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The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association was established in 1993 in response to an identified need for a national farm safety networking and coordinating agency to address problems of illness, injuries and accidental death in farmers, their families and agricultural workers. Since then, CASA has worked to improve the health and safety conditions of those who live and work on Canadian farms. CASA is funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s〔(Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ) Access date 2009-04-06〕 Renewal Chapter and has applied for similar support under the federal government’s Growing Forward〔(Growing Forward ) Access date 2009-04-06〕 program for 2009–2013. In the past, CASA acted as facilitator and enabler. For instance, in 2007-08, CASA extended $637,365 to 20 organizations for 24 farm safety projects, directly reaching more than 376,000 producers across Canada. In the future, CASA will operate as a national health and safety initiator and service provider. Canada’s agricultural industry is one of the top three most hazardous industries in which to work.〔Pickett W, Hartling L, Brison RJ, Guernsey J (1999). Fatal farm injuries in Canada. Can. Med Assoc. J. 160:1843–1848〕 And yet, farmers themselves believe their safety habits are better than fair. Farm Credit Canada〔(Farm Credit Canada ) Access date 2009-04-06〕 recently conducted a national survey〔(national survey ) Access date 2009-04-06〕 to determine farmer’s attitudes toward safety. The final report is a self-assessment of how farmers visualize their safety performance. They gave themselves a “B”.〔(Farm Safety Report Card(2008). Farm Credit Canada ) Access date 2009-04-06〕 CASA has dedicated itself to close the gap between what they believe and what is actually occurring. At CASA’s Safety Summit of October 2008, in Saskatoon, there was consensus that CASA must move forward with the proposed strategic plan. Many of the participants committed, on behalf of their organizations, to support the strategy with time and resources. ==Recent Successes== Contributing to a sector that is competitive and innovative: *Return on investment - every dollar allocated to CASA is matched in cash or in-kind. *Credible central source of agricultural safety e.g. Discovery Channel. *Agricultural Injury/Fatality data collected and compiled. Reports produced. *Contact list has grown to over 840 people and organizations. *Two research centres now have a rural/agricultural component as part of their mandate and producing reports and recommendations. *Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute has developed guarding retrofits for augers and machines and refined a pot-lifting device to improve ergonomics in Nurseries. Funding for a pilot program to retrofit tractors without Roll Over Protective Structures (ROPS) is underway. *Successful projects developed in one province modified for national reach. e.g.: Confined spaces training by the Union des producteurs agricoles, Work Horse training by Institute for Agricultural and Rural Environmental Health. *U.S. farm foundation is working to create a CASA-like organization in the U.S. Enabling a sector that contributes to society’s priorities: *Funding of Canadian Farmers with Disabilities Registry (CFWDR) has permitted networking for disabled farmers. *Partnership with the Progressive Agriculture Safety Days allows CASA to reach over 7,000 Canadian rural youth and volunteers annually. *CASA regularly receives media requests and e-mail requests for information. *Website statistics continue to show increased traffic and downloads. *Producer organizations are actively involved in Canadian Agricultural Safety Week launches. The campaign was awarded an *International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Ottawa Excel Award in the Public Relations category. Building a sector that is proactive in managing risks: *Trend data indicates decrease in tractor and child related injuries. *CASA has influenced editorial content of agricultural publications. *Farmers are supporting safety initiatives with resolutions at AGM’s such as Dairy Farmers and KAP. *Farm machinery manufacturers are involved in CSA standards updates. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Agricultural Safety Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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