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General Farm Safety
Links and info on farm safety
Government sites
- High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
In this website, there is information on HI-CAHS and how this organization plans to reduce and ideally eliminate accidents, injuries, diseases and deaths resulting from agricultural operations through education intervention and research.
- Health Canada: Farm Business Health Model
A guide to developing and implementing the workplace health system for farm businesses
- National Farm Medicine Centre
Provides high quality research addressing human health and safety associated with agriculture work and rural life. .
- Saskatchewan Rural Health Extension Program
Provides information about the program, their publications, presentations, scholarships, services, FAQ’s, and related links, as well as allows for you to test yourself in the area of safety.
- UC Agricultural Health and Safety Center at Davis
Includes news and events, current research projects, publications.
- Workplace Safety& Prevention Services
This website provides up-to-date health and safety information to Ontario’s agriculture, horticulture and landscaping industries.
- Farm Safety Nova Scotia
Access to the farm safety resources, news and events happening in Nova Scotia.
- Work Safe Alberta
This website provides information and support on healthy and safe workplaces
Farm Safety for Children
Fact sheets and websites on child farm safety
Age appropriate tasks
Safety Management
Personal health issues
- Alberta Rural Physician Action Plan
403-208-5402 Office 403-208-6170 fax 403-813-4153 cell
220 Edgebrook Court NW, Calgary, Alberta Canada T3A 5A3
- Chemical Protective Equipment Among Farmers
This research includes statistics on the utilization of chemical protective equipment among farmers as well as emphasizing its importance.
- Sun and Heat Exposure
Over exposure of heat and UV light can cause severe health problems. This website provides helpful hints that will keep you safe from the harmful effects of the sun.
Farm equipment safety
- Rollover-Protective-Structure--ROPS
How to avoid tractor rollovers as well as what you should know about rollover-protective-structures and why they are important.
- Interactive Farm Safety Website
Includes hand signals for communicating with the operator as well as how to keep safe while working with tractors.
- Harvest Equipment
This site includes suggestions on preventing injuries while operating harvesting equipment through effective safety management.
General machinery safety
- Preventing Injuries and Deaths From Skid Steer Loaders
Outlines safe operating procedures, which should be implemented when working with steer loaders.
- PTO Safety
Power Take Off’s are potential safety hazards if not used correctly. This website gives a few helpful hints on how to keep you and your loved ones safe when operating a PTO.
Small equipment/hand tools
- Hand Tools
Hand tools can be dangerous if used improperly. This website includes basic information on how to prevent injury while using hand tools.
- Mowing Safety
This website provides a useful safety guide that explains how to minimize risk while operating a lawn mower.
ATV safety
- ATV Safety
Includes ATV inspection questions that should be answered prior to turning on the engine, as well as what safety precautions should be taken to minimize injuries while driving an ATV.
Farm shop safety
- Farm Shop Safety
How to make your farm shop a part of a farm safety solution, not a problem.
Farmyard Safety
Falls within the farm yard
- Falls from Machinery
Outlines the severity of the topic as well as suggests basic practices that should be adopted in order to prevent falls from machinery.
- Falls on the Farmstead
Provides information on how to avoid injuries due to falls.
Grain bins
- Grain Bins
Provides information on how to keep the areas in and around the grain bins safe from injuries.
- Safe Grain and Silage Handling
An online safe grain and silage-handling booklet covering such areas as harvesting, transportation, storage, conveying, and processing.
Electrical
Livestock safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is considered the last line of defense in any safety system. For farm work, PPE is instrumental in protecting workers from injuries while doing specific tasks. Below are some links to help farmers develop a PPE program and determine which PPE to use.
Pesticides and Harmful Gases
Harmful gases
- Manure-Storage-Entering-Procedures
This site tells you how to take proper safety precautions when entering manure storage and how important this can be.
- Silo Gas
This site describes how silo gas is formed, it’s dangers, and how to prevent injuries and death.
- Reducing the Fatality Risks of Livestock Manure Storage
Outlines research on formation of manure gases and control and management methods to decrease the deaths caused by toxic manure gases.
- Manure Gas
Outlines the harmful gases emitted from manures as well as suggest a few precautionary techniques in which will minimize injury from toxic manure gases.
Pesticides
- Pesticide Safety
How toxic the pesticide is, does not directly relate to the danger implicated while treating with pesticides. This site informs you of the less commonly known dangers.
- Chemicals
This fact sheet provides helpful hints on how to reduce potential exposure to harmful chemicals.
- Anhydrous Ammonia
This site outlines the risks involved in using anhydrous ammonia as well as what precautions should be taken in order to minimize such risks.
Farm Injury Statistics
Canadian statistics
Risk Management
General information, developing safety policies & responsibility
Hazard assessments & controls (checklists)
Inspections (safety audits)
Incident investigation including near miss
Emergency response
Contact:
Alberta Farm Safety Program: farm.safety@gov.ab.ca
or toll-free: 310-FARM (3276)
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Farm Safety Staff:
Janice Donkers, Youth Coordinator: janice.donkers@gov.ab.ca
Kenda Lubeck, Awareness Coordinator: kenda.lubeck@gov.ab.ca
Raelyn Peterson, Coordinator: raelyn.d.peterson@gov.ab.ca
Sharon Stollery, Manager: sharon.stollery@gov.ab.ca
Blair Takahashi, Specialist: blair.takahashi@gov.ab.ca
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