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Agriculture Organizations
FARSHA (Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association)
http://www.farsha.bc.ca/
"A non-profit organization based in Langley, BC, FARSHA is dedicated to reducing the number of injuries and accidents on BC farms and ranches through continuing programs of safety and promotion and education."
CASA (Canadian Agriculture Safety Association)
http://www.casa-acsa.ca/english/
"CASA was established in 1993 in response to an identified need for a national farm safety networking and coordinating agency to address problems of illness, injuries and accidental death in farmers, their families and agricultural workers. Since then, its mission has been to improve the health and safety conditions of those that live, and or, work on Canadian farms."
Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program (CAISP)
http://meds.queensu.ca/%7Eemresrch/caisp/welcome-english.html
"The Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program (CAISP) is a national program of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). CAISP was established in 1995 in response to the need for better information about fatal and hospitalized agricultural injuries. CAISP has partners in each of the ten Canadian provinces. It is coordinated from a national office at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario."
Centre for Agricultural Medicine
http://www.usask.ca/medicine/agmedicine/iareh_oldsite/indexold.html
"The Centre for Agricultural Medicine is unique in Canada, as the only diversified research unit in the country dedicated to studying the health effects of agricultural exposures on rural populations."
Commission for Labor Cooperation (Workers' Rights)
http://www.naalc.org/migrant/english/index.shtml
This organization provides information for migrant workers in North America. Included on this site is The Guide to Labor and Employment Laws for Migrant Workers in North America. This consists of individual fact sheets about a range of areas of labor and employment law in each North American country.
Canadian Centre for Health & Safety in Agriculture (formerly Institute of Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health)
http://www.cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/index.php
"The Canadian Centre will continue to focus its resources on addressing public health issues related to the agricultural rural ecosystem and bridge gaps that occur between the spectra of basic research, applied research, the community and policy."
Saskatchewan Farm Safety
http://fpse1.labour.gov.sk.ca/farmsafety/index.htm
"Sask Labour's Farm Safety Program works with many partners to prevent injuries and promote safe work practices on the farm through: presentations for the schools and public; exhibits at trade shows; information for the media; resource information for the public; a statistical database on Saskatchewan farm fatalities."
Manitoba Farm Safety
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/farmsafety/index.html
"Manitoba Farm Safety continues to strive to make Manitoba's farms a safer place to live and work on."
Ontario Farm Safety Association
http://www.fsai.on.ca/
"The FSA has been dedicated to providing the most up-to-date health and safety information to Ontario's Agriculture, Horticulture and Landscaping industries and Agricultural community since 1973. Their mission is to promote safe, healthy workplaces and lifestyles for the Agricultural, Horticultural and Landscaping industries in Ontario."
CCOHS (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety)
http://www.ccohs.ca/
"CCOHS promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety."
Health and Safety in the Agriculture Industry - Health & Safety Executive UK
http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/index.htm
"The Agricultural and Food Sector is based in the Midlands and is made up of three sections: Health, Education and Employment Section; Safety Section; and Forestry, Strategy and Evaluation Section."
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
http://www.fs4jk.org/about.html
"The mission of Farm Safety 4 Just Kids is to promote a safe farm environment to prevent health hazards, injuries, and fatalities to children and youth."
North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT)
http://www.nagcat.org
"The North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) are a resource developed to assist parents in assigning farm jobs to their children 7 - 16 years of age, living or working on farms."
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
"The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services."
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/agriculturaloperations/index.html
"The agricultural transitions from human to animal to mechanized power, and from mechanical to chemical to genetically engineered tools, have increased farm productivity, but have not decreased the health and safety stresses upon farmers. Over the last 20 years, agriculture has emerged from the third to the most hazardous occupation. Visit OSHA for safety and health topics for agricultural operations."
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