Stress is a major contributor to farm accidents, so we at AgSafe Alberta are worried. Not only has this been an unusually stressful year for farmers, we are also heading into one of the busiest and intense periods for grain farms — harvest. In 2019, there were 20,405 injuries on farms in Alberta alone. Considering […] Read more
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CASA, Corteva take steps to make farm families safer
Harvest season is just around the corner and a new grain crop will soon be going into storage. Harvest is always exciting, but it’s also a time when the risk of farm injuries is heightened. The risk of grain entrapment should never be underestimated, said Rob Gobeil, an agricultural health and safety specialist at the […] Read more
New tool targets tractor rollovers
From 1990 to 2008, 330 Canadian farmers and farm workers died in tractor rollovers. That represents about 25 percent of all farm-related deaths, says Agrivita Canada — a health and safety research group at the University of Saskatchewan. Tractor rollovers are still a significant hazard on Canadian farms and part of the problem is a […] Read more
On-farm safety should be top of mind
As farmers, we are always at risk of on-farm accidents. But one factor puts us even more at risk: stress. Even though farmers are generally safety aware when it comes to our own farming operations, we are especially vulnerable. In a survey released by the Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan in early April, farmers reported an […] Read more
Farmers fail to act on safety
Farmers don’t necessarily change their behaviour when they experience close calls or are injured while working, according to a new survey from Farm Credit Canada. The survey, conducted from Feb. 10-21, found that roughly seven in 10 producers (72 percent) have had an incident resulting in an injury, or they experienced a close call at […] Read more
Many power line, pole contacts reported in Sask.
SaskPower has already reported nearly 40 incidents this spring of farm equipment contacting power lines or poles. This week, about 9,300 customers were left without power in the Lanigan and Dafoe areas after an auger contacted a 72,000-volt distribution line. No one was hurt but a small grass fire started as a result. The corporation […] Read more
Alta. family advocates for farm safety
The Stamp family takes farm safety seriously. They hold safety meetings with employees every month to discuss potential hazards and opportunities for improvement and have adopted a number of practices to avoid incidents. “With our meetings, we bring things up in a formal setting, but it has shown to actually get things done,” said Nathan […] Read more
Bin danger peaks with cold weather
CORRECTION – February 7, 2020 – GSI and Winnipeg-based 151 Research are partnering to bring GrainViz, a revolutionary new grain monitoring system, to market. The original version of this story incorrectly stated that GSI had purchased GrainViz from 151 Research. The drawn-out 2019 harvest forced farmers to store grain at high moisture levels. This increases […] Read more
The agronomy of bin accidents
Although Nebraska farmer Guy Mills is equipped to handle plugged augers and concrete-solid spoiled grain in the bin, his preference is to attack the problem 10 months before it happens. Mills thinks about keeping people out of his bins as he plans next season. His approach to bin safety starts sometime the previous winter as […] Read more
Recent Quebec farm deaths prompt safety awareness
The three deaths in four days were separate incidents involving a tractor falling to its side and power take-offs
QUEBEC CITY — Three farm deaths occurred over a period of four days earlier this month in Quebec, prompting advocates to remind farmers of the importance of safety. The deaths, all separate incidents, include a man in his 50s, a 19-year-old man and a woman who worked for the province’s agriculture department. “It’s certainly bad […] Read more
