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Dee Jepsen, PhD
https://agsafety.osu.edu/people/dee-jepsen-phd
Dee Jepsen, PhD State Agricultural Safety and Health Leader, Professor Agricultural Engineering Building 590 Woody Hayes Drive, Room 262 Columbus, Ohio 43210 (614) 292-6008 jepsen.4@osu.edu Dr. Dee Jepsen has been with the OSU Agricultural Safety and Heal ...
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Ohio AgrAbility at 2018 Farm Science Review
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: The Ohio AgrAbility Program’s dual missions of education and assistance to farmers with disabilities were on display at the 2018 Farm Science Review September 18 – 20. Staff, farmers an ...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Universal Design House and Garage at Farm Science Review
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: Universal design is the creation of products and environments meant to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible without need for adaptation or specialization. Ohio AgrAb ...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Universal Design in the Garden
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: Everyone wants a garden to be welcoming, beautiful, and safe. As we age, some tasks become more difficult, and more of a chore than an enjoyable activity. If you enjoy gardening but are ...
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – Fire Extinguishers on the Farm
Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator: Fire extinguishers can often be the difference in saving a life, piece of machinery, or a structure. Take inventory of the number of fire extinguishers and the location on your farm property. ...
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Fire Prevention – Portable Space Heaters
Kent McGuire – OSU CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator: When the temperature starts to drop, portable electric space heaters can be a convenient source of supplemental heat. Unfortunately, they can pose significant fire and electric shock hazards if not u ...
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Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Raised, vertical and elevated beds and container gardens
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: If you have chronic pain or physical limitations, kneeling, bending or stooping to tend your garden may be difficult or impossible. Raising your garden with elevated or raised beds, usi ...
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Dressing for Cold Weather
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2019/dressing-cold-weather
Kent McGuire – CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator: It’s that time of year…Winter! Long exposure to cold, wet, and windy conditions can be dangerous even at temperatures above freezing. For outdoor workers it may be tempting to “tough it out” or “work thr ...
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Thoughtful Gifts for the Season
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2019/thoughtful-gifts-season
Dee Jepsen – Agricultural State Safety and Health Leader: Safety is important year-round – giving gifts of safety is a thoughtful idea to show you care. Here are a few safety and health gift ideas to show your family, friends and employees how much you va ...
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The Silent Killer, Carbon Monoxide
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2019/silent-killer-carbon-monoxide
Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator: Ohio temperatures have dipped into winter and climbed right back out into early spring over these last few weeks, but temps are forecasted to flatten out on the colder side throughout the next ...