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August 2015
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/august-2015
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 your ...
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Identifying Workplace Hazards
By Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator: No matter if you are finishing summer farm tasks or preparing for fall harvest, it is important to assess the safety hazards within your work area. The ability to assess potential hazards before an i ...
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Working in and Harvesting the Garden with Arthritis or other Physical Limitations
By Andy Bauer – Educational Program Coordinator Ohio AgrAbility: Arthritis tends to affect most farmers and gardeners in their hands, knees, and hips because these joints take the most pressure. These same joints also are affected by people with other phy ...
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National Preparedness Month
2015 Theme: Don't Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today. September is National Preparedness Month. This year we are asking you to take action now – make a plan with your community, your family, and for your pets. Plan how to stay safe a ...
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CHECK OUT AG SAFETY AT THE 2015 FARM SCIENCE REVIEW!
OSU Agricultural Safety and Health program staff has been working hard to offer some new and exciting educational displays and demonstrations for attendees of this year’s Farm Science Review, September 22-24. ...
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Cleaning up after a flood- Resources that are available.
https://agsafety.osu.edu/news/cleaning-after-flood-resources-are-available
For any county needing resource information on flooding, clean-up, preparation and more, please go to the following links for the most up-to-date information. http://eden.lsu.edu/Pages/default.aspx also go to our website at agsafety.osu.edu. Look at the ...
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Spring Planting Requires Increased Focus on Safety
https://agsafety.osu.edu/news/spring-planting-requires-increased-focus-safety
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Working fast to get crops in to beat incoming weather is just one instance in which farmers increase their risk of injury, a safety expert with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences said. Know ...
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Ohio State Offers Free Screening of Film Dedicated to Increasing Urban Agriculture
"Growing Cities: A Film About Urban Farming in America" is a documentary that examines urban agriculture as a way to help growers develop local food systems, said Mike Hogan, an OSU Extension educator and sustainable agriculture coordinator. Hog ...
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Learning about Food in Urban Communities
https://cityextension.osu.edu/news/learning-about-food-urban-communities
The OSU Extension team focused on the education component of a recent project in the Weinland Park community, conducting a Community Food Assessment Survey, piloting educational workshops, facilitating strategic planning dialogues, meeting with stakeholde ...