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Manitoba
Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives - for more resources and
information
Recent Publications: (more available
on SafeFarm site)
The Workplace Safety and Health Division in conjunction with
Manitoba Agriculture and Food administer the provincial farm safety.
Currently, agriculture accounts for a significant portion of reported
workplace deaths and injuries. As with most of the other workplaces in
Manitoba, the Workplace Safety and Health Act does apply to farm workplaces,
affording all workers the same right to protection of their safety and
health while at work.
To assist Manitoba’s farm families and operators in developing an
enhanced safety culture, the Workplace Safety and Health Division will
continue to develop and refine its mandate of:
Agricultural Bulletins and
additionally, several studies have been conducted and papers prepared on
various subjects address agricultural safety and health issues.
Continue to develop the level of surveillance of injuries and deaths
occurring via AIISP, hospitalization reporting, fatality investigations and
the Canadian Injury Surveillance Program.
- Collaborate with other interest groups and agencies that strive to
make injury prevention a priority. These groups include:
- Western Manitoba Injury Prevention Network
- IMPACT
- North American Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks
- Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
- ABC’s on the Farm
Links to other agencies and service providers
across Canada and the world will also provide answers and directions to many
of the daily challenges of making our farms safer workplaces for
tomorrow’s food supply managers to live and grow-up on.
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