OTTAWA – The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) wants to remind anyone working around grain about the importance of prioritizing safety.

CASA launched Be Grain Safe in 2017, an August public safety campaign developed in response to increased grain entrapment fatalities. It provides prevention education, rescue training for firefighters and on-site workplace training to heighten awareness about grain hazards.

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The fifth annual BeGrainSafe Week took place August 11-17, 2025.

The Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting data says there were 27 fatalities due to asphyxiation from grain or soil on Canadian farms between 2011 and 2020, CASA said.

Sandra Miller, CASA’s Executive Director, said “Grain entrapment is a significant safety risk anywhere that grain is

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