2009 Farm Safety Program Resource List

Program resources

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 Cindy Kremer at 780-427-4309, or e-mail at cindy.kremer@gov.ab.ca, or fax 780-422-7755. 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:
Edmonton: Laurel Aitken 780-980-4230 or laurel.aitken@gov.ab.ca
Grande Prairie: Kenda Lubeck 780-538-5633 or kenda.lubeck@gov.ab.ca
or, Raelyn Peterson 780-538-5633 or raelyn.d.peterson@gov.ab.ca

Program Resources

New - North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• 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 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

• 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!

• 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

• The greatest Agricultural website around!
• Ropin’ The Web has many features that can help you plan, develop and  promote your farm safety even.
• ‘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 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

• CASW occurs in March and features a different theme each year.
• Alberta Agriculture’s Farm Safety Program helps to promote Canadian Agricultural Safety Week and bringing awareness to the theme chosen each year.
• Visit the website www.agriculture.alberta.ca/farmsafety for updates on current theme, activities and ways to become involved.

• This magnet allows you to write directions to the farm, legal land description and other important contact numbers in case of an emergency.
• Magnets be placed on the fridge, in farm vehicles/machinery, on augers or in shops.
• Lists important contact numbers such poison control centre, toxic spills number and Emergency 911.

• This manual provides guidelines and tips for creating a safe play area on the farm.
• Covers topics including why safe play areas are important, how to prepare, maintain and improve a play area and a childhood growth and development chart.
• Features six steps for creating a safe play area.
• Includes play area design worksheets to help with designing a safe play area on your farm.

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• Safety Up Posters
• Fact sheets
• Bumper Stickers
• Window Clings

• 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.

• 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.

• I’m a Farm Safety Star Farm safety star pencils
• Farm Safety Pens

• Available for use by community groups, schools, etc
• Staff may be available on a limited basis for presentation with the following displays.  Call early to make bookings.
• Displays must be returned to Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development no more than 3 days after your event.   Displays can be returned by government courier for free by dropping off at local government office.

• The  8’ x 10’ display can be  booked on its own or with the farm safety hazard hunt.
• 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.

• 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.

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

• This display is great for teaching about the proper personal protective (PPE) gear to use with chemicals.
• Display includes table top display with three chemical related posters, tickle truck with various PPE and ideas for interactive activities.
• Depending on availability, Glo Germ may also be used to show how easily chemical contamination can occur.