Beyond 2004:Beyond 2004:Setting the Stage for the Setting the Stage for the

New Canadian Agricultural Safety New Canadian Agricultural Safety StrategyStrategy

2004 National Symposium on Agricultural 2004 National Symposium on Agricultural Health and Safety, Keystone, Colorado, USAHealth and Safety, Keystone, Colorado, USA

June 20-24, 2004June 20-24, 2004

Dr. Judy Guernsey, ChairDr. Judy Guernsey, ChairOn behalf of the Canadian Agricultural Safety AssociationOn behalf of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association

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The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association: The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association: Who we areWho we are• Established as CCASRH in 1993 as coalition of concerned Established as CCASRH in 1993 as coalition of concerned

agencies and individuals to address problems of illness, agencies and individuals to address problems of illness, injury and fatalities in Canadian agricultureinjury and fatalities in Canadian agriculture

• Members included Can Fed of Agr, PAMI, Farm Credit Members included Can Fed of Agr, PAMI, Farm Credit Canada, 3M Canada, provincial federations of agriculture Canada, 3M Canada, provincial federations of agriculture and provincial agricultural safety associations, university and provincial agricultural safety associations, university academics, etcacademics, etc

• Successfully lobbied federal and provincial govts for Successfully lobbied federal and provincial govts for funding to establish CASP in 1994funding to establish CASP in 1994

• Program elements included CASW, an annual national Program elements included CASW, an annual national conference, a wide range of provincial awareness conference, a wide range of provincial awareness activities, a national injury surveillance systemactivities, a national injury surveillance system

• Recognized need for major changes to ensure Recognized need for major changes to ensure sustainability of program in 2001sustainability of program in 2001

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• Recognition that we needed to be more effectiveRecognition that we needed to be more effective• Nature of the agricultural industry and current trendsNature of the agricultural industry and current trends• Global developmentsGlobal developments

– ILO standard in agricultural safety (1999)ILO standard in agricultural safety (1999)– BSI – OHSAS 18001 (proposed ISO standard for BSI – OHSAS 18001 (proposed ISO standard for

occupational health and safety)occupational health and safety)– Client demand to agricultural industry for Client demand to agricultural industry for

agricultural safety policiesagricultural safety policies• Maturation of the organizationMaturation of the organization

What was driving the need for change?What was driving the need for change?

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Other Canadian TrendsOther Canadian Trends• National injury prevention strategyNational injury prevention strategy

– ( ( www.injurypreventionstrategy.ca))

• StatisticsStatistics– Injuries are the leading cause of death for ages 1-44 Injuries are the leading cause of death for ages 1-44

and 4and 4thth leading cause of death in Canada leading cause of death in Canada– Canada ranks 7Canada ranks 7thth in injury mortality amongst in injury mortality amongst

developed countriesdeveloped countries– Economic burden estimated to be more than $12.7 Economic burden estimated to be more than $12.7

billion per yearbillion per year

• Involvement of federal and provincial govtsInvolvement of federal and provincial govts• Our intent: be in synchrony with national Our intent: be in synchrony with national

effortsefforts

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Injury Prevention:Injury Prevention:

• ““unintentional or intentional change to the body resulting unintentional or intentional change to the body resulting from exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical, or from exposure to thermal, mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy and from the absence of essentials as chemical energy and from the absence of essentials as heat or oxygen”heat or oxygen”

• Population levelPopulation level: “practices of populations and : “practices of populations and subpopulation groups consistent with minimizing the risk subpopulation groups consistent with minimizing the risk of injury”of injury”

• Individual levelIndividual level: “ the practice of assessing and managing : “ the practice of assessing and managing risk, leading to injury prevention behaviours or simply risk, leading to injury prevention behaviours or simply living in healthy ways that minimize the risk of injury”living in healthy ways that minimize the risk of injury”

• At all levelsAt all levels: the social, economic, political, cultural, : the social, economic, political, cultural, educational and environmental conditions that support educational and environmental conditions that support injury prevention behaviours must be in place for injury prevention behaviours must be in place for prevention to become realityprevention to become reality

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Key strategies in injury prevention:Key strategies in injury prevention:

• Leadership and public policy developmentLeadership and public policy development• Knowledge development and translationKnowledge development and translation• Community development and infrastructureCommunity development and infrastructure• Public informationPublic information

Ref: www.injurypreventionstrategy.ca (2003)

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CASA Vision Committee (2002):CASA Vision Committee (2002):

