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How can AgSafe HELP you in 2022???
1.
What is your industry?
Apiary
Berry Farming
Cannabis
Composting
Dairy Farming or Livestock Auctioning
Egg Farming
Farm Labour or Farm Services
Farrier Services
Feed Lot
Floral Greenhouse
Fur Bearing Animal Farming
Grain Farming
Hay or Seed Farming
Hog Farming
Horse Ranching, Raising and Breeding
Orchard
Ornamental Nursery or Floral Field Production
Poultry Farming or Related Services
Ranching
Sod or Turf Nursery
Vegetable Farming
Vegetable Greenhouse
Vineyard
White Mushroom Farming
Not Listed
2.
Please indicate which of the following safety concerns applies most to your industry
Machine or equipment safety
Chemical or pesticide safety
Slips, trips and falls
Bullying and harassment
Sprains and strains including back strain
Falls from height including ladders
Struck by animal
Working alone or remotely
Temporary Foreign Worker concerns
New and Young Worker concerns
Mental Health
Children on the farm
Violence in the Workplace
Wildfire, flooding, extreme temperatures, etc.
Other
3.
At your busiest time, how many workers do you have?
1-5
6-10
11-19
20-50
51-100
101 or more
4.
How should AgSafe deliver training in 2022?
At my site in person
Virtually (zoom, etc.)
Pre-recorded video that we can watch when it's convenient
In group classroom setting with people from various farms together
5.
Should AgSafe expand its available training options for employers? If yes, please select from the following:
Pesticide applicator course
Confined space entry
Fall protection
Pallet jack safety
Seminars on specific topics
Fire safety
Scissor lift safety
Train the Trainer for Respirator Fit-Testing
Occupational First Aid
Telescopic Loader (farm variety)
Other
6.
AgSafe provides consultation to develop safe work procedures for various tasks in all agricultural industries. Do you believe this is a valuable service? and have you had an AgSafe representative assist you?
Yes this is of value AND I have worked with an AgSafe representative
Yes this is of value BUT I have not worked with an AgSafe representative
No this is unnecessary
7.
Should AgSafe provide additional services to address mental health concerns?
Yes
No
8.
Are you aware of any injuries on your site or another that were unexpected and/or unusual and surprised you that this would happen?
Yes
No
Definitely a one-off and would never happen again
Surprised it hadn't happened before
Serious injuries happen all the time - it's part of farming
9.
AgSafe is funded by a levy added to employer's WorkSafeBC rate - in 2021 it is 15 or 16 cents per $100 of assessable payroll. If AgSafe were to add more safety advisors to its field team, would you support an increase in the levy?
yes - one to two cents would be okay
yes - up to five cents more would be okay
no - there are enough advisors to support industry
10.
Safety training is one part of a complete safety program. AgSafe is working with employers to build and implement safety programs. Would you like to see AgSafe focus more on safety program implementation with employers to empower them to address safety concerns?
Yes - employers should have this capacity
Yes - with AgSafe support to ensure compliance with WorkSafeBC Regulation
No - AgSafe should continue to focus on training workers
Current Progress,
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