It is important to maintain equipment hygiene and ensure all vehicles that visit your property are clean and well maintained.

• Limit the number of entry and exit points (one is preferable).
• Examine each vehicle entry and exit point for the risk they pose, particularly in relation to the distance from livestock and crops.
• Display biosecurity signs, with clear instructions and contact details, at all vehicle access points.
• Clearly sign and lock restricted access areas.
• Keep a visitor register.
• Vehicle tyres, undercarriages, grills, floors and trays can carry diseases, pests and weeds in soil, plant material and manure.
• Ensure visitor vehicles are clean and are parked in a designated area away from livestock or crops.
• Establish a vehicle high pressure wash down facility well away from livestock and crops to clean vehicles and equipment which need to enter the property.
• The wash down area should have a sump to collect any waste water.
• Ensure any run off is directed away from livestock pens, paddocks, crops and waterways.
• Regularly check areas around the wash down facility for new pests or weeds.
• Keep an up to date equipment and vehicle cleaning record.
• Clean machinery from the top down and dismantle it as far as possible to gain access to internal spaces.
• Clean and disinfect all borrowed or second-hand machinery before using it on your property.
• Follow any wash down with a broad spectrum disinfectant. This will further reduce the risk of introducing less visible threats like bacteria, viruses, and spores onto your property.