AB OH&S... WCB... NDP new rules

[mcfarms]

First govt person that drives into my yard with a clipboard.........

[sk_wheatking]

and you would do what. They would be calling you mcfinished after they were done with you,sorry to say. Maybe ou haven't worked in other industries to see the power occupational health and safety have or the labour unions.

[FarmRanger]

The end of the family farm. Only giant corps will be able to hire the extra staff to deal with the mountain of regulations and paperwork.
No kids riding with Dad on the combine??
Come on Tom, you're kidding right?

The competitive advantage of a lot of smaller farms is being able to take advantage of the abilities of the next generation. I'd rather work with a well trained 14 year old farm kid than some 18 year old from the city any day.

[mcfarms]

Maybe I was goin to say .... gets a warm hug and a big hot steaming mug of cocoa.

[fjlip]

Anyone hear what happened at Burstall?

[boarderbloke]

fjlip, was going to ask the same.

[samhill]

googled it:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/2-die-in-farm-accident-near-burstall-sask-1.3212024

[nicolaas]

It is about time. We have always had WCB coverage for our hired help. Thinking back, it has been used quite a few times. It is irresponsible not to have some protection for your workers. You WILL lose your farm if they get seriously injured and you get sued. it seems everyone is worth 4-5 million these days. On a different note, I only let my son and daughter run equipment for a few hours a day. If they get tired, mistakes happen. They also lack trouble shooting skills and judgement that adults have learned throughout life. When they hit 15 or 16 they will start to work longer hours, but I only let them do jobs/run equipment that I believe they can do safely. Kids start with the basics and move on from there.

[samhill]

Apparently were inside the hopper bottom:

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/teen killed farm accident/11333423/story.html

[tstep]

Yep before long we will all have to wear reflective vests around the yard and look like a *** pylon.