Agsafe facilitators’ backgrounds are as varied as the stores they visit, and they have a depth of skills relevant to your business.
They come from farming properties, from sizeable cropping to the shearing of 10,000 sheep a year, both of which require substantial knowledge of the use of ag and vet chemicals.
Others have worked for chemical companies, with some facilitators experienced in product development for one of the largest global manufactures in the market. Experience in retail hardware, building and agriculture supplies as well as manufacturing of chemicals, wholesale and key client management broaden the depth of experience.
Safety advisory roles are common amongst the team, from direct consulting for chemical companies to providing expert advice on quality assurance food safety auditing.
Others have worked with the Defence industry, namely hazardous chemical training, hazardous chemical risk assessment training and auditing of Defence procedures. With such broad knowledge and experience among Agsafe Facilitators, your store can be assured that the assistance and advice you are provided with will be of the highest level.
Agsafe has recently appointed five new facilitators to assist Agsafe members with their storage and safety systems. Allan Blair is taking over the north Queensland area. Mr Blair has extensive experience in the agriculture industry. From agronomy sales to program development for educational institutions, teaching horticulture to growing produce, he brings a wealth of experience to the membership.
Blake Basell is taking over from Bevan Henderson in WA. Mr Basell is an agribusiness professional and has experience in the training sector as the state manager for a nationally registered training organisation. He is also a qualified trainer and assessor and has worked in the trade for RuralCo, Nufarm and Great Northern Rural Services and also for the Department of Mines in WA.
Col West has joined the Agsafe team and will work with members in northern NSW.
Mr West brings with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise in industry safety and training. He has earned a stellar reputation as a highly respected professional, and we are delighted to welcome him to our team. Mr West’s extensive experience in safety training, coupled with his deep understanding of the AgVet chemical industry, makes him an invaluable asset to Agsafe and the membership.
The widely respected long time facilitator Vernon Keighley is retiring, and the southern NSW region will now be represented by Graham Harden. Starting out as a research scientist in the last decade he has focussed on organisational leadership, governance and change management, investing in people and networks to create better outcomes.
Mr Harden has recently completed his Masters of Rural Development at the University of Queensland, and brings decades of experience in research, education and leadership in public and private sectors, both in Australia and internationally.
South Australian members will now be working with Vince Critchley, as the current facilitator Dave Georg is retiring from Agsafe. Mr Critchley is an experienced trainer and assessor, having worked with various training organisations in South Australia.
Agsafe’s product stewardship programs, drumMUSTER and ChemClear, provide farmers with a reliable pathway for the safe disposal of their empty agvet containers as well as any unused or obsolete agvet chemicals.
If you have unused or obsolete agvet chemicals that you would like to safely dispose of, you can register them online at chemclear.org.au and they will be picked up when a collection is scheduled in your area. Collections are conducted once registrations reach a level that can be supported. On average, collections are conducted in each state every two years.
There is currently a ChemClear collection scheduled for Queensland agricultural chemical holders that wish to dispose of their unwanted chemicals. Simply visit www.chemclear.org.au to register your chemicals.
Registrations are open until 31 August for an October collection. Using ChemClear also ensures that farmers and agvet chemical users will meet their responsibilities and obligations under any quality assurance, farm or environmental management program.
ChemClear sends information to waste holders after they have registered, enabling them to segregate and continue to store their surplus chemicals in their storages securely until the planned run commences in October
