New
DVD launched to help promote farm safety
( HALIFAX ) – A new farm safety resource has been
launched to help reduce the number of farm related injuries and fatalities
in Canada.
The DVD, entitled “Farm Safety Means Farm Safely”, has 13
instructional segments that cover such topics as safety for seniors, livestock
handling, keeping small children safe, hearing damage, and cell phone
safety. The bilingual DVD also shares the stories of three Canadian farmers
who survived farm related tragedies and how it has changed their lives.
This project was produced by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
and Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited with the support of the Canadian Agricultural
Safety Association (CASA) as part of an ongoing campaign to reduce farm-related
injuries and fatalities. Each year an average of 115 people are killed
and another 1,500 are injured on farms, while many more minor injuries
go unreported.
“Today's farms are bigger and more advanced, and their operations
are more complex than ever,” explains Bob Friesen, President of
CFA. “This puts an even greater emphasis on the need for safety
because a farm is not only an industrial work site, but also a home where
the farm family, including the children, spends its day-to-day life.”
The DVD launch was part of the recent Annual General Meeting of CASA held
in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The meeting attracted dozens of Canada’s
leading farm safety experts to shares ideas and resources to further farm
safety in Canada. A free copy of the DVD is available by e-mailing your
request to farmsafety@cfafca.ca .
“At Pioneer we are pleased to be a partner in the farm safety network
in Canada,” said Art Stirling, Government & Industry Affairs
Manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited, a DuPont company. “Daily attention
to safety on the farm is critical since it is not only a workplace but
almost always a home as well. The whole farm family must be careful.”
More information on the Farm Safety Means Farm Safely DVD and other farm
safety materials are available at www.cfafca.ca.
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