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Farmers urged to make a commitment to safety

The first step is to have a conversation about what safety means on your operation

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The theme of Canadian Agricultural Safety Week from March 12 to 18 is ‘Be an AgSafe Family.’ This article by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association talks about the impact of a farm fatality on a family and the farm. Statistics tell us that each year approximately 85 Canadians are killed in an agriculture-related incident. Run-overs,
Turn on the the six-inch auger under this bin and this mannequin will be chest deep in grain in just eight or nine seconds, says Glen Blahey.
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Trapped in a flash — the horror waiting inside a grain bin

It happens with lightning speed and once you’re trapped, all you can do is pray that someone comes soon

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If you’ve ever had a near miss in a grain bin — and lots of you have — this is the horrible fate you nearly suffered. It starts when your foot sinks past the ankle and the grain reaches your lower calf. Eight or nine seconds later, the grain is up to your chest. And
Rosser Holsteins, located west of Winnipeg, covers 2,500 acres and has 500 dairy cows.
Dairy cattle, Local news

Creating a safety culture at one Manitoba dairy

Workplace safety is a buzzword at Rosser Holsteins west of Winnipeg

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Time is the enemy, particularly when it comes to injury risk, according to Henry Holtmann, of Rosser Holsteins outside of Winnipeg. “In times when we think we don’t have time for safety, we have to really step back and make time, because the consequences of not making time are actually you lose more time,” he
It can take just seconds to be trapped in grain.
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Farm safety to be a highlight of Ag Days

Farming is a hazardous business and Ag Days aims 
to help build a culture of safety

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Canada’s agricultural industry is one of the top three most hazardous industries in which to work. According to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), while 85 per cent of Canadian producers believe safety is a priority on their farm, less than 10 per cent currently have an agricultural safety plan on their farm or ranch.
Dan Mazier, KAP president.
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Feds, province invest $432,000 towards farm safety education and training

Keystone Agricultural Producers will administer the new program. 
The hope is for sweeping change in attitudes towards safety, KAP president says

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) will receive a major cash injection of $432,000 over the next two years to establish a broad-reaching and extensive new farm safety program. The funds announced by both provincial and federal ag ministers last week will flow through Growing Forward 2 and used to provide practical, on-farm expertise, resources and training
This isn’t an exact replica but an example of the kinds of mobile units already in use in the U.S. offering farmers farm safety education on the dangers of grain entrapment.
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Grower groups kick in cash for grain safety

Funds will help launch a mobile unit for farm safety education at farm shows and offering training for first responders

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A large cash contribution is going to help the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) warn farmers and their families about the dangers of working in and around stored grain facilities. Four grower organizations including the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), Alberta Pulse Growers (APG), Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), and Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA) have
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Safety first

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A few years ago I had what I now ruefully refer to as a series of unfortunate events. It began innocently enough with a phone call one Saturday morning from a friend, wondering if I could help him move a couch. An hour or so later, on a frosty March morning, we were wrestling it
Five surgeons quit Bailey Kemery’s life-saving surgery because the injuries were so severe they thought her death was a foregone conclusion.
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Farm accident survivor still drawn to the farm

Farm Safety: Her heart stopped twice on the way to hospital, multiple surgeons quit surgery assuming she wouldn’t survive

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Bailey Kemery was four years old, growing up on her family’s farm in Major, Sask., when her life changed forever. On April 20, 1994, she and her brother were playing on a tractor-driven rotary tiller parked, but running, not far from where her parents were standing in the yard. “The rototiller shook itself into gear,
Grain bins are one of the most dangerous spots on any farm.
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Farmer urges others to get beyond ‘won’t happen to me’ mentality

Farm accidents aren’t treated like other industrial accidents, which contributes to a lack of action on the issue

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Randy Froese never thought it would happen to him. But on August 17, 2010, he very nearly became another grim farm death statistic. “It was a miracle,” he said. “I praise the Lord every day that it happened the way it did… it was so close.” That fateful day started much like any other, as
Danny Mann, professor and head of the department of biosystems engineering at University of Manitoba stands on the mock-up staircase built at the university so researchers could compare access paths on farm equipment, including the steps, angles and spacing and how different designs impacted knee joints of users.
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Safety by design

Farmer feedback builds safer equipment

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A guy walks into a tool department with his thumb bandaged, complaining about his new hammer. It keeps hitting two inches to the left. That’s actually not a joke. As any carpenter will tell you, you can hammer all day with a good hammer that’s the right fit for your hand, but if you use

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