Ag Safety STAT: April 2017

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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 own newsletters or programs. If you have safety-related questions or program ideas that you would like to share, please contact Dee Jepsen at jepsen.4@osu.edu
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Announcements

  1. Safe Digging Practices for the Farm

    Spring and summer seasons seem to spark additional excavation projects on the farm. National Safe Digging Month is recognized in April, at the beginning of this season.  The goal of this awareness campaign is to remind project designers and landowners to use the 811 hotline number to determine

  2. Celebrating Occupational Therapy Outreach for the Farm

    April is occupational therapy (OT) month. OT practitioners focus on helping clients perform everyday activities to their highest potential. In Ohio, we also recognize the OT’s who help farmers stay farming after a life changing condition. These conditions can be the results of an injury, and

Safety Resource Spotlight

  1. Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC)

    PERC is a cooperative agreement between the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs and University of California Davis Extension, in collaboration with Oregon State University. PERC is the clearinghouse for the development of pesticide education materials specifically approved for the EPA’s Worker

Ohio AgrAbility

  1. Wellness: Exercise and Eat Healthy to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer

    Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility:

    April is time for planting crops, enjoying spring flowers, and planning your garden. The weather is warmer, it’s a treat to go outside for a walk, and all of your New

Injury Prevention

  1. Stay Safe During Spring Planting Season

    Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator: 

    Spring planting is a time when farmers and farm workers are continuously moving from one piece of equipment to another and climbing on equipment to fill with seed or make repairs.  Long hours, fatigue, rushing to

Emergency Management

  1. Preparedness Is Having a Plan

    Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator:

    Inclement weather is a part of spring in Ohio and being prepared is a means for preventing the worst outcome. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lays out a helpful preparedness list on their