My Speeches
Agricultural Safety Week
Agricultural Safety Week
Mr. Griffiths: Mr. Speaker, March 11 to 17 is being celebrated as
Agricultural Safety Week across Canada. In Alberta our agricultural
legacy has a wide-ranging influence across our province for the great
economic benefit and the employment it provides. I’d like to
encourage all Albertans to recognize and participate in Agricultural
Safety Week. This year’s theme focuses on: Personal Protective
Equipment Only Works If You Use It! It is one thing to have the
tools at hand to adequately protect yourself from danger, but it’s
quite another to take a proactive approach and use protective
equipment all the time, every day, and in every area of farm
operations. We have all seen the tragedy of injuries and death that
can occur due to lack of attention, lack of awareness, or from not
using personal protective equipment.
Agriculture and Rural Development staff work with many groups,
such as the Grande Prairie safe communities society, Red Deer
safety city, Safe Communities Central Alberta association, Alberta
Fire Chiefs Association, the Progressive Farmer Foundation, the
Environmental Farm Plan Company, and many others to raise farm
safety awareness and promote workplace safety best practices.
Safety partners include 69 agricultural societies, agricultural service
boards, 4-H clubs, schools, the Alberta Farm Safety Centre, and the
Ag-Info Centre to deliver prevention programs and workshops.
In Alberta we promote farm safety through a number of initiatives
and a variety of awareness programs during Agricultural Safety
Week. These range from displays on hearing safety and protection
to reminders to wash chemicals fromcontaminated clothing. Family
and child safety is also a key component of the initiative. Among
the notable events that occurred during Agriculture Safety Week is
a series of safety sessions developed to run with 4-H clubs and rural
youth. More importantly, this government also believes that farm
safety goes beyond this week of commemoration and is a year-round
priority.
In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I call on all Albertans to promote
farm safety during the week of March 11 to 17 and to reinforce good
farm safety habits all year long.
Thank you.
All Speeches:
- Bill 58 Corrections Amendment Act 2009 - Nov 29, 2009
- Second Reading, Bill 58: Corrections Amendment Act - Nov 03, 2009
- Bill 43 Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 3) - May 28, 2009
- H1N1 Virus in Central Alberta Pig Herd - May 04, 2009
- Second Reading of Bill 43 Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) - Apr 29, 2009
- Bill 43 Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) - Apr 28, 2009
- Alberta - Canada Growing Forward Program - Apr 28, 2009
- Bill 24 Animal Health Amendment Act, 2009 - Apr 21, 2009
- National Soil Conservation Week - Apr 21, 2009
- Bill 8 - Feeder Association Gaurantee Act, Committee of the Whole - Apr 15, 2009
- Supporting market access for livestock and meat industry - Mar 17, 2009
- Agricultural Safety Week - Mar 11, 2009
- Bill 24 Animal Health Amendment Act, 2009 - Mar 10, 2009
- Livestock and Meat Strategy - Mar 03, 2009
- Committee of the Whole - Agriculture Financial Services Amendment Act, 2008 - Nov 06, 2008
- Committee of the Whole - Meat Inspection Amendment Act, 2008 - Nov 06, 2008
- National 4-H Month - Nov 06, 2008
- Members Statement - Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy - Oct 20, 2008
- 13 Ways to Kill a Community - Oct 11, 2008
