This will be a short presentation on the Occupational Health and Safety Act as prescribed to the Farming Sector. The emphasis will be an update on the new requirement for employers to provide mandatory supervisor and worker awareness training. It will include highlights of the resources which the Ministry of Labour and Workplace Safety & Prevention Service have to assist employers.

1. GREY BRUCE FARMERS WEEK
January 14, 2014

2. Todays objectives
oWho is WSPS
oWhy Farm Safety
oOverview of legislation, update.
oResources provided by WSPS

3. Workplace Safety & Prevention
Services
• We were the Farm Safety Association /IAPA/OSSA
• We now service 154,000+ workplaces across
– Agriculture
– Manufacturing and
– Services Sectors
• 90% of the workplaces are small businesses,
including the family farm.

4. Workplace Safety & Prevention
Services
• Our Vision
“The Elimination of all work-related injuries, illnesses
and fatatlies.”
• Our Belief
“We are the trusted source for health and safety
solutions”
WSPS is “Your workplace Safety “Partner in
Prevention”

5. Fatals
1990-2008 trends
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Counts have dropped about 50% still about 20-25 a year.
September and October are the worst months
Males are about 93% of total
13% under 15 yrs and 36% are over 60 yrs.
Overall frequency is 12.9/100,000
– Highest fatality rate is 80+ yrs (72.6/100,000)
– Highest number was 70-79yrs (16% fatals and 47.0/100)
– Up to 15yrs ( 12.5% fatals and 36/100,00)

6. Fatals
1990-2008 trends
• 94% are work related (10% worker and 73% operator or
direct family member)
• 71% are machine related
• Top 5 causes
– 23% rollover, 215 runover,85 entanglement,6% struck by not
machine and 6% animal related.
• Rollovers 68% are sideways (too close to edge and on
incline) and29% backwards
• Run-overs 34% unmanned, 29% operator (falls), 20%
bystander and 17% passenger

7. injuries
1990-2008 trends
• Numbers per year relatively flat at 264/year
• 66% in May to October (peak in July/august)
• Average rate is 112.8/100,000
– Under 19 are rates lower than average
– Highest number in 50-59 yrs (frequency just over average at
136/100,000
– Highest risk is 80+ yrs frequency rate 363/100,000 or 3.2x
average!
• 51% machine
• Fastest growing is ATVs.

8. Focus
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No Rider
ATV
Safe Play Area
Child Supervision
Working Alone Plans
Road travel/lighting and SMVs
Aging population
Electrical Safety (9% of non-occupational electric related fatals are on Farms).

9. OHSA & Farming
Operations
o Does the Occupational Health and Safety Act
(OHSA) apply to all farms?
o Farming Operations, Ontario Regulation
414/05

10. Application of OHSA
o OHSA applies to farming operations where there are
paid workers, including;
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Seasonal, temporary, contract workers
Workers who migrate on a work permit
Foreign & domestic workers
Ontario Works Act program participants
o OHSA does not apply to farms where there are no
paid workers

11. Health and Safety Guidelines for
Farming Operations
• Set of Guidelines:
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Tractors and Other Self-Propelled Equipment
Mechanical Equipment
Large Animal Handling
Personal Protective Equipment
Hazardous Atmospheres and Confined Spaces
Fall Protection
Lockout Procedures
Occupational Illness

12. What’s New
o Mandatory posting of “Prevention Starts Here” awareness poster is in effect. Free
posters available in many languages (MOL website and Service Ontario)
o Mandatory awareness training is now legislated (O. Reg. 297/13), to be in place by
July 1, 2014 (applies to farms)
o Free materials/e-learning are available at www.ontario.ca/learntoworksafe
• Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in 5 Steps
• Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps
o On the horizon:
• Mandatory training for Safety Representatives

13. Workplace Safety & Prevention
Services (WSPS)
o Training (on-site/public and e-learn)
o Information
o Consultation
o Over 250 free downloads off the website
o Ontario FarmSafe Resource Guide (free)
o Closing the Loop: Setting Up a Health & Safety
System for Your Small Business (free)

14. Resources
o MOL web-site for farming operations
– www.ontario.ca/farmworkersafety
o Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS)
–http://www.wsps.ca
o Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
–http://www.wsib.on.ca/en/community/WSIB

15. Questions?