Work Place: Are you following the health and safety regulations for you and your employees?

The rules established by Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act in 2006 are quite specific and farms with more than five employees are expected to demonstrate due diligence in applying them

by SAM BRADSHAW

I recently attended a health and safety workshop put on by Jay Remsik, a health and safety consultant with the Ontario Farm Safety Association and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. It became evident that there is some confusion in the countryside about who must abide by the new rules.

Better Pork February 2008