During Harvest

Kiwifruit is not allowed to be picked up and put into bins once it has been dropped.
Someone must be visually checking that hygiene procedures are being followed. Records are not required to be kept.
Workers must be observed carrying out hand-washing, as per the hygiene instructions.
No smoking is allowed near the fruit at any time. There should be a designated area for smoking and hands must be washed afterwards.
Any clothing with loose parts, fraying etc that could come off and drop into harvest bags/bins is not allowed to be worn.
Any loose jewellery that could come off and drop into bags/bins is not allowed to be worn.
There should be no dogs or other domestic animals within the orchard during harvest. Every effort to keep wild animals/birds away must be made.

Your workers will be asked what the hand-washing procedures and reporting of illness procedures are. Their answers need to reflect the hygiene instructions for the contractor, which should have been included in your workers’ training.
During harvest no one may handle fruit with cuts, sores or lesions unless there are completely covered with a waterproof plaster and disposable glove.
Anyone who is suffering from diarrhoea, vomiting or have a fever must report to the supervisor and be excluded from handling fruit. Staff must be symptom-free for at least 48 hours before returning to work.
Anyone diagnosed with notifiable disease must report this to the supervisor and be excluded from the work place until given a clearance by Health Professionals.

Your workers will also be asked what the emergency procedures are (i.e. where to find the first aid kit, who has first aid training, where the nearest phone is)
Their answers must reflect the health and safety procedures and the accident and emergency procedures for the contractor, which should have been included in your workers’ training.