Saskatchewan residents now have access to a smart phone app that alerts them to emergencies. Tornadoes, boil-water advisories, train derailments and blizzards all are included in the SaskAlert app, designed to offer timely warnings of emergency situations. The province announced SaskAlert, part of the national emergency reporting system, a year ago. The app, for iPhone […] Read more
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CN train hits semi-trailer
There is always someone bigger. Semi-trailers are usually the big guys on the road, but that doesn’t mean they are able to ignore stop lights at a train crossing. Dash cam footage from Jan. 20 released by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, shows a semi pull in front of a CN train and then […] Read more
Stop sensor saves time, reduces risk for truckers
Device helps prevent injuries | Portable transmitters help alignment, reduce time out of cab
FARGO — If it’s a good day and everything is going just right, a semi-truck driver still needs to get out of the cab three times. “That’s three times a guy exposes himself to risk,” said Larry Mosbrucker, inventor of the Stop Sensor device for lining up hopper gates with the exact dump point. “If […] Read moreGM labelling unnecessary; focus must be safety, health
California, the birthplace of so many trends, is at it again with a proposal on this fall’s ballot for mandatory labels on genetically modified food. The California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act will appear on voter ballots as Proposition 37 in the Nov. 6 U.S. elections, which among other things will also choose […] Read more
Maintaining your most important machines
It’s important to stay alert when working on machinery that could eat you up and spit you out in a fraction of a second. I was standing beside a combine once and saw the operator’s manual slowly slide off the header and into the feederhouse. I turned my head as quick as I could but […] Read more
Emergency planning key to averting disasters on farms
A grass fire burned precariously close to the edge of Larson Custom Feeders near Fort Macleod, Alberta., January 4, 2012. With cattle in the pens and the fire whipped by high winds, there was no time for workers to move the animals. A firebreak and action by responding fire departments averted disaster, but what can […] Read more
