How to Use Tailgate Talks
Tailgate Talks are tools used to deliver short 10 – 15 minute hands-on awareness sessions to support your workplace training programs.
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Agriculture & Horticulture
Learn best practices and more from our specially curated health and safety resources for the agriculture sector.
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Agricultural Safety Topic - Musculoskeletal Disorders Prevention
Identify potential MSD hazards in the workplace that can lead to injuries, including sprains and strains.
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Get your workers up to speed on health & safety with an orientation eCourse
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Agricultural Safety Topic - Orchard Ladder Safety
Know the dangers associated with use of ladders in orchards.
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Are you a Greenhouse Grower? Get specially curated resources
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New Worker Orientation: Seasonal Agricultural Worker
This video was created to assist employers with the orientation of their seasonal agricultural workers. It should be used in connection with company/site specific information and resources.
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Agricultural Safety Topic - Harvesting Equipment with Cutterbars
Learn the mechanism and safety precautions to follow when using harvesting equipment.
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Agricultural Safety Topic - Preventing Lifting & Overexertion Injuries
Lift properly to avoid injuries.
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What to do when you spot the signs of mental health challenges
Harvest season can be hectic. But don't overlook the signs and symptoms of workers, friends and family members experiencing mental health challenges. Here's what to watch for.
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WSPS Safety Connection | Hazards Assessments in Agriculture
Learn how to effectively conduct a Hazard Assessment beginning with an introduction to the RACE concept, followed by defining the six hazard categories and finishing with how to prioritize risk.
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WSPS Safety Connection | MLITSD Initiative: Material Handling in Agriculture
Learn about key priority areas, locations and types of workplaces, prevention of injury related to material handling, and how to prepare for a focused Material Handling in Agriculture inspection.
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Arborist Industy Safe Work Practices Guide
The Arborist Safe Work Practices (ASWP) are safe work guidelines, written by the industry, for the industry.
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Impaired on the job? There’s a lot at risk
Working impaired reduce your motor coordination and reaction time, compromise your judgment and decision-making, and cause mood swings or personality changes. Get 9 tips to ensure you're fit for work.
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Health & safety resources for your Spanish speaking workers
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Get through harvest season safely
Harvest season can be a very hectic time for farmers. Get tips to help you and your workers get through the busy harvest season with your physical and mental health intact.
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Working alone on the farm? Here are 6 tips to do it safely
For most Ontario farmers, working alone is just part of the job. “70% of farms in Ontario are owner-operated without employees, so there’s a lot of working alone.” Get 6 tips for working alone safely.
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Get prepared: 6 tips to prevent respiratory illness in the workplace
COVID-19 may have taken a back seat in the mindset of many Ontarians, but the virus - and others such as colds and flu - can still affect your employees and your workplace.
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Agriculture Noise Infographic – 5 Ways to Protect Your Hearing
Did you know hearing loss in adult farmers is almost double that of non-farmers? Find out what common noises may be the cause of hearing loss and get 5 tips to protect your hearing.
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Cultivating Safety Podcast Episode 3: Protecting your Farm’s Greatest Asset
In this episode, Kristin Hoffman, Consultant with WSPS and Gord Gilmour, of Glacier Farm media talk to the experts for advice on how to minimize risk and avoid accidents during fall harvest.
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Fall Harvest: MLITSD to Focus on Farms
To help ensure the safety of temporary foreign agriculture workers, the MLITSD is implementing a Fall Harvest Inspection Strategy until November 30th. Find out what inspectors are looking for.
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Ladder Safety
This guideline explains the types of ladders that you might have in your workplace and their proper use.
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Large Animal Handling Related Deaths Poster
Help raise awareness of the risk involved in handling large animals with a free infographic poster. Post it in your barn or other facility and help keep your workers and farm safe.
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Large Animal Handling Series: 1. Understanding Animal Characteristics Behaviours
Watch this short, practical video providing simple, easy to adopt tips for working safely around large animals. This video focuses on understanding animal characteristics behaviours.
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