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THE CITIZEN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1985. PAGE 25.
Report on health and safety in agriculture released
Accidental deaths and injuries
on Ontario farms would be sub-
stantially reduced as a result of
recommendations presented by
the Task Force on Health and
Safety in Agriculture.
Established by the ministries of
labour and agriculture and food in
1983, the seven-man task force was
chaired by Dr. N. R. Richards,
formerly of the University of
Guelph. Its 52 recommendations
cover ways of improving farm
safety in the areas of farm
machinery, structures, chemicals
and human factors.
The report calls for broader
safety education programs, im-
proved reporting of farm acci-
dents, enhanced safety features on
farm vehicles and improved on-
farm handling of pesticides.
The task force urged that a
central agency be established
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maximum of 26 weeks.
Only one member of the family
will be eligible for a wage subsidy
at one time.
FIT will further pay tuition for a
course on "How to Land and Keep
a Job." The course will be offered
across Ontario by the ministry's
colleges of agricultural techno-
logy. All employable members of
eligible farm families over 16 may
attend the course.
To be eligible for assistance, an
applicant must have operated and
derived a family income from a
farm under normal circumstances
and have left or be leaving the farm
for financial reasons. Applications
for re-establishment assistance
will be available at local OMAF offi
ces.
HELPLINE
The 24-hour-a-day, toll-free
helpline provides information on
employment programs, stress
counselling, where to get legal
advice, how to obtain professional
help in dealing with creditors as
well as farmers' rights and obliga-
tions.
Trained staff is on duty from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. An
answering service will relay mess-
ages to staff outside regular hours
so that calls may be answered
promptly. The telephone number
is 1-800-265-1511.
ADVISERS
Riddell said the independent
farm family advisers are now
available to provide confidential
jointly by the two ministries to
assume overall responsibility for
agricultural health and safety
programs.
The report points out that not
only adults, but also children are
victims of farm accidents each
year.
"This is a valuable report that
points the way for a significant
reduction in farm fatalities and
injuries, after all, farming is just as
dangerous as many industrial
jobs," Agriculture and Food Mini-
ster Jack Riddell said.
"While there are many differ-
ences, farms and farm workers
certainly deserve the same atten-
tion to health and safety as any
other Ontario worker," said La-
bour Minister William Wrye.
Task force chairman, Dr. Ri-
chards, said the main thrust of the
report was to suggest ways
advice to farm families in financial
difficulty. These advisers are
well-respected farm business
people.
Advisers will work through the
farm operation to help find realistic
options and prepare an action plan.
Options could include debt restruc-
turing, partial or complete liquida-
tion.
Farmers can be referred to the
advisers by local OMAF offices or
by lenders. Farmers are automati-
cally referred to the service if their
applications to the Ontario Farm
Adjustment Assistance Program
(OFAAP) and the Farm Operating
Credit Program (FOCAP) are
rejected.
Riddell has appointed a five-
person board of directors to
administer the advisor program
with Peter Mackinnon of Bath as
chairman. The board will appoint
local advisers and oversee their
dealings with farm families.
RIGHTS
Riddell pointed out that every
food or tobacco producer has the
right to apply for OFAAP and
FOCAP. As part of the program,
farmers have the right to have
third-party review.
For cases involving loan guaran-
tees, farmers can insist on third-
party review before lenders take
final action. Lenders have agreed
to co-operate in this regard. The
review is conducted by the Provin-
cial Decisions Committee, which
consists of three farm community
representatives.
government and the agricultural
industry could help farmers de-
crease the health risks in food
production. "Of course there will
be a cost to implementing these
recommendations," he said, "but
I feel that all of us must bear some
reponsibility to ensure that those
who produce our food do so in
relative safety."
The task force conducted public
hearings in 11 centres throughout
Ontario and received 76 written
and 20 oral briefs from agricultural
organizations and individual farm-
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ers and farm workers.
In addition to Dr. Richard,s, the
task force consisted of four farmers
and two farm workers. They are:
Ron Camberon of Thamesville;
Lyle Vanclief, Ameliasburg; Peter
Lindley, Ancaster; Rejean Leclerc,
Casselman; Alphonse Meunier,
Blackstock, and Roger Morrison of
Seaforth.
FIT program details announced