Links
Partners
Official Safety Partner of
St. John Ambulance.
Worker's Compensation & Regulation Information in BC
General Agriculture Health & Safety
- Gempler’s Monthly Alert
- JobHero Occupational Health and Safety Guide
- MedLine: Farm Health and Safety
- National Agricultural Safety Database
- National Institute for Farm Safety
- NIOSH Agriculture Health & Safety Centers
- Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
- Purdue University Agriculture Extension
- University of Florida Agriculture Department
Topic Specific Health & Safety
Communicable Disease / COVID-19
- BC Centre for Disease Control
- BC COVID-19 App
- BC Provincial Health Officer
- Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
- Canadian Agriculture Safety Association
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
- Canadian Federation of Agriculture
- Equine Guelph
- Farm Safety Nova Scotia
- Government of Canada
- HealthLink BC
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Wali Canada
- WorkSafeBC
- World Health Organization
- Bell Let's Talk
- BounceBack
- Canadian Red Cross
- Crisis Services Canada
- Do More Ag
- Government of British Columbia
- Government of Canada
- Mental Health Commission of Canada
- MindSkills Canada
- National Farmers Union
- University of Guelph
- Wellness Together Canada
Resource Information
BC Food & Beverage launched the Protecting Our People program, which provides access to PPE for the food & beverage production, seafood and agriculture sectors located in BC through an online ordering form.
If you have questions about ordering, please contact BC Food & Beverage at bcfb@evolvewithus.ca or at 604-940-2228 Ext 223.
Employers are required to provide workers with appropriate respirators wherever workers are exposed to hazardous substances in the air. This includes gases and vapours, dusts, fibres, mists, fumes and bioaerosols.
Different hazards require different types of respirators, so it is important to choose the right respirator for the breathing hazards in your workplace. Some respirators must also be fitted with the correct filter or cartridge in order to be effective.
Before a worker may use a respirator, they must be fit tested to ensure contaminated air cannot leak into the respirator and be inhaled. During the COVID-19 pandemic, AgSafe is not conducting fit testing services. However, some companies in British Columbia are still offering fit testing service for a fee.
If an employer wishes to conduct fit tests for their own employees, they must have an approved fit testing kit available from safety equipment suppliers and be trained on how to use the kit and conduct the test.
Basic instructions on fit testing is available by watching the 3M YouTube videos below. For more information contact your AgSafe advisor or consultant.
LINKS:
- WorkSafeBC Respiratory Protection information
- 3M Respirator Fit Kit Testing - Video
- Instructions for Disposable Respirators - Video
- WorkSafeBC Fit Testing Your Respirator Documents
- Breath Safer – WorkSafeBC book
RESPIRATOR FIT TESTING PROVIDERS
- Respirator Train the Fit Tester (TFT) training providers:
- Respirator Fit Test providers: QUALITATIVE
- Hazmasters
- Freebird Safety Services
- Irwin Safety (Throughout BC)
- OK Audio Lab (Okanagan)
- OHandS Canada (Langley and Kamloops)
- Levitt Safety
- Nutech Safety (Kamloops and Kelowna)
- First aid Kelowna
- Vancouver First Aid
- Link to Life First-Aid (Vancouver)
- ABC First-Aid (Nanaimo)
- Jade First Aid (Smithers)
- Interior Workplace Compliance Testing
- BC Fit Testing
- Lotus Environmental BC
- Keltech Safety
- Respirator Fit Test providers: QUANTITATIVE
General
- BC 4-H Foundation
- Progressive Agriculture Safety Days
- North American Guidelines for Children’s Agricultural Tasks
- Agriculture in the Classroom
- National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
- Danger Rangers (online farm safety game)
- Jobs on the Family Farm (suitable for all ages)
Government Departments
- Canada Safety Council
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
- CCOHS National Youth Web Portal
- Canadian Occupational Safety & Health (CanOSH)
- Canadian Red Cross
- Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
- Safe Communities Foundation
- SmartRisk Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control (US)
- US National Safety Council
Producer Organizations
- BC Agriculture Council
- BC Agricultural Labour Pool
- BC Blueberry Council
- BC Broiler Egg Hatching Producers’ Association
- BC Cattlemen’s Association
- BC Cherry Growers Association
- BC Chicken Growers’ Association
- BC Cranberry Growers’ Association
- BC Dairy Association
- BC Egg Producers’ Association
- BC Fruit Growers’ Association
- BC Grain Producers’ Association
- BC Grapegrowers’ Association
- BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association
- BC Landscape & Nursery Association
- BC Pork Producers’ Association
- BC Potato & Vegetable Growers’ Association
- BC Poultry Association
- BC Turkey Grower’s Association
- BC Wine Grape Council
- Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia
- F.A.R.M (Food and Agriculture Responsibility Members’) Community Council
- Fraser Valley Cole Crop Growers’ Association
- Fraser Valley Peas, Bush Beans and Corn Growers’ Association
- Fraser Valley Strawberry Growers’ Association
- Horse Council British Columbia
- Peace Region Forage Seed Association
- Raspberry Industry Development Council
- United Flower Growers’ CO-OP