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Five need-to-know facts about occupational health and safety laws

Make sure you now what to expect from the legislation in your province

April 10, 2017

If you have employees, your farm falls under the provincial occupational health and safety legislation for your province. Each province has slightly different rules, but this is the law and if you are not in compliance you can be fined. You could even be sued, though that would come from the individual employee rather than[...]
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New First Aid and Safety on the Farm program launched

By Ag for Life April 4, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute St. John Ambulance and Ag for Life have launched a joint training initiative to help families who live and work on farms prepare and respond to emergencies. Each year in Alberta, there are over 18 agricultural-related deaths and hundreds of injuries. Machinery, rollovers, and animal-related events are the predominant causes. Quick use of first aid[...]
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Crops, Opinion

Why on earth would someone go into a bin with the auger running?

Reader can’t fathom why someone would do that, but safety expert explains it only takes a moment of carelessness

By Alberta Farmer Staff April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Editor’s note: The questions posed in the letter from Doug Burkard were passed on to Glen Blahey, agricultural health and safety specialist with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. Both the letter and response are below. I have just read the article “Trapped in a flash — the horror waiting inside a grain bin.” I was[...]
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Farm safety legislation doesn’t target the people on the farm with the most risk — farm families,  said safety expert Don Voaklander.

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A terrible toll: Farming still claims too many lives

The latest statistics  show an encouraging but modest decline in the number of farm fatalities

By Jennifer Blair March 28, 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutes The number of people killed in farm accidents continues to decline, but a new report also says “there is no more dangerous occupation” than farming. The average number of fatalities fell from 116 annually from 1990 to 2001 to 84 in the latest 10-year reporting period (2003 to 2012), according to Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting[...]
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Fatality report highlights the many dangers of farming

The grim statistics are a reminder that some everyday activities can also be very hazardous

By Alberta Farmer Staff March 28, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute The language is plain, the numbers clear, and the take-home message is simple — danger is ever present on farms. Although run-overs, rollovers, and being pinned or struck by machinery account for 369 of the 843 fatalities in the latest Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting report (covering the period from 2003 to 2012), tragedy strikes in[...]
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Crops, News

Tips for safely operating grain augers

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 17, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute Entanglements are one of the top hazards on a farm, and augers are often involved. If an auger is new or new to you, or hasn’t been used in a few months, review the owner’s manual (which many manufacturers have online). Before starting the auger, check that all guards are secured in place and check[...]
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Machinery, News

Don’t take chances when removing duals

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 17, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute While duals are useful to improve traction and reduce soil compaction, removing them when not needed reduces tire wear and enhances manoeuvrability. But removing duals can be hazardous and people have been crushed by falling wheels or suffered strains and sprains. Read more: Ribbons to promote ag safety Removing duals is a two-person job and[...]
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The AgSafe ribbon campaign hopes to make farm safety a hot topic.

News

Ribbons to promote ag safety

An Alberta idea is going national this winter to encourage farmers to think safety

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 15, 2017

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Alberta farm safety campaign is getting a second life by going national. AgSafe lapel ribbons premiered in Alberta in 2012 to raise awareness about farm safety in the province, said Kenda Lubeck who is a farm safety co-ordinator for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “We wanted a visual that would encourage discussions for every- body[...]
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Farmers urged to make a commitment to safety

Farm Safety Week: The first step is to have a conversation about what safety means on your operation

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association March 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The theme of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week from March 12 to 18 is ‘Be an AgSafe Family.’ This article by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association talks about the impact of a farm fatality on a family and the farm. Statistics tell us that each year approximately 85 Canadians are killed in an agriculture-related incident. Run-overs,[...]
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“Farming is more than a job. It’s also a way of life, and this government recognizes that.” Oneil Carlier.

News

Have your say on employment standards and labour relations regulations

Two reports — one for employment standards, one for labour relations — will be available for public comment until April 3

By Jennifer Blair March 7, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta farmers have asked to have their say on proposed new workplace safety rules — and the provincial government says they will now have their chance. The NDP government is asking Albertans to give their views on two reports on proposed employment standards and labour relations recommendations. Feedback will be accepted until April 3 online,[...]
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Five need-to-know facts about occupational health and safety laws

New First Aid and Safety on the Farm program launched

Why on earth would someone go into a bin with the auger running?

A terrible toll: Farming still claims too many lives

Fatality report highlights the many dangers of farming

Tips for safely operating grain augers

Don’t take chances when removing duals

Ribbons to promote ag safety

Farmers urged to make a commitment to safety

Have your say on employment standards and labour relations regulations

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