Have the conversation to keep safe on the farm

Have the conversation to keep safe on the farm

Readers with experience in the oil industry know that safety meetings are a major part of that business — not just once a day but often several times a day. Anyone who drives trucks for a living knows all about pre-trip safety checks. Those in the manufacturing business talk about weekly safety meetings and daily […] Read more

Trains can take up to two kilometres to stop, which makes it important to always obey the signs and signals at railway crossings.  |  File photo

Farm safety includes being careful at railway crossings

With nearly 45,000 kilometres of active railway tracks and roughly 40,000 railway crossings from coast to coast, many Canadians encounter trains daily. That’s especially true in rural areas, where many farms are located near railway tracks. In 2022, Canada’s incidents between trains and vehicles or people totalled 232. Of those, 66 people died and 43 […] Read more