Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Operators of a pig farming facility in Nanticoke pleaded guilty and were fined $55,000 after a worker was injured with a portable washer spray gun.
Blog Post #908 – Farming Safety Gets Boost in Manitoba
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), an organization that represents Manitoba farmers regarding agricultural policy in the province, will get more than $432,000 in funding from the federal and provincial governments over the next two years.
Blog Post #907 – Farm Worker Killed by Concrete Block, Employer Fined $18,000
Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
A farm owner pleaded guilty and has been fined $18,000 after a worker helping to build a bridge was killed when a concrete block slipped off a tractor and rolled down a ravine.
Blog Post #906 – Alberta to Bring in Health and Safety Rules to Protect Farm Workers by December – Really?
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
Alberta farm and ranch workers will be able to use older equipment and forgo the use of a seat-belt if it’s not practical under new rules that come into effect on December 01, 2018.