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Sep 01, 2017

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Farm machinery operators should do a full inspection on any equipment they plan to use, including a walkabout, before turning it on. Blair Takahashi, farm safety specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, says this serves a couple of purposes.

Interview with Blair Takahashi (2:17 minutes) (1.04 Mb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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