Agriculture & Horticulture

Run a farm or greenhouse? Find health and safety tools and resources to protect your team and business, and get support to prepare for MLITSD inspections under the 2026-2027 Farming & Agriculture Campaign.

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Safety Connection | Health and Safety in the Agricultural Sector

Explore health and safety trends, prevention strategies, and resources. Gain insights from MLITSD and WSPS to strengthen safety in the agricultural sector.

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Get your workers up to speed on health & safety with an orientation eCourse

over 1 year ago

Employer Due Diligence Checklist

This checklist can assist employers in identifying any gaps/areas of improvement as well as allow for responsibility to be assigned to reduce/eliminate the gaps identified.

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over 1 year ago

Small Business Checklist: 1-5 employees

A checklist for small businesses with 1-5 employees. The list covers the sections of the road map and related requirements.

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Need help identifying & addressing job specific hazards? Our consultants can help.

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over 1 year ago

Small Business Checklist: 6-19 employees

A checklist for small businesses with 6-19 employees. The list covers the sections of the road map and related requirements.

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over 1 year ago

Small Business Checklist: 20-49 employees

A checklist for small businesses with 20-49 employees. The list covers the sections of the road map and related requirements.

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over 1 year ago

Multi-language resources help raise workers’ awareness of 8 significant hazards

Language barriers make it hard for workplaces to effectively communicate safety information to non-English speaking workers. Augment your training with new videos and tips from in multiple languages.

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3 months ago

Farm Safety Almanac 2026

The Farm Safety Almanac is a practical guide built from real WSIB injury data, focused on top farm risks. Use its tips and checklists to prevent injuries and help ensure every worker gets home safe.

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over 1 year ago

Cultivating Safety in Agriculture

Farming and Agriculture businesses face unique hazards—from heavy machinery and equipment use to the handling of chemicals and biological agents. This video explores the essentials of agriculture safe

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about 1 hour ago

How and why to produce your own short training videos: For Greenhouse Growers

No matter the size of your greenhouse or what products you grow, keeping your workers safe should be your number one priority. Training is an essential tool in maintaining an accident-free workplace.

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Crush and Struck-By

2 months ago

All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV) & Utility Task/Terrain Vehicles (UTV) Safety in Agriculture

Learn how to safely operate ATVs and UTVs in agriculture workplaces. This guide covers hazards, legal duties, and best practices to help protect workers and prevent incidents.

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9 months ago

Lockout Tagout Training Guide

This guide will help employers develop a LOTO training program for authorized and affected individuals and highlights best practices for delivering the training.

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7 months ago

Lighting Risk Identification Checklist

Use this checklist to identify risks in your workplace’s lighting system. Address the identified risks using the guide for Proper Lighting in Industrial Work Environments.

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over 1 year ago

Visibility Hazards Checklist

Common problems and solutions to reduce visibility hazards and increase the ability for operators to see workers.

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Health & safety resources for your Spanish speaking workers

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Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)

over 1 year ago

MSD Risk Assessment

This document will help you determine if there is a high risk of injury once the potential risk of a musculoskeletal disorder has been identified.

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about 1 year ago

Material handling resources for workers, supervisors and employers

Material handling is a high-risk hazard impacting many workplaces and workers in Ontario. Use these free resources for supervisors, employers and workers to make your workplace safer.

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9 months ago

Prepare for Inspections: Manual Material Handling

Use this guide to help address manual material handling hazards and prepare for MLITSD inspections.

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over 1 year ago

Ergo Insights Safe Manual Material Handling

The ergonomic approach is to design a task so that most people can perform it safely. This guide uses this approach as a starting place.

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7 months ago

Ergonomics and Manual Material Handling Checklist

Use this checklist to evaluate and improve manual material handling in your workplace and ensure safe and efficient handling and ergonomic practices.

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Slips, Trips and Falls

over 1 year ago

Preventing Slips; Trips and Falls Guide

Use this guide to understand how slips, trips and falls happen, how to identify hazards and how to eliminate or minimize these hazards.

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over 1 year ago

Ladder Safety

This guideline explains the types of ladders that you might have in your workplace and their proper use.

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