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AgrAbility in Action: Working in Cold Weather
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: Working in cold weather presents challenges for all farmers and can be especially challenging if the farmer has a health condition or a disability. Some medications can make you more or ...
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Employee Emergency Response Training
Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator: Family farm operations and small agribusinesses often onboard new hires by launching straight into the immediate needs of the operation, using an information on as needed basis kind of approac ...
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Winter 2019
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/winter-2019
Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today is an electronic newsletter prepared by team members from the OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health Office. The goal is to provide seasonal safety news and activities that may be re-published in you ...
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Reducing the Risk of Back Injuries
Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator: Back pain can be a common issue in the agricultural industry because of the physical nature of work and the vast array of tasks associated with agriculture. Many workers are required to do heavy lifting ...
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Grain C.A.R.T. Scheduling
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2018/announcements/grain-cart-scheduling
Agricultural rescue training and education are an integral part to protecting our work force of families tied to agriculture in Ohio. The Grain C.A.R.T. (Comprehensive Agricultural Rescue Trailer) was designed and built to do that twofold. ...
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Safety and Health Topics for your Winter Programs
Please consider safety for your late winter and early spring producer meetings – or county Farm Bureau sponsored Workers Compensation group rating programs – our staff will work with you to design a safety program specifically for your audience. ...
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National Fire Protection Association
Put A Freeze on Winter Fires – The NFPA’s campaign to address seasonal fires with educational resources can be found at https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/By-topic/Seasonal-fires/Put-A-Freeze-on-Winter-Fires. ...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: These are a few of our Farmers favorite things
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: If you are trying to decide what gift to give (or ask for) this holiday season, consider this list of a few of our farmers favorite things. While our Ohio AgrAbility farmers often have ...
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Preventing Slips and Falls during Icy Conditions
Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety and Health Program Coordinator: When the temperature drops, ice can become a severe problem when working outdoors. On the farm, water troughs ice over, barn doors freeze shut, and ice glazes over travel paths or equipment sto ...
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Carbon Monoxide, Silent but Deadly
Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator: Winter is a time when fuel-burning devices are at peak utilization, along with that come the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless and tasteless ...