Where can I find out more about the rates of occupational injury and disease in British Columbia agriculture?
FARSHA receives general statistical information about the WorkSafeBC claims for work-related injury and illness in BC agriculture. See the Statistics section of this website for this year’s information. This information is also interpreted and published in each year’s FARSHA Annual Report, which is available elsewhere on this website. You may also be interested in the Canada-wide information provided by the Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program (CAISP). CAISP statistics are based on hospital emergency reports, coroner’s office reports, and other sources, and are more representative of all deaths and hospitalizations from incidents involving farm work, not just those that resulted in WorkSafeBC claims. The CAISP website provides regular reports on many aspects of these statistics. FARSHA uses this type of statistical information to track the frequency of various types and sources of injury. This allows us to focus our resources on the areas of greatest concern.
