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  • RIO Network - updated regularly 

  • Contract Worker Resources
  • Health Care Resources

  • Farm Machinery & Tractor Safety Videos

  • Bicycle Safety

  • Income Support Resources
  • COVID Health & Safety Resources
  • Animated Health & Safety Videos
  • Vaccine Resources

Note: Click on your preferred language to download the resources listed below. Where there is {Video}, that is a link to a corresponding YouTube video of the resource.

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RIO Network - Updated Regularly

Extensive database of COVID-19 and other health resources available in dozens of languages. Direct links to key language landing pages are here:

English          Spanish           Thai          French

Contract Worker Resources

• Farming operations hiring contract workers - best practices

Health Care Resources

• Calling 911 when you need emergency healthcare
  English                         Spanish {Video}           Thai          French
• What to expect when calling 911 for a health care emergency
  English                         Spanish {Video}           Thai          French
• Non-Emergency Health Care for International Farm Workers
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}         Thai   {Video}
• Emotional/Mental Health and Wellbeing
  English   {Video}         Spanish   {Video}           Thai   {Video}

• Raising Awareness of Mental Health in Agriculture (video)
  English                         Spanish

• Continuing the Conversation on Mental Health in Agriculture (video)
  English                         Spanish

• Mental Health and Psychosocial Supports
  (provides breakdown of supports by region in Ontario - documents within are in English and Spanish; compiled by OHCOW)
  English

Farm Machinery & Tractor Safety Videos

• Rural Road Safety
  English                         Spanish
• Preventing Machinery Entanglement
  English                         Spanish
• Working Alone Safely
  English                         Spanish
• Tractor Runovers
  English                         Thai
• Tractor Rollovers
  English                         Thai

Bicycle Safety

• Cycling Skills: Ontario's Guide to Safe Cycling (English)
• Cyclists Handbook (created by Bike Windsor-Essex)
  English                         Spanish

Income Support Resources

• WSIB FAQ for Foreign Agricultural Workers and their Employers​
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}
• Injured at work? A guide for foreign agricultural workers
  English                          Spanish
• Learn how to file a claim for benefits - Video (Spanish only)

COVID Health & Safety Resources

• Tips to protect yourself from COVID-19
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}
• Cleaning and Disinfecting in the Workplace and Accommodations
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}
• Safety and Worker Cohorts
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}
• Transportation Safety
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}
• Quarantine and Isolation Requirements
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}
• Testing - Positive Results
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}
• How to Wear a Mask (Windsor-Essex Health Unit)
  English                          Spanish                          Thai
• Using a disposable respirator (OHCOW)
  English                          Spanish
• Daily Health Check Log Sheet
  (this is an example - check with local health for specific requirements)
  English                          Spanish                          Thai
• Safety during Leisure Time and in Town Travel (Gov of Ontario)
  • Keep it to yourself during COVID-19
    English                   Spanish                          Thai
  • Your Break is not a break from COVID-19
    English                   Spanish                          Thai
  • COVID-19 should not be on the Menu at Lunch
    English                   Spanish                          Thai

Animated Health & Safety Videos

• COVID Symptoms
  English                          Spanish                          Thai
• Hand Washing
  English                          Spanish                          Thai
• Hand Sanitizing
  English                          Spanish                          Thai
• Hygiene & Mask Wearing
  English                          Spanish                          Thai
• Physical Distancing
  English                          Spanish                          Thai

Vaccine Resources

• COVID-19 Vaccine Factsheet: Second Doses
  English                         Spanish                          Thai
• Vaccine Bulletin: What you need to know about COVID-19 Vaccines
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}       Nepali
• Vaccine Myths & Facts
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}
• Aftercare 
  English   {Video}          Spanish   {Video}          Thai   {Video}       Nepali
• COVID-19 vaccines: Why get a booster dose?
  English (video)

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