The BeGrainSafe program is making significant strides in enhancing safety for farmers. rural firefighters and emergency responders across Canada. This initiative provides specialized training and equipment focused on grain entrapment rescues, a critical need in the agricultural sector.

Last year, 450 individuals participated in the program, gaining valuable skills to handle grain entrapment emergencies effectively. Robin Anderson, the director of programs and communications with the Canadian Agriculture Safety Association (CASA), highlighted the importance of this training. "According to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting data, suffocation by grain or sometimes soil is one of the top 10 mechanisms of fatal injury on Canadian farms. We've definitely seen an increase in entrapments

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