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Moving Forward with Ag Safety Training | |
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Farm Safety Newsletter Fall 2008 | |
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Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD), Agricultural Education and Training Branch plans to provide safety training opportunities for the agricultural industry in Alberta. Our industry has many hazards including large equipment, toxic chemicals, dangerous gases, unpredictable livestock and many more. On a farm, a worker is usually a “jack of all trades” and is exposed to many hazards that increase the chance of injury or illness.
ARD has engaged a safety education company, HDC Consulting, to facilitate a discussion with interested rural Albertans on how to best move forward with opportunities for safety training that will meet the needs of Alberta’s farm owners and workers and will move us towards our goal of safe and healthy farms. ARD will accept nominations until September 5, 2008, for members to serve on a Safety Training Advisory Committee. We are looking for community leaders with experience & skills in a number of the following criteria:
- Current farming knowledge and minimum 7 years farming experience
- Demonstrated commitment to farm safety
- Leader in the community who understands the importance of change
- Ability and interest in promoting the safety training pilot program
- Knowledge of education and training processes
- Balanced representation from a variety of farm operations, industry organizations and regions of Alberta
Please circulate this information to your contacts across Alberta. You can nominate individuals who you think would make a contribution to this committee or you can invite people to self-nominate based on their interest in the project. If you are interested, please submit a letter outlining how you meet the criteria.
The advisory committee members would be expected to attend two sessions in October/November to discuss options for safety training for farmers. The sessions would be facilitated by HDC Consulting who will use the information to develop a proposal for a pilot training program. Advisory group members will be invited to be part of the resulting pilot training program and will be encouraged to promote the program to their own farming community and industry networks.
All expenses will be covered by ARD and a per diem will be offered. Interested persons can contact Laurel Aitken, 780-427-4231 or Jodi Drozda 780-644-5379 for further information. |
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Kenda Lubeck.
This information published to the web on September 3, 2008.
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