Farm Safety

Kidszone – Fun Activities for Kids

Here are a few external resources worth exploring:

• Equimania! has a farm safety quiz, virtual tours and games and puzzles.
• Manitoba Kids Farm Safety has colouring and comic books, games and more!

Helpful Resources

• North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) from Safe Kids Canada provides comprehensive information in a NAGCAT booklet (pdf) on hazards, checklists, recommended supervision and adult responsibilities when it comes to farm tasks for children. Paper copies, handouts and media material such as announcements and posters) can be ordered through Safe Kids Canada at 1 888 SAFE-TIP (723-3847).

Events, Associations and Initiatives Encouraging Children's Farm Safety

• Farm Safety Association Inc.
• Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
• Safe Kids Canada - Ontario Children's Rural Safety Program
• 4-H Ontario
  

Farm Safety for Farmers and Workers

Farm Machinery and Equipment

• Farm Generators: Making Connections the Safe Way
• Required Decals for Used Farm Implements
• How the Farm Implements Act Protects You: Your Rights and Responsibilities Relating to Farm Machinery
• English Fact Sheets (Farm Safety Association)
• Farm Equipment: Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines for Farming Operations in Ontario (Ministry of Labour)
• Farming Operations/Agriculture (Ministry of Labour)
• Farm Equipment on the Highway (Ministry of Transportation)
  
  

Farm Chemicals and Contaminants

• Cryptosporidium: Could It Be In Your Water?
• Ontario Pesticide Education Program - University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus
• Hazardous Gases

Farm Buildings and Storage

• Deterioration of Concrete Tower Silos
• Information about Environmental Management Concerns with Grain Bins and Silos Converted for Dry Grain Storage
• Silo and Hay Mow Fires on Your Farm
• Farm Pesticide Storage Facility

Human Resources and Farm Safety

• Creating and Implementing a Human Resource Plan
• Occupational Health and Safety Act: Frequently Asked Questions for Farming Operations
• OMAFRA Human Resources Links