AgSafe Alberta

Happy #Thanksgiving! This year we are grateful to be able to help spread farm safety across this province and help #CdnAg stay safe out there. #agsafety #farmsafety #westcdnag #abfarming

AgSafe Alberta now offers In The Know, a mental health literacy workshop for farms and ranches. Attend this workshop to help you understand and help yourself and others who face mental health challenges. Help us bring a workshop to your community by going to www.albertaitk.ca to learn more.

Restricted and confined spaces are more common on farms than most people realize (manure pits, septic tanks, crawl spaces, culverts, open ditches + many more). Simple ways to prevent serious incidents + fatalities in this month’s newsletter https://www.agsafeabnewsletter.ca/#safe-to-say

Head injuries are the most common reason for horse related hospital admissions, and ASTM/SEI certified helmets can help reduce this possibility by as much as 70-80%. For more information: https://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca//Safety_Up_Equestrian_Helmets #agsafety #farmsafety #westcdnag #abfarming

Anticipating and reacting to animal behavior can go a long way toward preventing incidents on the farm. #agsafety #farmsafety #westcdnag #abfarming

This big beauty can do it all; it is extremely fast, agile, can turn quickly, is able to jump high fences and is even a strong swimmer! Does everyone working on or visiting your ranch really understand what the animals they are around may be capable of? #agsafety #abfarming

Herd animals become fearful and agitated when separated and alone; they may run someone over and try to jump fences in an effort to rejoin the group. Never enter a pen or holding area in these situations. #agsafety #farmsafety #westcdnag #abfarming

Training should be provided to everyone who will work around or handle livestock or farm animals. Workshops or online material on working safely around livestock or low stress animal handling can be a helpful tool. Visit Take11.ca #agsafety #westcdnag #abfarming

Don’t believe that because you’ve worked with one animal that responded a certain way, that the next one will. #agsafety #farmsafety #westcdnag #abfarming

In Alberta from 1990 to 2009, 68% of animal-related fatalities in agriculture involved horses. Visit Take11.ca to learn more. #farmsafety #agsafety #abfarming #westcdnag

The Uniform Hand Signals communicate information quickly & effectively; ensure that everyone on your farm knows & uses them. https://www.agsafeab.ca/Media/ASA_Hand_Signals_v5.pdf #agsafety #farmsafety #abfarming #westcdnag

Chances are, if an animal has become stressed, you have too. It takes at least 20 minutes for an agitated critter to calm down... and it can take livestock even longer! #animalhandling #agsafety #farmsafety #westcdnag

A great initiative from Australia. Have you asked R U OK today? https://fb.watch/7ViMWhFYWN/

Some great webinars to check out later this month.