03/01/2010

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14-20, 2010
03/01/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Dear Editors and Publishers,

"Plan – Farm – Safety!" is the theme of this year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign. This is the first in a 3 year theme which will promote "Plan" (1st yr.) - inspecti...

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02/24/2010

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14-20, 2010
02/24/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Dear Editors and Publishers,

“Plan – Farm – Safety!” is the theme of this year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign. This is the first in a 3 year theme which will promote "Plan" (1st yr.) - inspec...

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02/17/2010

“A safe environment for workers and customers makes for good business”
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02/17/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

by Theresa Whalen
CFA Farm Safety Consultant

“A safe environment for workers and customers makes for good business,” says Ian Simmons. “We care about the safety of our employees and the public coming through...

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“Time is money, but safety is priceless.”
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02/17/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

by Theresa Whalen
CFA Farm Safety Consultant

For Manitoba potato producer Sheldon Wiebe, farm safety is not just something you do – it is a way of thinking. Sheldon manages the family farm J.P. Wiebe & Sons near Macgregor,...

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02/10/2010

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14-20, 2010
02/10/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Dear Editors and Publishers,

“Plan – Farm – Safety!” is the theme of this year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety campaign. This is the first in a 3 year theme which will promote "Plan" (1st yr.) - inspec...

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01/29/2010

Farm safety is essential to a farm business plan
01/29/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14 – 20, 2010

Ottawa– “A farm safety plan is an important part of a well developed farm business plan,” says Greg Stewart, FCC President and CEO. “Plann...

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01/28/2010

FACT SHEET #5: Down time = losses
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01/28/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14 – 20, 2010

The bottom line for any business is profitability. An important part of maximizing profits is minimizing losses – and that includes losses due to injury, il...

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FACT SHEET #6: Think S.A.F.E. – be safe
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01/28/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14 – 20, 2010

It has often been said that, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Nowhere is this truer than in agriculture, where machinery or unpredictable livestoc...

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FACT SHEET #7: Certified Safe Farms are coming
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01/28/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14 – 20, 2010

If you had some sort of financial incentive would you work toward certifying your farm as safe? Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan may have a deal for...

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FACT SHEET #8: Invest in safety – invest in ROPS
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01/28/2010
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Agriculture, Health and Safety

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 14 – 20, 2010

Machinery incidents remain the leading cause of death and injury on Canadian farms. Tractor rollovers cause one in five work-related farm fatalities reports a stu...

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