Safety Induction FAQ: Growers & Carriers
Site Safety Rules
- All growers and carriers accessing a Viterra site must hold a valid Viterra Safety Card
- Personal protective equipment (such as boots, high-visability clothing, safety glasses, hard hat) must be worn. Different sites have different requirements based on the associated risks
- All drivers must follow site traffic management plans and employee direction
- Children must be under guardian supervision at all times
- All trucks must be fitted with a ground operating tarping system or a safe working platform
- Climbing on vehicles outside of a safe working platform is not permitted for any purpose at Viterra sites
- All vehicles must comply with Chain of Responsibility legislation
Do You Need to be Inducted?
If you are a grower, carrier or passenger who requires access to a Viterra site in Australia, you need to demonstrate you have successfully completed the Viterra safety induction by presenting a Viterra Safety Card.
How Are You Inducted?
Viterra has developed an online safety induction module that can be accessed at https://safetycard.viterra.com.au. The process, which takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, includes an assessment component and quizzes growers on traffic management, operating equipment, and reporting incidents and injuries, among other key safety components.
[Please turn off pop-up blockers to undertake the online module.]
Why Must Passengers Be Inducted?
Viterra is committed to the safety of everyone who visits our sites - employees, growers, carriers, passengers, visitors and contractors. Everyone who requires access to a Viterra site, unaccompanied by a Viterra employee, needs to be aware of site-specific safety requirements, procedures and responsibilities. For this reason, passengers over the age of 15 must undergo a safety induction.
What Does the Induction Involve?
Components of the safety induction for growers/carriers/passengers/visitors include:
- Arriving at a work location - traffic management / marshalling
- Safe use of amenities
- Unsafe conditions or practices
- Fit for work - drugs and alcohol
- Smoking
- Warning signs
- Operating equipment
- Children and passengers
- Pets
- Reporting of incidents and injuries
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements
- Chain of Responsibility requirements
- Grower and carrier responsibilities
- Environmental requirements
Why the Need to Present a Viterra Safety Card?
The Viterra Safety Card demonstrates the holder has been successfully inducted via a Viterra safety induction. Holders must present their Viterra Safety Card with a driver's licence or other photographic identification when requested by a Viterra employee.
Why the Need for Extra ID?
Viterra requires Safety Card holders to present a driver's licence or other photographic identification with a Viterra Safety Card to confirm they are the person who has been inducted.
Are There Any Other Safety Requirements?
Yes. People accessing a Viterra operational site must comply with the site's minimum Personal Protective Equipment requirements, which may include:
- High-visibility clothing
- Hard-hat
- Eye protection
- Enclosed footwear
Where is a Safety Card Required?
Growers/carriers/passengers/visitors are required to present their Safety Card when accessing the following Viterra sites:
- Up-country grain receival sites
- Port terminals
- Malting plants
- Processing and packing facilities
- Feed mills
- Wool stores
- Fertiliser storage/distribution sites
- Agri-product retail depots
- Offices
What If I Lose My Card?
If you lose your card, please contact 0800 800 380 to arrange a replacement.
