Farm Safety Nova Scotia enjoys engaging with our farmers, industry partners and the community to find ways we can work together to enhance the health and safety of our sector. Learn more about events taking place in your area!
Join the Farm Safety Advisor in talking about Nova Scotia winters and the common hazards associated with them to include power outages, generators, carbon monoxide, slipping hazards, heavy snow, freezing rain, shoveling and staying fit if this is your off season. Participants can join the meeting over the phone or online through Zoom Meetings. Click … Continued
Employers are required under the Nova Scotia Occupational Health & Safety Act to provide training to all persons operating forklift equipment. This course focuses on safe practices and procedures for operating forklifts. It is a comprehensive classroom program suitable for both experienced and novice operators. During the training participants will be instructed on the proper … Continued
Farm Safety Nova Scotia will be holding its Annual Meeting Friday, November 26, 2021. The meeting agenda and registration details will be available closer to the meeting date.
Employers are required under the Canada Labour Code Part II and Nova Scotia Occupational Health & Safety Act to provide training to all persons operating equipment. This course focuses on safe practices and procedures for handling and operation of chainsaws. It is a comprehensive classroom program suitable for both experienced and novice operators. Uses Forestry … Continued
Join the Farm Safety Advisor in talking about animal safety and the common hazards associated with working with animals to include animal behaviour, Zoonotic Disease, and animal handling. Participants can join the meeting over the phone or online through Zoom Meetings. Click here to register
Join the Farm Safety Advisor in talking about animal safety and the common hazards associated with working with animals to include animal behaviour, zoonotic disease, and animal handling. Participants can join the meeting over the phone or online through Zoom Meetings. Click here to register
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is the help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as physical first aid is administered to an injured person before medical treatment can be obtained, MHFA is given until appropriate treatment is found or until the crisis is resolved. The … Continued
In the Know is a mental health literacy training program for farmers and the agricultural community. It's a five-hour virtual mental health literacy training workshop designed to fit better with the framing community’s limited availability due to rigid daily schedules, it contains critical mental health information, and it incorporates the agricultural community culture. The objective … Continued
Is an interactive program involving personal protective equipment for many types of agricultural exposures with discussion of appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for individual exposures. There is a resource discussion and distribution including local and regional resources as well as distribution of PPE Startup Kit worth up to $75. A pre-course survey will help customize … Continued
In the Know is a mental health literacy training program for farmers and the agricultural community. It's a five-hour virtual mental health literacy training workshop designed to fit better with the framing community’s limited availability due to rigid daily schedules, it contains critical mental health information, and it incorporates the agricultural community culture. The objective … Continued
Registration closes June 26! Course runs June 28-29. Participants must be 14-16 years old with a valid Nova Scotia Class 8 drivers license. Successful completion of this course will enable participants to legally haul equipment on NS roads. For more, click here.
