha konga pē kuo hiki hake. °

  • English

    Power lines: elevators and tipping trucks are tall. A tipping truck becomes taller when its tray is raised. Electricity can jump to a machine that comes close to a line, even if it does not touch it. Before you start, ask your host to show you the overhead power lines and where machines and raised parts must not go. Never direct a machine towards a power line. If you are unsure, do not signal a machine to move; ask your supervisor. If a machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it, keep well away from the machine, anything touching it and the ground around it. Do not go near it, even to help someone. Warn others to keep away. Call 000 or ask someone to call.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Ngaahi laine ʻuhila: ʻoku maʻolunga ʻa e ngaahi elevator mo e ngaahi loli huaʻi uta (tipping trucks). ʻOku toe maʻolunga ange ha loli huaʻi uta (tipping truck) ʻi he taimi ʻoku hiki hake ai hono puha uta ʻi mui (tray). 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. Kimuʻa pea ke kamata, kole ki he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai ke fakaʻaliʻali atu ʻa e ngaahi laine ʻuhila ʻi ʻolunga mo e ngaahi feituʻu ʻoku tapu ke ʻalu ki ai ʻa e ngaahi mīsini mo e ngaahi konga kuo hiki hake. ʻOua ʻaupito naʻa ke fakahinohino ha mīsini ke ngaʻunu fakahanga ki ha laine ʻuhila. Kapau ʻoku ke veiveiua, ʻoua naʻa ke ʻoatu ha fakaʻilonga ki ha mīsini ke ngaʻunu; ʻeke ki hoʻo supavaisa. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If a machine touches a power line, or electricity jumps to it, keep well away from the machine, anything touching it and the ground around it.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Do not go near it, even to help someone.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Warn others to keep away.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Call 000 or ask someone to call.

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

    Fire: follow your host's fire rules. Ask your host where the fire extinguishers are. If you see smoke or fire, move away, warn others and tell your supervisor 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. °

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: Ask your host where the fire extinguishers are.

    English retained in the source

    Lea Fakatonga: If you see smoke or fire, move away, warn others and tell your supervisor 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

Movement, noise and dust

Lea Fakatonga

Ngaʻunu, longoaʻa mo e efu °

English

You may stand or walk for long periods on rough or uneven ground. Almonds and sticks on the ground can make you slip or trip. Use your breaks. Tell your supervisor early if you feel pain, discomfort or unusual tiredness. If you feel too tired to work safely, stop in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

Lea Fakatonga

Te ke ala tuʻu pe lue ʻi ha ngaahi taimi loloa ʻi he kelekele tokakovi pe ʻikai tokalelei. ʻE lava ke ke heke pe humu koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi fua almond mo e ngaahi konga ʻakau ʻi he kelekele. Maʻu ʻa ho ngaahi taimi mālōlō. °

English retained in the source

Lea Fakatonga: Tell your supervisor early if you feel pain, discomfort or unusual tiredness.

English retained in the source

Lea Fakatonga: If you feel too tired to work safely, stop in a safe place and tell your supervisor.

  • English

    Noise: elevators, trucks and other harvest machines can be loud. Wear the hearing protection your host provides. Noise can make it hard to hear a vehicle coming, so keep looking around you.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Longoaʻa: ʻe ala longoaʻa lahi ʻa e ngaahi elevator, loli mo e ngaahi mīsini havesi kehe. Tui ʻa e meʻa maluʻi telinga ʻoku ʻoatu ʻe he faama ʻoku ke ngāue ai. ʻE lava ke faingataʻa ke ke fanongo ki ha meʻalele ʻoku haʻu koeʻuhi ko e longoaʻa, ko ia toutou sio ki ho takatakai. °

  • English

    Dust: harvest work makes a lot of dust. Wear the dust mask and eye protection your host provides, and follow your host's instructions for dust. If dust makes it hard to breathe or to see clearly, stop work, move to a safe place and tell your supervisor.

    Lea Fakatonga

    Efu: ʻoku fakatupu ʻe he ngāue havesi ʻa e efu lahi. 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 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 work, move to a safe place and tell your supervisor.

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. 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. 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, long sleeves and long trousers, gloves, eye or hearing protection, sun protection, a dust mask 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, falani nima loloa mo e talausese loloa, kofunima, meʻa maluʻi mata pe telinga, maluʻi mei he laʻā, meʻa ʻufiʻufi ihu mo e ngutu ke maluʻi mei he efu (dust mask) 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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