Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) • March 13 - 20, 2002
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Safety While Handling Livestock
CFA organizes an annual farm safety awareness campaign entitled Canadian Agricultural Safety Week. Each year, the Federation develops, distributes, and promotes educational materials aimed at helping Canadian farm families improve the safety of the farm. The theme for this year's campaign is Safety While Handling Livestock.
Feel free to use the following information to run an article, series of articles, or a feature page about farm safety in your newspaper during Canadian Agricultural Safety Week.
- Letter of support from Bob Friesen, President of Canadian Federation of Agriculture President and Cathy Vanstone, Chair of the Canadian Coalition for Agricultural Safety And Rural Health
- News Release for Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
- Contacts for other farm safety organizations
- Farm Safety Information Bulletins
- Report : Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program (CAISP)
- Links to useful Farm Safety web sites
Additional Farm Safety Educational Resources
- This year's campaign features a Farm Safety Photo CD.
Contact Theresa Whelan-Ruitier for more details on this. - Download the 'Livestock Handling Safety' Brochure
- Download the 'Safety Tips for Livestock Handling' Poster (PDF file)
- Download the 'Runovers are Preventable' Brochure (PDF file)
- Download the 'Hand Signals on the Farm' Poster (PDF file)
For more information, please contact:
Theresa Whelan-Ruiter
CFA Farm Safety Coordinator
Tel: (613) 731-7321
Email: twr@magma.ca
