A Saskatchewan dairy farm has been fined $80,000 after the 2020 death of a worker from Mexico. Jimlee Farms Ltd. of Summerberry pleaded guilty in February after an occupational health and safety investigation into the Nov. 19, 2020, death of Jesus Heinar Zavala Guevara. The temporary foreign worker’s clothing became caught in an unguarded power […] Read more
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Angel Wings helps save human lives
Hooking up trailers and checking hoses in high-traffic situations at night can be deadly. The lighting setup used by most truckers and farmers can contribute to the danger. There’s no Canadian data available, but the United States Bureau of Statistics said American tow truck drivers experience 42.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers. In contrast, the rate […] Read more
Farm accident claims Prince Albert-area rancher
The agricultural community near Prince Albert, Sask., is grieving the death of a 34-year-old husband and father of three who died following a farming accident. Matt Swaby died Nov. 26 leaving a wife and three children. According to the Prince Albert Fire Department, the service had responded to the farm in the Rural Municipality of […] Read more
Making quads safer
CORRECTION – October 29, 2021 – 1400 CST – This story originally said the roll bar on the Lifeguard operator protection device is made from metal. It is actually 60 plastic segments – bound with a cable. From 2013 to 2019, 705 people were killed in all-terrain vehicle accidents in Canada. Over the seven years, […] Read more
STARS air ambulance expects ATV calls
When the weather gets warmer in May and June, many Canadians shift their attention to golfing or start planning their first fishing trip of the season. For the paramedics who work at STARS air ambulance in Western Canada, they get prepared for the ATV season. “As soon as summer and fall hits, you think ATV […] Read more
New calendars help kick off STARS fundraiser
Prairie air ambulance service says it has seen an increase in cases lately, flying 56 times in the first half of September
STARS calendars are now available at Viterra grain elevators in Western Canada. For the last seven years, Viterra has covered the cost of printing the calendars and sells thousands each year at its elevators and other facilities on the Prairies. “Viterra and STARS have worked together since 2015, and through the strength of our continued […] Read more
New calendars kick off STARS fundraiser
STARS calendars are now available at Viterra grain elevators in Western Canada. For the last seven years, Viterra has covered the cost of printing the calendars and sells thousands each year at its elevators and other facilities on the Prairies. “Viterra and STARS have worked together since 2015, and through the strength of our continued […] Read more
Sask. boosts power line funding
SaskPower has doubled funding for the Farmyard Line Relocation Project from $2 to $5 million. Established in 1995, the Farmyard Line Relocation Project subsidizes the cost of moving or burying farmyard power lines. “Obviously farm safety is a huge concern for everybody,” said Bill Prybyliski, vice-president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. “The amount […] Read more
Kit teaches kids about farm safety
BASF and the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association used to offer programs through schools that taught children about safety on the farm. But with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing children home, it became even more pivotal to teach children about safety on the farm. As a result, BASF and CASA joined forces to create the Kid’s Safety […] Read more
As grain-handling systems increase in size, so do hazards
In an ideal world, moving grain should be a positive and stress-free task, regardless of whether you’re moving grain off the field and into storage, or out of storage and into the elevator. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. In today’s world of big bushels, super-sized storage bins and high-capacity handling equipment, things can go […] Read more
