2012 Farm Safety Program Resource List

Dynamic resources | Fact Sheets and Newsletters | Multi-media Resources | Manuals and Booklets | Interactive and Static Displays

A reminder regarding our resources...

The Farm Safety team is happy to create exciting and interactive items to promote rural health and safety in Alberta. The displays and resources we offer are free of charge; we will ship them to you but you are responsible for their return (Example: postage, bus, courier etc). Please don‘t drop them off at an AFSC (Agriculture Financial Services Corporation) office as they will not always ship them to us. We ask that you return our displays within three days of your event. By sending them back early you can free them up for the next farm safety event.

Each year we are getting busier with requests for resources. This is wonderful! However, this means the demand for our items have increased dramatically. The damage to some of our displays have been costly to repaired so consequently they will no longer be available for general public use. (Example: Farm Safety Star display and the Safety Up display) When borrowing our displays please take care of them. They need supervision at all times. If displays have been damaged please tell us.

When booking our resources please keep in mind that there are other people requesting them as well so try and book only one or two items per event. Displays are booked on a first come first serve basis, so please get your orders in early. Sometimes due to circumstances, booked resources become unavailable (this happens when people do not promptly return them or when damages occur). We will try to accommodate your request the best that we can.

In order for our free displays to continue being used we need to take responsibility for them and protect them against damage.

Thank you and be safe!

Farm Safety Team

About the Alberta Farm Safety Program

The Farm Safety Program is an awareness and prevention program with a mission to motivate farm owners, their families and farm employees to work and play safe on Alberta farms.  The program works with rural communities to promote farm safety events, provide information and safety resources and to develop and deliver effective injury prevention programs.

Ordering information
To order or for more information on any of these resources, please contact Raelyn Peterson at 780-538-5633, or e-mail at raelyn.d.peterson@gov.ab.ca, or fax 780-538-5288. You can also access the order form and send it in.

Contact information
For information on presentations or the farm safety program in general, please contact:
Grande Prairie: Kenda Lubeck 780-538-5606 or kenda.lubeck@gov.ab.ca
Airdrie: Nicole Hornett 403-948-8524 or nicole.hornett@gov.ab.ca
Leduc: Laurel Aitken 780-980-4230 or laurel.aitken@gov.ab.ca
Grande Prairie: Raelyn Peterson 780-538-5633 or raelyn.d.peterson@gov.ab.ca

Dynamic Resources

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) Campaign

• CASW occurs in March and features a different theme each year.
• Alberta Agriculture's Farm Safety Program helps to promote CASW and bringin awareness to the theme chosen each year.
• Visit our homepage for updates on current theme, activities and ways to become involved.

• Stay in touch with others in the agriculture industry
• Upload photos, stay connected with contests and activities
• Post your views on safe farming practices
• Network with other safety-minded individuals
• Get ideas to promote agricultural safety in your community
• "Like" us!

• The greatest Agricultural website around!
• Ropin’ The Web has many features that can help you plan, develop and  promote your farm safety event.
• ‘Call of the Land’ is a five day-a-week, 9-minute agricultural radio program that is heard on 27 radio stations across Alberta. To promote your farm safety event on Call of the Land, please contact Caitlynn Reesor at 780- 422-3981.
• Coming events—promote your farm safety event in the coming events section for all to see by emailing duke@gov.ab.ca

• Ammonia Emissions and Safety
• Dust Control for Livestock Buildings
• Handling Livestock Safely
• Hydrogen Sulphide Emissions and Safety
• Methane Safety
• Safety for Aging Farmers
• Silo Gas Safety
• Respiratory Protection for Producers
• Water Safety
• ATV Safety
• Chemical Safety
• Safe Lifting Techniques
• Horse Handling Safety
• Equestrian Helmet Safety
• Hearing Safety
• Tractor Safety
• Children and Chores Safety
• Working Alone
• Zoonotic Diseases
• New Job Safety
• Training New Workers
• Harvest Safety
• Power Take Off Safety
• Sun Exposure
• Safe Play Areas for Children

• This newsletter is published 3 times per year to share farm safety information with rural Albertans.  The newsletter features farm safety articles, tips, activities and upcoming events. To join please call Julie at 780-427-4187 or email julie.splawinski@gov.ab.ca.

• Safety Up Posters
• Fact sheets
• Bumper Stickers

• Sign up and receive your very own newsletter 3 times per year. Complete fun activities, games and colouring pages.  Learn great safety tips to share with your family.  To join please call Julie at 780-427-4187 or email julie.splawinski@gov.ab.ca.

• Aimed at 4-10 year olds, children learn important farm safety tips through colouring sheets and activities.
• Covers several topics including sun safety, animal safety, machinery safety and hazard hunts. 
• Create your own adventure story or drawing about farm safety.  Send it to Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development and we’ll send you a farm safety prize!

