Step 1: Identify risks and hazards relevant to your farm

Use these templates to get started:

• Hazard Assessment Tool (Canadian Agricultural Safety Association)
• The Farm Safety Audit (Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health)

Step 2: Create an Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan

Use these resources to help you:

• Developing a Farm Emergency Preparedness Plan (Canadian Agricultural Safety Association)
• Emergency Planning Guide for Producers (Gov of Canada)
• Emergency Preparedness Hub (Canadian Agricultural Safety Association)
  

Step 3: Build an Emergency Kit 

• Essential Items Checklist (Canadian Red Cross)
  

The 'Be Prepared' Online platform is Newfoundland and Labrador’s official digital hub for emergency preparedness and response, maintained by the provincial Emergency Services Division. It provides residents, families, municipalities, and businesses with essential tools, templates, and guidance to plan for and withstand emergencies.

• Gov NL - 'Be Prepared' Online Platform for Individuals and Families
• Gov NL - 'Be Prepared' Online Platform for the Business Community

Use the following resources to help create your emergency preparedness plan   

• Emergency Preparedness Guide (Government of NL)
• Emergency Management in Agriculture (Government of NL)
• Emergency Plan Template (Canadian Red Cross)
• Make an Emergency Plan (Government of Canada)
• Make an Emergency Kit (Government of Canada)

• Basic Principles of Biosecurity (Gov of Canada)
• Emergency Preparedness for Farm Animals (Gov of Canada)
• Assess the Risks on Your Farm - Biosecurity Checklist (Gov of Canada)
  

• Emergency Response Planning (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, CCOHS)
  

• Disaster Response - 'BE READY' Trifold Brochure (Canadian Red Cross)

• NL Emergency Services (911)
  The Emergency Services Division is responsible for the development and maintenance of effective provincial emergency preparedness, response and recovery measures for emergencies and disasters in Newfoundland and Labrador. They provide:
  
  > Emergency Management Planning

> Emergency Air Services / Authorization of Aircraft Services

> On-Call Emergency Services

> Newfoundland and Labrador Disaster Financial Assistance Program (NL-DFAP)

> Business Continuity

> Emergency Operations Center

• Report: Emergency Management Strategy for Canada: Toward a Resilient 2030 (Public Safety Canada)