• Developed policy document that outlined Developed policy document that outlined new strategiesnew strategies

• Proposed draft vision and mission statement Proposed draft vision and mission statement for CASA Boardfor CASA Board

• Articulated broadened context of CASA Articulated broadened context of CASA function for futurefunction for future

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CASA national consultation (2003)– CASA national consultation (2003)– Key lessons:Key lessons:

• Enhanced national communications and Enhanced national communications and media strategiesmedia strategies

• More national coordinated prevention More national coordinated prevention initiativesinitiatives

• Maintain the national agricultural safety Maintain the national agricultural safety networknetwork

• Importance of supporting local infrastructureImportance of supporting local infrastructure• Need for continued injury surveillance and Need for continued injury surveillance and

agricultural H&S knowledge developmentagricultural H&S knowledge development• More effective policy strategiesMore effective policy strategies

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CASA national consultation (2003)– CASA national consultation (2003)– Key lessons:Key lessons:

• Importance of NCR-197 Committee on Importance of NCR-197 Committee on Agricultural Safety and Health Research and Agricultural Safety and Health Research and Extension documentExtension document– Important priorities in ag safety and health in USImportant priorities in ag safety and health in US– Was distributed to all CASA Board members and Was distributed to all CASA Board members and

provincial representativesprovincial representatives– Helped to clarify our program priorities for next 4 Helped to clarify our program priorities for next 4

yearsyears

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada SupportAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada Support

• Funding for New Canadian Agricultural Safety and Funding for New Canadian Agricultural Safety and Health Strategy approved in principle November Health Strategy approved in principle November 2003 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) 2003 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Minister Van CliefMinister Van Clief

• Formal agreement being drafted as part of the Formal agreement being drafted as part of the Renewal component of the New Agricultural Policy Renewal component of the New Agricultural Policy Framework - Federal-Provincial agreementFramework - Federal-Provincial agreement

• 4 years of funding - $5.1 million dollars in total - 4 years of funding - $5.1 million dollars in total - AAFC federal dollars to be matched at least 50:50 AAFC federal dollars to be matched at least 50:50 with provincial and in-kind supportwith provincial and in-kind support

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CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):

1.1. Influence government and industry policy Influence government and industry policy regarding agricultural safety in Canadaregarding agricultural safety in Canada

– Initiate national agricultural safety and risk management Initiate national agricultural safety and risk management strategy to brand Canadian agriculture as safe and strategy to brand Canadian agriculture as safe and healthy agriculturehealthy agriculture

• International policy review reportInternational policy review report

– Special strategies to decrease the high risk of agriculture Special strategies to decrease the high risk of agriculture for youth (NAGCAT)for youth (NAGCAT)

– Special strategies to decrease the high risk of agriculture Special strategies to decrease the high risk of agriculture for older adults in agriculture (NAGCAT for older adults)for older adults in agriculture (NAGCAT for older adults)

– Address the special needs of agricultural subpopulations Address the special needs of agricultural subpopulations who are experiencing significant impairments from injury who are experiencing significant impairments from injury or chronic diseaseor chronic disease

– Curriculum development for new agricultural workersCurriculum development for new agricultural workers

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CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):

2.2. Foster collaboration with and among provinces Foster collaboration with and among provinces and partnersand partners

– Develop strategies with health care providers Develop strategies with health care providers and community members to address the high and community members to address the high stress levels in agriculturestress levels in agriculture

– Respond to the changing nature of agricultural Respond to the changing nature of agricultural work by reviewing educational approaches to work by reviewing educational approaches to ensure employees are fully informed and ensure employees are fully informed and protected against hazardsprotected against hazards

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CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):

3.3. Effectively communicate the message of farm safety:Effectively communicate the message of farm safety:– Develop a national communication strategy on agricultural Develop a national communication strategy on agricultural

safety and health that will include the broader Canadian safety and health that will include the broader Canadian agricultural community and concerned stakeholdersagricultural community and concerned stakeholders

• Expansion of CASW to include provincesExpansion of CASW to include provinces• Ag safety media advisory committeeAg safety media advisory committee

– Identify new risks from emerging technologies that may pose Identify new risks from emerging technologies that may pose hazards to agricultural producers and their familieshazards to agricultural producers and their families

• Enhance national injury surveillance to include healthEnhance national injury surveillance to include health

– Provide a national venue for the presentation and exchange of Provide a national venue for the presentation and exchange of injury prevention and intervention practices as well as enhance injury prevention and intervention practices as well as enhance the skills of participants in applying agricultural safety and the skills of participants in applying agricultural safety and health practiceshealth practices

