This collection has resources that deal with agriculture and safety.
This video is about powerline safety on farms. It goes over safety tips when farming including what to do around power lines.
The label on a pesticide product tells the reader how to use it. Most importantly, it outlines how to use the product safely. This video highlights some important parts of a pesticide label, also known in Canada as Crop Protection products or Pest Control products.
This video outlines the importance of using eye protection when working. It outlines the most common activities when eye injuries happen. This video would be helpful in a PAA class when learning about worker safety or in the farm safety sections of agriculture-related courses.
The GotSafety Youtube channel also offers these videos in Spanish.
In this video, common types of PPE are tested to see how they can protect from projectiles, falling objects, and other possible hazards. This is an entertaining take on Personal Protective Equipment and how it protects people.
"Canadians have more choices and pay some of the lowest prices in the world for FOOD — thanks in part to the plant science technologies farmers use, from pesticides to plant biotechnology."
Use this resource to learn more about food.
Agricultural producers face risks from sun up to sun down (and sometimes beyond). Injuries can seriously impact their livelihood. It is important to think proactively and reduce risk before accidents happen. Four of the leading categories of farm accidents are:
- transportation
- farm equipment
- work environment
- chemical handling incidents.
Growers, packing centers, and retailers rely on one another to prevent contamination and keep consumers safe. Four animations illustrate how contamination can spread from field to table and suggest ways to avoid this. Applicable to various tree and ground fruits including cantaloupe, cucumbers, and strawberries, the animations follow the lifespan of an imaginary "purple fruit," highlighting danger points at each stage of the process and suggesting best practices for keeping produce free from contamination. Although the animations are brief, they include "Pause Points" (recommended spots to pause the video) where a presenter can discuss, distribute additional materials or reinforce learning during a training.
The video outlines proper respirator use and considerations for using respiratory PPE.
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In this video, we’re going to learn hand and power tool safety and how following the rules just might save you a limb or two. This video is a short overview of tool safety and what kinds of protective equipment can be worn when operating tools.
There are a number of different hazards relating to farm workshops and steadings in the following images – can you spot them all?
This video includes a number of images around a farm and asks viewers to spot the hazards present.
What do the numbers mean on a fertilizer bag? This video explains what the numbers mean and how many pounds of each nutrient a bag contains.
This short video introduces WHMIS and its role in Canada. It also outlines the Globally Harmonized System of Classification (GHS). This is good as a short overview of WHMIS for students.