Ag Safety STAT: August 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. COSI Farm Days, August 9 – 13

    COSI brings the farm to the city during Farm Days. Learn where your food comes from by meeting local farmers and climb aboard tractors and even a combine. You can also test your driving skills on a pedal tractor course and even milk COSI’s fiberglass cow, Daisy.

  2. ATV Safety Resources

    Dee Jepsen – State Agricultural Safety and Health Leader:

    All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) continue to be in the top 5 most dangerous vehicles operated by workers and family members in rural areas and farm operations. Not just in Ohio, but around the U.S., ATV crashes are a

Safety Resource Spotlight

  1. USDA Disaster Resource Center

    Resources about how to prepare and recover from disasters and emergencies, https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster

Ohio AgrAbility

  1. Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Garden carts, rolling work seats and storage

    Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility:

    Getting your tools and supplies out to the garden can be difficult if you have arthritis or another physical limitation. Tools, plants and supplies are bulky, heavy,

Injury Prevention

  1. Check Your First Aid Kits

    Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety & Health Coordinator:

    It has been a busy year so far with spring planting and all of the farm activities through the summer. As we start to plan for fall harvest, don’t forget to check the first aid kits.  Over the course of time items in

Emergency Management

  1. Flooding and the Aftermath

    Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator:

    Rain, rain, and more rain has been the common thread of our mid-summer month in Ohio. Rain, often desired by farmers in the weather forecast, can bring with it some less desirable aftermath when it all