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Putting Farm Safety into Practice

https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/september-2017/thoughts-editor/putting-farm-safety-practice

Labor calculates the death rate for agricultural workers to be higher than other workforces. Knowing ...

Preventing Hearing Loss

https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2015/injury-prevention/preventing-hearing-loss

protective equipment (PPE) in workplaces that exceed 85 decibels (dB). 2. Choose PPE with a 20 NRR rating ... or higher. The Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) is included on the package of each product. This number ... tells the user the decibels that are reduced by wearing the hearing protection. The higher the rating ...

Web-based Survey Best Practices

https://pde.osu.edu/WebSurveys

for increasing response rates, and a listing of commercially available web-based survey programs. ... Response Rates of Web-Based Surveys Article by Dr. Thomas Archer published in the October 2007 issue of ...

Add Safety To Your Winter Meetings and Workers’ Compensation Programs

https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/january-2017/announcements/add-safety-your-winter-meetings-and-workers%E2%80%99

meetings or Workers Compensation group-rating programs. Our staff will work with you to design a program ...

SMV Celebrates 50 Years

https://agsafety.osu.edu/smv-celebrates-50-years

simulator was constructed to test human recognition rates of slow moving vehicles with most of the testing ...

PEACE AND QUIET- NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE ON THE FARM

https://agsafety.osu.edu/peace-and-quiet-not-always-possible-farm

these types of personal protective equipment, look for a noise reduction rating (NNR) of 25 decibels or ...

Summer Stress

https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2015/injury-prevention/summer-stress

of excess heat then the core temperature increases causing the heart rate to increase. Here are some ...

Reducing Stress for a Healthy Heart

https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2015/injury-prevention/reducing-stress-healthy-heart

consistently has one of the highest rates of deaths due to stress-related conditions such as hypertension and ...

February is Heart Disease Awareness Month

https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/february-2016/injury-prevention/february-heart-disease-awareness-month

even economic survival. Farming consistently has one of the highest rates of death due to ...

Safety and Health Topics for your Upcoming Winter Programs

https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2015/announcements/safety-and-health-topics-your-upcoming-winter