Ag Safety STAT: July 2015

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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. Resources for Managing Agricultural Employee Safety

    Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator -

    In agriculture there can be unique circumstances that apply to worker safety and the resources available specific to agricultural safety compliance can be limited. OSU Ag Safety and Health has dedicated a section of

Machinery Maintenance

  1. Safe Operation of Tractors while Mowing along Roadways

    By: Dewey Mann - Research Associate-

    With more than adequate rainfall this summer, the grass and weeds will likely be more resilient than normal. To keep field edges looking nice and increase visibility along public roadways, farmers and highway crews

Injury Prevention

  1. Summer Stress

    Andy Bauer – Ohio AgrAbility Educational Program Coordinator -

    Heat stress is a factor that we must all be aware of during the summer months. Working long hours during times of extreme heat and direct sun can be hard on your body. The body must get rid of excess heat to

Monthly Safety Snicker

  1. Moving Hay Bales