An organization formed to equip Alberta farmers and ranchers with farm safety information and guidance is now in transition. AgSafe Alberta is an agricultural industry-led group formed after the provincial government enacted the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, previously known as Bill 6, amid much controversy. Using $500,000 from the federal-provincial Growing […] Read more
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VIDEO: Program explains consequences when farm safety ignored
TABER, Alta. — Fresh shavings cover the floor of this classroom in a barn on a farm near Taber. Some of the time the Alberta high school students enrolled in AGR 3000, an agricultural safety course, listen to instructors and take notes at their tables. At other times, they examine sites and farm equipment where […] Read more
When things go sideways …do you know what to do?
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Bill 6 has opened the door to addressing safety, say agricultural safety experts. “I saw it as an opportunity to talk about safety, raise the profile of safety in people’s minds,” said Dan Trottier of Ag Safe Alberta. “As a result, people are working toward more complex safety management systems for their […] Read more
Make a plan, stick to the plan
EDMONTON — Farm safety is a big concern for rancher Trevor Tapp of Fraser Lake, B.C., who lives an hour from the local hospital and hours away from a fire hall. Speaking at the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s annual conference in Edmonton Oct. 3, he said he has a written safety plan, emergency numbers and […] Read more
The preventable tragedy
LANGHAM, Sask. — Three or four people are usually killed every year in grain bin accidents, says Glen Blahey of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. “We never know about close calls because they’re not reported.” Most people who become entrapped in a grain bin do not survive. The number of entrapments is increasing in all […] Read more
A little restraint goes a long way
Falls are a major hazard and a common cause of many injuries, said a youth agricultural safety specialist. “There are a number of major grain hazards that are associated with grain. The fall hazards are prevalent throughout the entire farm and ranch worksite,” said Marsha Salzwedel from the National Children’s Centre for Rural and Agricultural […] Read more
Bin safety system designed to prevent farm accidents
LANGHAM, Sask. — Bin sensing technology and grain level indicators mean most farmers today should be able to make fewer scrambles up to the tops of their bins. That’s good news because climbing bins can be a dangerous job, especially if it is windy or there is frost on the ladder. However, some farmers still […] Read more
Compulsory farm safety training advised
An Alberta provincial court judge recommends that farm safety training be made compulsory in all post-secondary agriculture programs and that the government develop a compulsory regime of safety certification on farm equipment. The recommendations stem from a public fatality inquiry following the death of Stephen Murray Gibson on Jan. 31, 2014. He was killed in […] Read more
Tragic tales give kids powerful safety lesson
MONTMARTRE, Sask. — Bryant Gaetz was sure he was going to die. In an instant, the 16-year-old farm boy’s life flashed before his eyes. “I thought I was dying right then,” said Gaetz, recounting a harrowing day three years ago when the grain auger he was pulling with a tractor hit an overhead power line […] Read more
Safety urged around power lines
SaskPower is reminding farmers to be exercise caution as they seed this spring. The utility has received notification of 51 contacts, with 25 of those occurring between May 1-15. The number of line contacts continues to increase daily. Fortunately, no one has been seriously injured or killed, but the danger is real. Many of the […] Read more