• I’m a Farm Safety Star Farm safety star pencils Temporarily out of stock
• Farm Safety Pens
• A safe farm is a great place to grow! heart stickers

• Fun, farm safety images for children to color
• Great for group activities, contests, school projects, home activities and much more!
• Available online.

• Includes the North American Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks.
• Includes senior's safety, a safety planning guide, farm family safety and health guide

• A safety education and planning resource. This CD-ROM is a resource to help you take action, to get a safety plan in place, avoid injury situations and make farm safety a permanent part of your farming tradition.
• May not be compatible with newer computer operating systems. In the process of updating.

• Health and safety information on equipment, livestock, chemicals, toxic gases and more.
• An easy to use DVD and manual for use as a training tool.
• Perfect for rural community groups, teachers and safety consultants, employee training courses.
• Includes manual, DVD and CD-Rom.

• A helpful manual for those hiring farmworkers for their operation
• Topics include:
• To Train or Not to Train
• Why are New and Young Workers at a Higher Risk?
• What's the Law?
• What does the Occupational Health and Safety Act Say?
• Due Diligence and Liability
• What Coverage is Available for Workers?
• Hazard Identification
• Hiring and Training
• Why Train?
• Organizing Your Orientation and Safety Training Program
• Making Safety Part of the Plan

• This safety guide is a reference for new and young farm workers who need to handle sharps and animal medicine.
• Good refresher for seasoned farm workers as well.
• Tips and advice on recapping, sharps storage, active ingredients and a handy sharps activity.
• Includes display materials and sharps decals.
• This information is also available online.

• This booklet is a practical ‘tool’ for farmers and farm organizations to plan for and respond to natural disasters.  The format is easy to use and covers a wide range of topics.
• Topics include:
• Emergency management in the farm sector
• Farm gate emergency guide
• Farm emergency planning
• Fact sheets

• A guide to planning a farm safety day camp.
• This guide is designed to help answer any questions you may have about planning a farm safety day camp.
• Includes: sample schedules, topics, presenter and volunteer information,  presenter notes, timelines, promotion, etc.
• Click here for the downloadable version

• Safe transport of farm machinery on Alberta Highways. 
• This manual provides guidelines for safely transporting farm machinery on Alberta roads including daytime and nighttime travel regulations.
• Click Here for the downloadable version

• This pocket-sized booklet provides a reference guide to some of the main hazards on the farm and stresses the need for young and/or new workers to ask questions, learn from others and ask for training.
• Aimed at 15-24 year old new and young workers.
• This guide also includes handy information such as conversion tables, bolt/screw types and knots.

• This booklet is a tool for deciding when and if children are ready to perform farm tasks
• Covers tasks including tractor, haying and implement operations, animal care, manual labour and general activities

• Available for use by community groups, schools, etc
• Staff may be available on a limited basis for presentation with the displays.  Call early to make bookings.
• Displays must be returned to Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development no more than 3 days after your event.  It is the responsibility of the borrower to return the displays in the same condition they were sent out.

• This display shows the shocking similarity between poisonous chemicals and non-poisonous substances. Can you tell the difference between ammonia and water? Fertilizer and candy? Antifreeze and juice?

• Colourful magnetic farm scene that comes with magnets of people, animals and objects.
• Move the magnets around to create different safety and hazard scenarios.
• Leader’s guide included.
• Great for use in the classroom.
• Approximately 3’ x 3’  or 34” x 28”.

• Miniature working grain wagon that demonstrates the danger of flowing grain using a toy person and real grain.
• Great visual resource that engages children of all ages.
• Make Your Own Gravity Flow Wagon instruction sheet also available.

• Choose from 37 different colourful cartoon posters depicting various farm safety messages.  
• Cartoons are engaging for both adults and children. 
• Topics covered include: equipment safety, animal safety, protective gear and the human factor. 
• All posters are also available as black and white coloring sheets.  Available on CD or online.
• Laminated 24 x 36 posters are available for loan for community events.

• Designed to encourage people to wear a helmet while riding a horse.
• Comes with different sizes and styles of helmets to try on
• Shows the difference between equestrian helmets, bicycle and ATV helmets

• Tabletop display
• Fun and interactive way to learn the standard hand signals
• Also Available
• Laminated poster (8.5 x 11)
• Fact sheet
• Flashcards game

• Hazard hunt has three interactive farm scenes with farm toys and presenter instructions.
• Farm scenes include: farm yard, corral and dugout, fields.
• Youth learn to spot common hazards found on the farm and discuss ways to fix the hazards.

• Comes with various inteactive resources, games and activities
• Includes sound meters, ear muffs and hearing loss facts
• Includes a display board.