Orchards & vineyards
Here you'll find links to health and safety information and resources for work in orchards and vineyards. Additional information and resources are available from our industry partner, AgSafe.
To reduce the potential for injury or disease, it's important to manage the risks and hazards in your workplace. See our resources to learn more about common risks and hazards in your industry, or follow the links to these related topics:
Resources
Worker injured while operating ATV in vineyard
Date of incident: October 2020
Notice of incident number: 2020165880043
Employer: Winery
Incident summary
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Emergency evacuation planning for your workplace
Emergencies and disasters can happen any time and without warning. The more prepared you are for them, the better you'll be able to respond. This resource for employers will help you plan for emergencies...
Health and Safety for Wineries and Vineyards
This guide will help prevent accidents and injuries by describing: specific hazards; how to eliminate the hazards and minimize the impact; develop specific safe work procedures and; how to deal with...
What's Wrong with This Photo? (Orchard Worker Safety)
See how many hazards you can spot. Challenge your students, staff or co-workers. Take the picture to a safety committee or staff meeting - anywhere you can to generate discussion about the safety issues...
Highlights
- New online tool helps workers and employers manage risk by delivering a custom list of health and safety resources Published on: December 05, 2022
- WorkSafeBC visiting B.C. wineries to help employers prepare for seasonal re-opening Published on: May 14, 2021
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