Farming Operations | Agriculture

• A Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act for Farming Operations
  This guide assists employers, workers, worker representatives, members of JHSC, supervisors, and suppliers on farming operations who have duties under the OHSA.
• A Guide for Health and Safety Representatives (HSR) and Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC) on Farming Operations
  This guide describes the work of health and safety representatives and committees and explains their roles and responsibilities in the workplace.
• Pocket Extracts for Farming Operations
  This document sets out some of the main provisions in the Occupational Health and Safety Act that apply to "farming operations".
• Requirement to Report an Incident on a Farming Operation
  This document describes those requirements, as they apply to farming operations.
• Occupational Health and Safety Policy & Programs for Farming Operations
  This document assists employers in understanding the requirements to have a health and safety policy program, and provides a sample policy.
• Ontario Farm Safe Resource Guide
  Tools to make safety part of every plan and activity on a farm. (Workplace Safety & Prevention Services)

Alerts

• Atmospheric Hazards Associated with Oxygen-Limited Structures (Silos) on Farms
• Augers on Farms
• Concrete Blocks Use for Material Storage
• Vine Pulling Machines on Farms
• Wood Splitters

Enforcement Information

• Role of the Ontario Ministry of Labour Health and Safety Inspector
• Enforcement of the Occupational Health and Safety Act--When Self Compliance Fails

Heat Stress

• Heat Stress
• Prevent Heat Stress
  Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

Occupational Health and Safety Guidelines for Farming Operations in Ontario

1. Tractors and other Self-propelled Farm Equipment
2. Farm Equipment
3. Large Animal Handling
4. Personal Protective Equipment
5. Falls, Slips and Trips
6. Lockout Procedures
7. Hazardous Atmospheres and Confined Spaces
8. Occupational Illness

Reprisals

• Reprisals

Health and Safety Contact Centre

Toll-free: 1-877-202-0008
TTY: 1-855-653-9260

• Report incidents, critical injuries or fatalities.
  If this is an emergency call 911 immediately.
• Workplace health and safety inquiries.
• Report unsafe work practices.

Other ways to contact us

Sector Plans

• Farming
• Agriculture Services

• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)

Regulations

• Farming Operations, Ontario Regulation 414/05
• Critical Injury Defined: R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 834.
• Training Requirements for Certain Compulsory Trades: O. Reg. 87/13.
• Training Programs: O. Reg. 780/94.

• Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)
• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
• Farm Safety Association
  

• Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
• Employment Standards
• Ministry of Transportation
  Farm Guide: Farm Equipment on the Highway

• Agricultural Workers
  

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