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Higher Moisture Levels in Grain Call for Additional Safety Measures
https://agsafety.osu.edu/higher-moisture-levels-grain-call-additional-safety-measures
As corn silage harvest comes to a close and grain harvest nears, growers need to be aware of safety precautions to prevent grain engulfments, according to safety experts from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Science ...
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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
The education and communication efforts of Farm Safety Week, Jepsen said, are to ensure the safety and well-being of hardworking farm families. “When we think about who gets injured on farms, the answer is everybody,” she said. “The farm industry has work ...
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Safety for Senior Farmers
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-senior-farmers
As fall approaches, many of our farmers are preparing for a long demanding harvest season. This includes our senior age farmers. For older farmers, a physically and mentally demanding harvest season can present a variety of health and safety issues, inc ...
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SMV Celebrates 50 Years
https://agsafety.osu.edu/smv-celebrates-50-years
The Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) emblem celebrates its 50th Anniversary! This emblem, recognized for safety around the U.S., was developed in the Agricultural Engineering Department at The Ohio State University in the early 60's. In 1963 this emblem wa ...
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May 2015
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/may-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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Protect Your Back as Spring Planting Continues
By Andy Bauer, Ohio AgrAbility Educational Program Coordinator- Now that spring planting is finishing up and summer work is coming on, we must remember to take care of and protect our backs. Agricultural workers are at a very high risk for back injuries ...
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Recognizing Farm Equipment Hazards
By: Kent McGuire, OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator- In many cases there are multiple pieces of equipment working simultaneously throughout the farm. Today’s equipment is powerful, very efficient and versatile in how it can be used. This includes trac ...
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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 ...