NATIONAL – This year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW), which runs from March 12 to 18, is putting the spotlight on farming families and how family members can keep each other safe on the job. CASW, an annual nationwide campaign to promote safe work on farms, has launched a three-year initiative, Be an AgSafe Family, which will provide information to help keep children, adults and senior citizens safe in farm work without sacrificing their traditional way of life, according to information from the official CASW website. Be an AgSafe Family consists of new toolbox talks, a women’s health series and events across the country, and Twitter users are invited to join an online conversation on March 14, from 8 to 10 p.m. EST (5 to 8 p.m. PST), using the hashtags #AgChat and #AgSafeFamily. “We are asking adults in the ag industry to demonstrate their commitment to farm safety,” said Marcel Hacault, executive director of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), in a March 6 press statement. “That means leading by action, whether it’s creating safe play areas for children, or leading toolbox talks, or creating your own farm safety plan.” CASW is the result of a collaboration between CASA and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.