AgSafe Alberta Resources
The following resources will help you get up to speed on the basics. Find the forms and templates you need to start your own safety plan, provide simple training for your employees, plus important links to WCB and Occupational Health and Safety materials.
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Record the results of your toolbox meeting in this customizable document and keep it on file with your safety documentation.
Toolbox Resources
Farm Equipment on Public Roads
What to expect when Alberta OHS Officers conduct an investigation
Safety Around Livestock or Farm Animals
Tractor Safety: Runover and Rollover Prevention
Tractor Sideways Roll Over Prevention
Simple Steps To Prevent Entanglements
Working Safely With Tractor Operated Post Hole Diggers
Storing Bales & Handling Bales Safely
Allergic Reactions to Insect Stings
Entrapment and Engulfment in Grain Transport Vehicles
Restricted and Confined Spaces
OHS Guideline Documents
Joint Health and Safety Communications
Health Care and Biological Hazards
Other
Safe Transportation of Farm Equipment in Alberta
Mental Health
Psychological Health and Safety Awareness Course
Psychological Health and Safety for Employers Course
Psychological Health and Safety for Workers Course
Reducing Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace Course
Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)
Reporting and Investigating Serious Incidents & Injuries
Information on Youth working in Ag
Youth Employment Laws in ALBERTA
Farm Employee Management: Farm Safety and Hiring Youth on the Farm
Workers Compensation Board of Alberta (WCB)
My worker is injured, what do I do? (Fact sheet)
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
Links
Fertilizer Canada
Anhydrous Ammonia Awareness for First Responders
Fertilizer Canada is an industry association representing Canadian manufacturers, wholesalers and retail distributors of nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizer used in the production of agricultural crops that help feed the world.
Fertilizer Canada promotes the safe and secure manufacturing, handling, storage, transportation and application of commercial fertilizers thereby protecting employees, transportation workers, first responders, farmers and the general public from risk due to accidental release, environmental emergency, or criminal misuse of fertilizer products.
Codes of Practice: Ensuring fertilizer safety requires standardized Codes of Practice and a coordinated effort among all industry stakeholders. The Canadian fertilizer industry champions industry-led, world-class Codes of Practice to manage the risks of fertilizer products through their life-cycle. These Codes of Practice are mandatory for members of Fertilizer Canada.
eLearning: Fertilizer Canada’s eLearning courses provide the necessary tools to maintain critical standards and procedures knowledge to ensure safety and security across the industry. Fertilizer Canada’s eLearning courses are offered at no cost online, providing industry professionals reliable, versatile information.
The compliance guides provided here are for reference purposes only and will not relieve persons using them from their obligations under the applicable legislation. Compliance guides may be removed from the website at any time.
OHS Overview
Occupational Health and Safety Compliance Guide
A comprehensive overview of Occupational Health and Safety legislation in Alberta and how it applies to your farm or ranch.
Specific Compliance Guides
Fixed Ladder Safety Requirements
COVID-19 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS SELF-ASSESSMENT CHART
COVID-19 SAFETY HIGHLIGHTS FOR FARM WORKERS
COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR HARVEST CHECKLIST
WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS HARVEST
For the latest information and announcements on COVID-19 from the Government of Alberta, click here.
For the latest information and announcements on COVID-19 from the Government of Canada, click here.
Alberta OHS has provided some resources for employers, click here.
Create a team for managing the COVID-19 situation around your worksite. It is best to have more than one person in case someone falls ill.
A hazard assessment should be completed at your workplace and controls implemented to help prevent the spread. Follow the recommendations from the provincial and federal government updates. Communicate this with your employees.
Farms can encourage social distancing through administrative controls like:
- Engaging your employees in planning for the management of everyone’s health and safety
- Having morning huddles to divide tasks (can be done outside or by phone)
- Change schedules so that employees arrive at different times and have different break times
You should also review your emergency response plan, see the FarmSafe Plan manual and workbook for information on emergency response planning. Plan for what work has to be done with a reduced workforce and cross train employees if possible.
Watch for signs of stress in your employees. Encourage them to talk to others and to reach out for help if they are feeling overwhelmed. Alberta Mental Health advice is available 24/7 at 1-877-303-2642.
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council (CAHRC) has created a dedicated webpage with the latest information, recommendations, employee management tips, tools (posters, policies) and links to authorities. click here.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture has also created a COVID-19 resource page for agriculture employers. click here.
Also check with your provincial or national commodity organizations as they may have information available for your specific operation. click here.
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has a list of questions and answers (Q&As) related to COVID-19's impact on animals. click here.
Alberta Farm Fatality Statistics 2014-21
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Agri-Tourism
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Apiaries
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Beef Producers
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Dairy Farms
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Elk-Bison Producers
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Feedlots
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Fish-Fur Farms
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Forage-Peat Processing
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Harvesting-Custom Baling
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Greenhouses
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Hog Producers
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Hay-Grain-Crop Farming
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Livestock Auction
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Llama-Alpaca
2022 WCB Industry Synopsis Mushroom-Bait Farms
