National Farm Safety Week Promotes Written Plans
A farm safety push urges written safety plans and training to reduce injuries on farms. Experts from Cal-OSHA, New York Extension, and Ohio State University emphasize inspections, hazard analysis, and employee training, with penalties for noncompliance and potential insurance savings for compliant farms.
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Bob Barish
Cal-Osha
America
Natonal Safety Council
Barish
California
George Daniels
Farm Employers Labor Service
California Farm Bureau Federation
Daniels
New York
Eric Hallman
Cornell University
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NIOSH
Hallman
Ohio
Ohio State University
Tim Lawrence
Lawrence
Farmstead Hazards Highlight Slips and Falls On Farms
A field safety briefing notes slips falls and other nonmachinery risks rivaling tractors as leading injuries on farms. Dean Roberts death and prior accident illustrate how wiring and electrified equipment cause fatal shocks and fractures. Experts urge checks on footwear ladders bins silos and ventilation plus training for children and stricter electrical and housekeeping practices.
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Dean Roberts
Clifford Roberts
Sadorus
Fil
Dean
Roberts
Jowa
Bob Aherin
University of Ilinois
Streater
Ill
Aherin
Aberin
National Safety Council
Aging Farmers Face Higher Injury Risk On Ripe For Accident
Census data show farm operators are nearing age 55, raising concern among experts. Slower reaction times and vision challenges, plus medication effects, heighten dangers with tractors PTOs grain wagons and livestock. Rest breaks, nutrition and cautious equipment use are urged for older workers.
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Census Bureau
Ronald Jester
University of Delaware
National Safety Council
National Safety Council promotes health and safety services
The National Safety Council is a non-governmental nonprofit founded in 1913. It reduces accidental deaths injuries and illness through safety advocacy. It is governed by an 85 member board with most directors unpaid. It works with hundreds of allied organizations and 70 independently operated chapters and affiliates.
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Hay Loft
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Iowa State University Extension
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