Sindents sometimes stare blankly when required to wear safety footwear in our college greenhouses. When it's explained that in cases where students' toes are run over by the electric (crop work) carts, and it's usually not the cart that is taken to the emergency room at the local infirmary then they get it. According to FARSHA (Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association in B.C.), we have good reason to be careful about such issues in our industry. The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) categorizes different sectors of agriculture by "Classification Units" (CUs). These include CUs such as Apiary, Sod/Turf Nursery, Poultry hatchery, Berry farming, Ranching, and of course, Greenhouse. In this case, Greenhouse covers floriculture and greenhouse vegetables.
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