Protecting Young Adults in the Agricultural Workforce
In 2014, The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 253,000 young workers between the ages of 16 and 24 worked in agriculture. Young workers who live and work on farmsRead More
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Staying Cool in Your Region’s Heat: How to manage, identify, and reduce heat illnesses and sun exposure
This session will include information on heat exposure, ways to reduce the chances of experiencing heat related illness, sun exposure, safety, and identification of aspects that can be screened asRead More
Children and Youth: Living, Working and Playing Safely on Farms
Join us as we discuss "Putting Farm Safety Into Practice," featuring the newly released Agricultural Youth Work Guidelines, which help parents and supervisors assign age appropriate tasks to youth. We'llRead More
Addressing the Epidemic of ATV Injuries and Deaths: Safety Training Materials and Educational Demonstrations
ATVs are used in agriculture as a substitute for pick-up trucks, horses, and just moving about. In 2015, there were 340 deaths and over 97,000 injuries reported involving ATVs thatRead More
Respiratory Protection Program Adapted to Grain Handling Operations
The OSHA respiratory standard requires a written respiratory protection program for situations in which permissible exposure levels (PELs) of airborne contaminants could be exceeded or when the employer requires useRead More
Youth Working in Agriculture: Keeping Them Safe While They Learn and Grow
Work is inherently good for children and youth - and agriculture offers many opportunities for them to develop work skills, learn responsibility and leadership, and gain an appreciation for farmingRead More
The Ergonomics of Hand Planting Reforestation Work
Reforestation work is vital to the health of America's forests and the U.S. economy. Hand planting, a common reforestation practice, provides unique challenges to safety and health practitioners interested inRead More
Health and Safety Issues of the Aging Farmer
This webinar introduces the unique aspects of health and safety for aging farmers and their families. We will cover this topic using a Total Worker Health lens; that is, howRead More
Increasing the Use of Hearing Protection Among Farmers: Best Practices
Farm operators, as well as farm youth experience frequent exposure to high noise and, have among the highest prevalence rates of hearing loss among all categories of workers. Additionally, noiseRead More
Allergic and Non-allergic Respiratory Disease in Farmers
The goal of the webinar is to inform health care providers of farmers and farming exposed workers on the allergic and non-allergic respiratory diseases commonplace to this type of environment.Read More
Children and Tractors: Myths, Facts, or Other
Join us as we discuss the topic of children and tractors, starting at birth and moving up through adulthood. We will explore what we know, what we think we know,Read More
Safe and Healthy Recovery After a Farm Flood
Disaster recovery can be as dangerous as the disaster itself, especially if no disaster preparedness plan was implemented. This is especially true on farms and ranches where inherent farm hazardsRead More