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Announcing a New On-line Resource for Farm Safety & Health
https://agsafety.osu.edu/announcing-new-line-resource-farm-safety-health
exciting news for educators, injury outreach specialists, and also farm workers. The on-line resource will ... also doing business 24/7/365. There is never a "down time" for safety and health education. ... (http://www.extension.org/farm_safety_and_health). The new Community of Practice, Farm and Ranch eXtension for Safety and Health (acronym is FReSH ...
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Safe Equipment Operation During the Winter
on tractors and other farm equipment (especially older equipment). Take your time and operate at ... or tire pressure. It is always a good practice to take time and inspect hydraulic and heating and ... winter season might not make spring come any faster, but it just might allow you to begin spring in good ...
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Hope IS a Strategy
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2023/hope-strategy
a Strategy.” While this may be true in his line of work or many others, I dare say hope IS at least a partial ... strategy in many areas of life. Take agriculture for instance. Producers try to be proactive to ensure ... aspects. This time of year can be more difficult for people, especially those who have Seasonal Affective ...
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Roadway Safety During Crop Scouting Activities
may also mean abiding by a company policy. This article serves as a reminder for consultants and ... attention towards safety and roadway courtesy. For agronomists employed with an agricultural business, it ... others who drive and frequently park in rural areas, related to crop scouting activities. Company ...
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Keeping the Next Generation Safe
safely each time, but as a reminder, a JSA form should never replace good initial instruction and close ... All the time spent on the farm watching parents feed the cattle and work the ground really motivates ... child(ren) to determine what tasks are developmentally appropriate for them. According to Farm Progress ...
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Deliver Your Hay to the Market Safely
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2022/deliver-your-hay-market-safely
forage producers have had a challenge to harvest forage crops at the proper timing to capture quality. ... moving vehicle sign (for wagons) and signal/warning lights work properly. Take time to adjust the braking ... Richard Purdin, OSU Extension, Adams County ANR/CD Educator Spring 2022 has been a wet spring and ...
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Grain Bin Safety News
https://agsafety.osu.edu/grain-bin-safety-news
Harvest season seems to be a natural time to discuss grain bin safety. A recent story in the NY ... Times, and a companion video of the death of a teenager are circulating the country and generating a lot ... of good discussion about education and engineering solutions. If you haven't read about it yet ...
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National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 15-21, 2013
https://agsafety.osu.edu/national-farm-safety-and-health-week-sept-15-21-2013
to people that aren’t typically included in other workforces.” To read the whole article, http://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles ...
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Spring Planting Requires Increased Focus on Safety
https://agsafety.osu.edu/news/spring-planting-requires-increased-focus-safety
during spring planting is critical for farmers to reduce the potential for injuries, said Kent McGuire, ... outreach arm of the college. Spring planting is a time when farm workers are continually moving from one ... injury from a fall that could lay them up for the rest of spring planting season.” Precautions in ...
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Chain Saw Safety
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2018/injury-prevention/chain-saw-safety
set. • Keep the saw in good condition. Check the operator’s manual for a maintenance schedule that will ... Dee Jepsen – State Agricultural Safety and Health Leader Clearing trees and fence line shrubs are ... often a fall and winter activity. Having woody landscape trimmed makes for a better environment, and ...