A national survey by Farm Credit Canada this spring found that 23% of the 115 respondents in BC experienced a farm safety incident in the past year. This was slightly less than the national average of 24%. But the survey also found that 78% of BC respondents say that work proceeds safely most of the …
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Vehicle violations rise
An interagency committee set up in 2007 to ensure farm vehicle safety following a horrific crash in Abbotsford that killed three people has been busy this summer. Known as the Farm Workers’ Inter-Agency Compliance Committee, the body oversees the inspection of vehicles used to transport farm workers, such as the bus that hit a ditch …
Minimize the risk of corn silage fires
ENDERBY—AgSafeBC urges farmers to inform themselves on the risks of corn silage fires. The organization is working with the BC Ministry of Agriculture, BC Dairy Association, WorkSafeBC and relevant fire departments to determine the reasons behind five incidents of smouldering corn silage in the eastern Fraser Valley in September 2018. Two of those episodes were …