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Hazard Control in the Workplace
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2019/hazard-control-workplace
Kent McGuire – OSU CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator: There are multiple ways to control hazards in the workplace. The “Hierarchy of Controls” is often used to demonstrate the most effective method of controlling hazards to the least effective. The Cana ...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: 2019 Farm Science Review – A Review of the Review
by Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility Project: The Ohio AgrAbility Program’s dual missions of education and assistance to farmers with disabilities were on display at the 2019 Farm Science Review September 17- 19. Staff, farm ...
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Open Burn Laws for Ohio
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/october-2019/open-burn-laws-ohio
by Dee Jepsen – State Agricultural Safety & Health Leader: October and November are two months in the fall where open burning is a fire concern for Ohio residents. It’s a good idea to know the type of fire permitted for your area. ...
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October 2019
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/october-2019
Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today is an electronic newsletter prepared by the OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health Office. The goal is to provide seasonal safety news and activities that may be re-published in your own newsletters ...
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Safety at the Bin
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/october-2019/safety-bin
by Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator: Approaching harvest makes for a busy time on the farm. Stop and take the time now to inspect on-farm grain handling facilities before the combine heads to the field. Assess the 10 items on ...
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DANGER! – Overhead Power Lines
by Kent McGuire – OSU CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator: America’s Electrical Cooperatives reminds everyone to keep the following electrical safety guidelines in mind when working around overhead electric lines during harvest season: ...
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Announcements
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/september-2019/announcements
CHECK OUT AG SAFETY AT THE 2014 FARM SCIENCE REVIEW! The OSU Agricultural Safety and Health program staff will be available to meet and talk with attendees of Farm Science Review, September 17-19. Look for us at the following locations: ...
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THOUGHTS FROM THE EDITOR – National Farm Safety & Health Week
Dee Jepsen – State Agricultural Safety and Health Leader: National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 15- 21, 2019. This year’s theme is “Shift Farm Safety into High Gear.” Each day of this week special messages will promote a different topic. ...
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Using cameras to monitor equipment function
Rachel Jarman – Ohio AgrAbility, Rural Rehabilitation Coordinator: Using cameras to monitor equipment function has grown in popularity as well as affordability in recent years. Have you ever thought about how those cameras can do more than help you place ...
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The Ohio AgrAbility Peer-to-Peer Network
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/september-2019/ohio-agrability-peer-peer-network
Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility: One of Ohio AgrAbility’s great strengths is its farmers and their families, and their combined experience, life stories, resilience and adaptation to farming with a disability. Every summer ...