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December 2019
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/december-2019
Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today is an electronic newsletter prepared by 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 ...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Fitness for Farm Life – One stretch, 3 ways
Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility Project: Farmers spend hours every day sitting, standing, carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling. Add in cold weather and it is natural to hunch your shoulders and back, just trying to stay ...
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Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Garden carts, rolling work seats and storage
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: Getting your tools and supplies out to the garden can be difficult if you have arthritis or another physical limitation. Tools, plants and supplies are bulky, heavy, and awkward to carr ...
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Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Choosing the right tools and equipment
Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility: If you have chronic pain or physical limitations, having the right tools and equipment for gardening is vital, and may make the difference between completing a task, and being forced to ...
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Lifts for Tractors & Combines
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2019/lifts-tractors-combines
Rachel Jarman – Ohio AgrAbility, Rural Rehabilitation Coordinator: Have you ever seen a person using a lift to get in and out of their vehicle at the local grocery store? Did you know that similar equipment is available for the ag industry? ...
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National Rural Health Day
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2019/national-rural-health-day
Dee Jepsen – Agricultural State Safety and Health Leader: National Rural Health Day is Thursday November 21, 2019. This day brings attention to the unique challenges the rural communities face when it comes to health services and healthy people. This year ...
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November 2019
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2019
Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today is an electronic newsletter prepared by 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 ...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Fitness for Farm Life – Two Stretches for Harvest Season
Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator, Ohio AgrAbility Project: During harvest season farmers spend hours sitting – in combines, trucks, tractors –all that sitting can make you stiff and sore. Next time you are sitting in line at the elevator or ...
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Respiratory Safety
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2019/respiratory-safety
Lisa Pfeifer – OSU Ag Safety and Health Education Coordinator: Protect yourself, employees, and family members by wearing the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Find out more in our fact sheets on how to protect against dust and mold at https://o ...
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Hazard Control in the Workplace
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2019/hazard-control-workplace
Kent McGuire – OSU CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator: There are multiple ways to control hazards in the workplace. The “Hierarchy of Controls” is often used to demonstrate the most effective method of controlling hazards to the least effective. The Cana ...