More than 450 firefighters took training this year on how to respond to grain entrapment.
The 19 training sessions are part of the BeGrainSafe initiative run by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, which is supported by a host of farm groups and ag companies and associations, including Alberta Canola Producers and Alberta Wheat.
“Even with significant challenges delivering BeGrainSafe training in 2021, including early harvest across much of the Prairies, wildfires and COVID, this year was very successful,” said Robert Gobeil, the association’s agricultural safety and health specialist. “BeGrainSafe master trainers, fire departments, local community members, and sponsors all worked hard to make each training session successful.”
Info on BeGrainSafe, BeGrainSafe week, and training can be found at casa-acsa.ca/begrainsafe.
