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Ag Safety STAT
May 2018

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
For a printable version please click here.

Women’s Tractor Operation and Safety Program

The program will be held Saturday June 2nd at Brown’s Family Farm Market - 11620 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Hamilton, Ohio. This event empowers women to: • become more comfortable with agricultural equipment • have a greater knowledge of general operation • become more safety minded while operating equipment For more information visit: https://u.osu.edu/ohwomeninag/2018/05/01/womens-tractor-operation-safety-program/

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New fact sheet: Safety Practices for a Tractor Mounted Post-Hole Digger

OSU Ag Safety and Health has published a new “Safety Practices for a Tractor Mounted Post-Hole Digger” fact sheet. The fact sheet can be found on Ohioline at: https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-5931  

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OSU Ag Safety: Employee Safety

This web page contains the occupational safety program and safety management materials specifically for OSU College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) employees. In addition, the site serves as an OSU Extension resource on safety and health compliance issues for those working in the agricultural industry. Along the left menu bar there are program "areas" to find more information, resources, and materials. Here is the link to the page:...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Becoming an Ohio AgrAbility Client

Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: Ohio AgrAbility has been called “One of the Best Kept Secrets” in agriculture, and the Ohio AgrAbility team would like to change that to “The Best-Known Resource for Farming with a Disability”. Ohio AgrAbility has a variety of services – on-farm assessments, fact sheets, educational presentations and displays. This article explains Ohio AgrAbility’s service process – from farm visit to Peer Network.

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Who Can Work on Your Farm

Emily G. Adams -  Ohio State University Extension Educator, Coshocton County, Ohio: It won’t be long until hay season will be upon us. For some farms that means more labor than usual is required to get all the jobs done. That labor may include your own children or grandchildren. Today we’ll take a look at what the law allows and also consider what types of jobs kids are capable of handling from a developmental standpoint.

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Preventing Falls From Equipment During Spring Planting Season

Kent McGuire – CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator: Finally, warmer spring weather brings better attitudes and a busy start to the spring planting season. 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. 

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‘Tis the Season for Funnel Clouds

Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator: It is not uncommon for a storm to brew up quickly at this time of year. Whether you are in the field, on the road, or back at the farmstead being aware of the changes around can allow for appropriate response. Knowing what signs to look for in the sky can alert you to a tornado and allow time for action.

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