Workplace Health & Safety

Thousands of Saskatchewan residents are employed directly in the production of pork. Workers can be exposed to safety and health risks unique to the hog barn environment. These risks include in-barn air quality, animal handling, noise levels, chemical usage, gases and dust produced from manure handling and the potential for zoonotic disease transmission from pigs to humans. 

Risks can be minimized and/or eliminated by adhering to recommended workplace safety regulations and following guidelines and training procedures in place at your place of employment.

Workplace Safety and Health Guide for the Saskatchewan Hog Industry developed by Sask Pork, is the number one go-to resource about the safety and health risks that are unique to the pork production environment.

• Workplace Safety and Health Guide for the Saskatchewan Hog Industry

Additional Farm Safety Resources

• Farm Safety Program - Government of Saskatchewan

• WorkSafe Saskatchewan

• Worker’s Compensation Board Saskatchewan

• Agriculture Safety Resources - Saskatchewan Safety Council

• Employment Standards Regulation

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