The focus of this year’s farm safety week will be that personal protective equipment only works if it’s used.
The campaign will be launched during the week of March 11-17 and delivered by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, Farm Credit Canada and Agriculture Canada.
Marcel Hacault, executive director of the safety association, said the campaign is two-pronged.
It will encourage farmers to think through their work before starting so they can anticipate and correct any hazards and then encourage them to ensure the correct access, use, and fit of personal protective equipment.
An acceptable level of hazard is different for each person and depends on a person’s training, work experience and physical capability.
That’s why it is so important to ensure that workers are properly trained to do their job and that the training is documented.
Personal protective equipment is the last line of defence for safety, he said.
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