By Meg Deak | Woolwich Observer Pesticides are chemicals that you want to handle carefully. Part of being able to do that is reading the label and information available about safety… …
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WorkSafeBC investigation finds three safety failures in B.C. egg farm worker fatality
A worker at a British Columbia egg production farm died after being caught between an automated feed hopper and the housing of a laying hen colony while working alone in… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Nutrien fined $125,000 after worker sprayed with ammonia in Redwater, Alta.
Nutrien (Canada) Holdings ULC has been ordered to pay $125,000 after pleading guilty to a workplace safety charge tied to an ammonia spray incident that seriously injured a worker in… …
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Health Canada makes pesticide safety data sheets optional for agricultural employers: UFCW
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
$145K in fines handed down after worker killed by reversing loader at Ontario farm site
An Ontario farming corporation and an excavating contractor have been fined a total of $145,000 after a worker was killed by a reversing front-end loader at a construction project in… …
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Agricultural work is dangerous – but good communication can save lives in Colorado
By Morgan Valley and Lorann Stallones Six people, including one teenager, died at a dairy farm in Keenesburg, Colorado, 35 miles northeast of Denver, on Aug. 20, 2025. Four of …
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Mental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
Saskatchewan farmers get expanded mental health support starting April 1
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberSaskAgMatters Mental Health Network took over management of Saskatchewan’s Farm Stress Line on April 1, bringing with it 24-hour crisis counselling and follow-up therapy from mental health professionals with agricultural… …
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Ontario workplace safety inspectors to target farms, retail and noise hazards
Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development will conduct four province-wide health and safety inspection campaigns between April 1, 2026 and March 31, 2027, focusing on farming, retail… …
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When the heat won’t let go: Rising temps bring risks for farm workers
By Jacqueline M. St. Pierre | The Manitoulin Expositor MANITOULIN—Morning still arrives the same way on the farm—slow light spilling across the fields, dew clinging to the grass, a kettle on… …


