Product Overview

This professionally drafted Biosecurity Policy is designed specifically for Australian farming, agriculture and landscaping businesses that need robust, practical controls to manage biosecurity risks while meeting work health and safety obligations. It provides a comprehensive, ready-to-use framework to help you prevent, detect and respond to pests, diseases, weeds and contaminants that can impact workers, livestock, crops, turf, clients and the environment.

Developed by WHS and biosecurity specialists, this policy integrates biosecurity controls directly into your work health and safety system, ensuring your operations are aligned with current legislation, industry expectations and best practice. It is fully editable so you can tailor it to your properties, depots, nurseries and project sites.

Key Features

• Detailed biosecurity risk management process tailored to farming, agriculture and landscaping operations.
• Clear roles and responsibilities for managers, supervisors, workers, contractors and visitors.
• Practical procedures for vehicle, machinery and tool wash-down, decontamination and hygiene.
• Guidance on managing incoming materials such as soil, mulch, turf, plants and organic waste.
• Structured approach to weed, pest and disease monitoring, control and chemical use.
• Biosecurity incident reporting, response and investigation framework integrated with WHS processes.
• Recordkeeping requirements to support WHS compliance and audit readiness.

Benefits

• Strengthen WHS compliance: Aligns biosecurity practices with work health and safety legislation, reducing legal and regulatory risk.
• Reduce operational disruption: Early detection and control procedures minimise crop loss, turf failure and rework on client sites.
• Protect workers and clients: Controls for zoonotic disease, chemical use and contamination help safeguard health and safety.
• Save time on safety documentation: Ready-made, comprehensive content that can be quickly customised to your business.
• Enhance reputation and client confidence: Demonstrates a professional, systematic approach to managing biosecurity risks on farms and landscaping projects.
• Support tender and contract requirements: Provides documented evidence of your biosecurity and WHS systems for councils, government and commercial clients.

Who is this for?

• Broadacre and mixed farming enterprises.
• Horticulture, viticulture and orchard operations.
• Landscaping contractors and grounds maintenance providers.
• Turf farms, nurseries and garden supply businesses.
• Rural contractors, earthmoving and slashing services.
• Safety managers, farm managers, operations managers and business owners seeking robust safety documentation.

Legislation & References

This Biosecurity Policy has been developed with reference to key Australian work health and safety legislation, biosecurity laws and relevant industry guidance. It supports compliance with WHS Acts and Regulations, biosecurity frameworks and environmental and chemical management requirements across Australian jurisdictions.

While not a substitute for legal advice, this document provides a strong, practical foundation for WHS compliance, helping you demonstrate due diligence, manage risk and integrate biosecurity into your everyday operations.