Occupational Health Management Plan of Tandou Ltd

Running Head: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT PLAN 1
Pesticides and Associated Health Risks to Worker at Tandou Ltd
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Contents
Table of Content..............................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Pesticides Exposure and Associated Risks at Tandou Ltd..............................................................4
About Tandou Ltd........................................................................................................................4
Exposure to Occupational health Hazards at Tandou Ltd...........................................................5
Pesticides Exposure and Associated Risks at Tandou Ltd..........................................................6
Critical Reviews.......................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
References......................................................................................................................................13

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Introduction
Occupational health and safety of workers are one of the key priorities of Tandou Ltd. The
company generally focuses on agribusiness as its core business. This paper analyzes the
company by explaining the major agricultural activities it engages in, its location and land size,
and workers profile.
The major parts covered by this paper are to analyze:
 The occupational health hazard at Tandou Ltd, the risk associated with pesticide
 The risks associated with the pesticides (identified hazard)
 The Literature review of the hazard, and
 Occupational health management plan of Tandou Ltd
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Pesticides Exposure and Associated Risks at Tandou Ltd
About Tandou Ltd
Tandou Ltd is an agribusiness entity based in Mildura, Australia. The company was founded by
Robert Walter Smith and Ian M. Taylor in 1972. Tandou Ltd principal crops include cotton,
durum wheat, Pima cotton, and malting barley. Other crops that the company grows comprise of
sunflowers, sorghum, and corn. The pastoral activities involve sheep and cattle and organic lamb
production. The company engagement in treading water and entitlement together with water
allocation include water portfolio management, allocation lease, entitlement lease, and allocation
parking activities. Other activities include cotton ginning services, water pumping and Pima
cotton extension services; research, and agricultural, wastewater, and environmental
management consulting services.
Tandou Ltd uses both traditional and advance technology farming throughout its farming
activities for risk reductions and value creation. The company operates on approximately
127,000 hectares near Menindee, NSW and 6,000 hectares near Hay, NSW. Part of this land
averaging 15,000 hectares is under irrigation schemes.
The company has employed from 2000-7000 employees across the Mildura and other regions
mostly women of men of all working ages. The locals are given priorities, especially in the non-
professional casual job. Men are employed to do manual works and operate machines in the
farms while women assist in other production activities. Professional jobs are competitive and
employment is on merits. The terms of work engagements can be either temporary with renewal