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Add Safety to your Program!
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/announcements/add-safety-your-program
Do you offer any educational outreach for a youth audience? Have you thought about adding safety to those outreach efforts like a Farm Safety Day Camp, Ag Awareness, Farmers Breakfast, FFA events, county fairs, school programming? If so, check out what re ...
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‘Making the Connection’ with a Reliable Hitch Pin
By Dewey Mann, Research Associate- “A farmer connected a nurse tank of anhydrous ammonia to the rear of the tractor-mounted applicator…When the tractor moved forward, the HITCH PIN FAILED, causing the connected hose to stretch and fail, which released amm ...
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Ohio hosting the 2013 International Society for Ag. Safety and Health
https://agsafety.osu.edu/ohio-hosting-2013-international-society-ag-safety-and-health
From tractor safety to grain bin rescue and ATV rollovers to livestock injuries, the June 23-27 International Agricultural Safety and Health Conference is designed to provide insight into key safety issues in the agricultural community. The overall goal o ...
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PEACE AND QUIET- NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE ON THE FARM
https://agsafety.osu.edu/peace-and-quiet-not-always-possible-farm
Many people think of the countryside as picturesque, peaceful, and quiet. This may be true at times, but life in the country is full of a variety of noises; some peaceful and some not so peaceful. Throughout the day, farmers are exposed to loud noises in ...
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Spring Farm Safety Reminders
https://agsafety.osu.edu/spring-farm-safety-reminders
Springtime means farmers are busy preparing for and starting to plant. With this activity on the farm comes the potential for safety hazards for farmers. In addition to that activity on the farm, the public sees an increase of farm equipment and tractors ...
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Overexertion and Fatigue
By Andy Bauer, Ohio AgrAbility Educational Program Coordinator- Hopefully spring weather is finally coming on, bringing with it long hours due to delays in getting field work done and crops planted. The extended winter weather will also cause delays in g ...
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Manure Pit Safety for First Responders
By: Michelle King, Ag Rescue Program Coordinator Intern- There are many hazards located on a farm. One of these hazards, which can be deadly as well, is a manure pit. Farmers use a manure pit to store any manure their animals produce on the farm and to ...
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Safely Working with Anhydrous Ammonia in the Field
By: Kent McGuire, OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator- Many farmers will be applying anhydrous ammonia in the next few weeks. Even though anhydrous ammonia is a very good fertilizer, there are hazards associated to working with it. One hazard is that an ...
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Improving Tractor Ride Comfort
By Dewey Mann, Research Associate- As the ground temperature begins to warm up, preparations for spring planting are well underway. By the time this article goes to press, many farming operations will have already completed maintenance checks on spring p ...
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April 2015
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/april-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 ...