• Annual conference and professional developmentAnnual conference and professional development

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CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):CASA’s Key Result Areas (KRAs):

4.4. Tangibly impact agricultural safety in CanadaTangibly impact agricultural safety in Canada– Promote best practices in agriculture Promote best practices in agriculture

• Safety audits practices and legislationSafety audits practices and legislation

– Identify and implement better protection against agricultural Identify and implement better protection against agricultural safety hazards with poor equipment design, guarding systems safety hazards with poor equipment design, guarding systems and sensors, and advocate for their implementationand sensors, and advocate for their implementation• Promote PAMI ‘Off-Guard” program nationallyPromote PAMI ‘Off-Guard” program nationally• Roll over protection workplanRoll over protection workplan

– National think tank on training producers about new National think tank on training producers about new technologiestechnologies

– Livestock handling intervention strategiesLivestock handling intervention strategies• Canadian Cattlemans Association, Canadian 4H CouncilCanadian Cattlemans Association, Canadian 4H Council

– Involve national CIHR Centres on knowledge translation of new Involve national CIHR Centres on knowledge translation of new hazards in agriculturehazards in agriculture

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CASA’s KRAs vs. Injury Prevention PillarsCASA’s KRAs vs. Injury Prevention Pillars

Influence government and Influence government and industry policyindustry policy

Foster collaboration with Foster collaboration with and among provinces and among provinces and partnersand partners

Effectively communicate Effectively communicate the message of farm the message of farm safetysafety

Tangibly impact farm Tangibly impact farm safety in Canadasafety in Canada

Leadership and public Leadership and public policy developmentpolicy development

Community development Community development and infrastructureand infrastructure

Public informationPublic information

Knowledge development Knowledge development and translationand translation

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What we have learnedWhat we have learned

• Imperative to directly involve producers in all Imperative to directly involve producers in all aspects of program planning and developmentaspects of program planning and development

• Not enough to focus on awareness only- Not enough to focus on awareness only- producers know the issuesproducers know the issues

• To truly make a difference, need to work at a To truly make a difference, need to work at a higher level- effect policy changeshigher level- effect policy changes

• To create a culture of ‘safety’, involve all the To create a culture of ‘safety’, involve all the playersplayers

• Safety should be seen as positive and an Safety should be seen as positive and an essential part of agricultural risk managementessential part of agricultural risk management

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CASA’s Board of DirectorsCASA’s Board of Directors• Vic Regier – Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association of British Columbia Vic Regier – Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association of British Columbia • Rod Scarlett – Wild Rose Agricultural Producers of AlbertaRod Scarlett – Wild Rose Agricultural Producers of Alberta• Jim Wasserman – Prairie Agricultural Machinery InstituteJim Wasserman – Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute• Sharon Clark – Saskatchewan AllianceSharon Clark – Saskatchewan Alliance• Donna Rennie – University of SaskatchewanDonna Rennie – University of Saskatchewan• Brenda Stasuik – Farm Credit CanadaBrenda Stasuik – Farm Credit Canada• Glen Blahey – Manitoba Depts of Labour & Immigration, and Agriculture and FoodGlen Blahey – Manitoba Depts of Labour & Immigration, and Agriculture and Food• Cathy Vanstone – Manitoba Dept of Agriculture and FoodCathy Vanstone – Manitoba Dept of Agriculture and Food• Dean Anderson – Ontario Farm Safety AssociationDean Anderson – Ontario Farm Safety Association• Kieran Green- Canadian Federation of AgricultureKieran Green- Canadian Federation of Agriculture• Martine Mercier- L’Union des Producteurs d’ AgricolesMartine Mercier- L’Union des Producteurs d’ Agricoles• Larry Nason – Agricultural Producers Association of New BrunswickLarry Nason – Agricultural Producers Association of New Brunswick• Billy Woods – Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of AgricultureBilly Woods – Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture• Don Anderson – Prince Edward Island Federation of AgricultureDon Anderson – Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture• Lloyd Evans – Nova Scotia Federation of AgricutlureLloyd Evans – Nova Scotia Federation of Agricutlure• Judy Guernsey – Dalhousie UniversityJudy Guernsey – Dalhousie University• Ex officio – Genevieve Pickett - Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaEx officio – Genevieve Pickett - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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Our website:Our website:www.casa-acsa.cawww.casa-acsa.ca