Health and Safety For Farm Workers?

[ASRG]

wilagro: I was basically just pulling your chain! In my youth I worked for a lot of assholes.....and a few guys who were really, really good!
I've worked pipeline, rigs and a packing plant (union)......as well as a couple of farmers when I was a kid. Maybe I was lucky....but the farmers always treated me more than fair....treated me like I was a man....when in fact I was a naive farm kid?
I've had several employees when I owned a reclamation company. Some were outstanding...some were warm bodies (and that is being charitable)!
I am not against the working man....I just really....REALLY.... don't like the government....and their big nose in my business!!!
There has to be a better way than letting government clowns run the show?

[Hopperbin]

Basically grain farming is a temporary job. Ok today can hire someone year round and get shit done but typically a couple guys can manage say saskfarmer3's farm and hire a few temporary workers. Not against safety, and think things can be improved such as our grain trucks should be safetied. Maybe we shoudl even have safety meeting, case of beer involved of course.

[charliep]

Will leave the conversation about whether should be
compulsory or not to others. The two reason I would
think some include something like WCB in my risk
management plan are: 1) To ensure my farm
employees are protected in case of an accident so
they are able to maintain a reasonable life in spite of
whatever the consequences of the accident are and 2)
As a business with lots of equity, you will be a target
of any lawsuit that could come about as a result of
the injury.

Realize that the comment about a safety
meeting/case of beer was tongue in cheek but my
God son is a millwright and every work day starts with
a meeting on that day's job and safety issues. Not
following safety protocols (safety glasses, gloves,
etc.) means being fired on the spot- no questions.
The companies cannot take the liability side of poor
health and safety policies/execution.