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COLLEGE OF FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

October 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 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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Thoughts from the Editor

National Fire Prevention Week

Dee Jepsen—State Agricultural Safety and Health Leader: October 4-10 is National Fire Prevention Week. In recognition of this commemorative week, the OSU Ag Safety and Health Office has prepared various fire safety messages for your readership and local programming efforts. There is also an article in the October C.O.R.N. newsletter: “ Dry Weather Makes Field Fires a Safety Concern for Farmers.” Access this article through the following link,...

Fall Fire Safety

Cora Carter—OSU Ag Safety and Health Graduate Assistant: As the chill creeps into the air, so do unique risks to the fall season’s festivities. Simple precautions may be taken to prevent injury this year. One of the greatest dangers is that of fire and burns. Fall is a season known for crunchy dry leaves, dry corn stalks, bonfires, candles, and spooky smoke effects. Dry tinder and open flames greatly increase the chance of fire.

Safety Considerations at Your Grain Bins

Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator: Harvest season is in full swing. For many farmers this includes a lot of activity at their grain storage facility filling bins with corn and soybeans. Throughout Ohio, on-farm grain storage facilities are being upgraded and newly constructed storage facilities are getting larger and larger.

Fall Agritourism Preparedness

Cora Carter – OSU Ag Safety and Health Graduate Assistant: This festive fall season comes with a variety of safety concerns for owners of corn mazes, pumpkin patches, haunted houses, and other fall agritourism sites. A safe season is the goal for every agritourism operation. There are several ways that safety can come first for your farm this fall.