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IN THIS ISSUE Christmas Kindness First Aid: An Essential Skill on Every Farm Do I Really Need To Keep My First Aid Certification Current? Barn Fires: Plan, Prevent & Protect Extension Cord Safety Basics 2024 CAMA Certificate of Merit Christmas kindness “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.”– Charles Glassman Mental health is in the headlines daily, and we see the struggles within our communities, within our friends & family, and within ourselves. There is no easy or quick fix, especially as the reasons behind these struggles can… Read More »December Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE Our Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Awareness Course Has Arrived! Why Farmers Need Respiratory Protection Farmwork Never Ends… A “One Size Fits All” Approach Puts Farms At Risk Ian Chitwood’s Article Is a 2024 Best of CAMA Finalist! Special Announcement Our Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)Awareness Course Has Arrived! Farming is filled with respiratory and atmospheric hazards. Respirators can help protect people from these hazards, but only if the proper steps are taken first, and the right type of respirator is used by someone who is both trained and… Read More »November Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE FARMERS CARE Level 4 Has Arrived! Proper Fire Extinguisher Placement Matters Vibration Hazards & Health Effects Clean Up Your Farm with Cleanfarms Special Announcement FARMERS CARE Level 4Has Arrived! Despite our best efforts, emergencies can still occur and have devastating results. It is as important for family farms to be prepared to deal with emergencies as it is for farms with employees. In this, the last level of the FARMERS CARE program, you will be introduced to emergency action plans and important considerations that will help keep the… Read More »October Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE We Can’t Believe This Happened Talking Total Farmer Health: Ag Youth & Vaping Mustering & Moving Cattle: Let Nature Do The Work For You Friendly Reminders For Harvest Please Share… So Others Are Aware We Can’t Believe This Happened Bell Media touted season nine of the Amazing Race Canada as the overall No. 1 program for 2022-23, with a season average of 1.7 million viewers1. Nothing less should be expected of season 10, which premiered back in early July of this year. Under normal circumstances this type… Read More »September Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It’s Happening to Us: Noise Induced Hearing Loss BeGrainSafe Week is Aug. 12-18 Workplace First Aid eLearning Resource Who is at Risk Working in Hot Temperatures? It’s Happening to Us Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a recognized and significant problem in agriculture. Statistics are not easy to find, but we all likely know (or are) someone who struggles to hear conversations as a result of noised-induced hearing loss. Some key facts about this completely preventable injury include: It can occur at any age. It is progressive… Read More »August Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Severe Storm Season Started Early This Year! Stay Tuned for FARMERS CARE Level 4 Back to Ag Program Ukrainian-Language Resources from OHS It Happened To One of Us  https://youtu.be/ONYq1E9JUyk?si=UlyLrHcz4mkV80rU A Sad Reminder that Lighting Kills Each summer, AgSafe Alberta likes to remind producers about lightning safety. This year will be no different, as we have already seen severe storms and many of us have heard about the rancher from Colorado who, along with over 30 head of cattle died following a… Read More »July Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Safety Hazards of Hauling Liquid Cargo Have You Met the Flat Farmers Yet? Does Your Farm Need an Open Ear Policy? It Happened To One of Us  2021 Incident Summary  (Incident source: Alberta Government. 2022, February. Investigation Report: Worker fatally injured in farm tractor rollover July 17, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f1e32c71-6dbd-4383-b5e1-efdf2ddcc1c4/resource/cba26a2d-e9ff-4725-a707-fac83d85b630/download/jet-fatality-report-no-f-ohs-252837.pdf) If you read last month’s newsletter, you might notice a theme… and you should. According to Canadian Agriculture Injury Reporting, for decades rollovers and runovers have been the leading cause… Read More »June Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us Announcing the $100 Peavy Mart Gift Card Winners! May 13-19, 2024 is Kids FarmSafe Week! AgKnow Pilot Program is Offering up to Four FREE Counselling Sessions Safe Handling of Veterinary Drugs & Medicated Feeds Are the People in Charge of Safety on Your Farm Trained & Competent? It Happened To One of Us  2019 Incident Summary  (Incident source: Alberta Government. 2021, March. Investigation Report: Worker fatally injured in farm tractor rollover May 20, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2024 from https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/e6b454a1-1f13-4d51-9c2c-388e5163af68/resource/951b2857-9dd0-4fb1-b270-441196a50397/download/lbr-fatality-report-no-f-ohs-171334.pdf) An experienced farm worker… Read More »May Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to One of Us AgSafe Alberta FarmSafe Plan Learning Program is Online & Free Why You Need WHMIS Training Driving in Fog It Happened To One of Us  Teaching Old Dogs New TricksAddressing increased safety risks for farmers as we age By Ian ChitwoodIan Chitwood is the Chair of the AgSafe Alberta Board of Directors and farms near Airdrie, AB. As an industry, it’s time for those of us in agriculture to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: we are getting older. According to the latest agriculture… Read More »April Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE It Happened to Many of Us FARMERS CARE About Safety! What is Canadian Agricultural Safety Week? The Relationship Between Safety & Sustainability It Happened To Many of Us  2022 Incident Summary   (Incident source: The National. 2023, May 10. Albertans scramble to defend their homes from wildfires.  CBC News.  Accessed 2024, February 15 from Albertans scramble to defend their homes from wildfires (youtube.com). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6arTo98rP9U Alberta’s wildfire season runs from March 1 to October 31 each year. Many farmers across Alberta faced challenges and direct losses resulting from wildfires last year.… Read More »March Newsletter