Welcome to the Safety at Work centre for the agriculture industry. Your online resource to help prevent accidents and injuries.
This fact sheet summarizes the hazards associated with operating farm machines and presents information about how farmers and farm workers can protect themselves from injury or death when working around agricultural machinery.
This is a fact sheet concerning the safe handling of horses.
Basic safety practices are essential in every horse operation. This publication describes some important safety precautions that should be taken to ensure that you have a safe and enjoyable experience. Turn the horse away from you to prevent it from .....
Halters are designed only to help catch, hold, lead and tie horses and ponies.
Pregnant women and others of child bearing age should exercise extreme caution when handling this product. Acute effects after single exposure are possible; however, continued daily exposure has a greater potential for these effects. Acute effects .....
People expose themselves to potential injurious effects of drugs by five main routes: dermal (skin), eyes, injection into body tissue, inhalation (lungs), and ingestion.
The basis for this Factsheet was originally prepared by Melvin Bradley, Department of Animal Husbandry, College of Agriculture, for publication in Science and Technology Guide, University of Missouri – Columbia Extension Division ...
FARSHA has developed a broad catalogue of reference and resource material. They are available at no charge to farm employers and workers in British Columbia, and include safety and training programs. Click on the links provided on the left to see ...