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What Does the New Farm Safety Law Mean on Your Farm?

There are more options under Farm Freedom and Safety Act but farm employers have the same basic obligations.

The Farm Freedom and Safety Act doesn’t give producers freedom from making sure their employees make it home safe and sound at the end of every work day.

That’s the gist of a new campaign by AgSafe Alberta, which is trying to correct a misconception that Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws don’t apply to farms with five or fewer non-family employees.

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