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Pull the Strings Before Working Around the Bin
Richard Purdin, OSU Extension, Adams County ANR/CD Educator The Week of February 21st is recognized as grain bin safety week. Many producers will be working in or around grain storage structures to fulfill marketing contracts or sell their 2020 crop to pu ...
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Using Heat Lamps: Proceed with Caution!
Sabrina Schirtzinger, ANR Educator Knox County As temperatures get cold livestock owners search for ways to keep their livestock warm. Often livestock owners are in a hurry and think hanging a heat lamp will be temporary. In a hurry they quickly hang the ...
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Is it pandemic fatigue, winter blues, or Seasonal affective disorder?
Laura Akgerman, Disability Services Coordinator / Ohio AgrAbility Coordinator It’s wintertime. The temperatures are cold, the days are short, and the nights are long. You have work to do, but you just don’t feel like doing it. The good news is that the sh ...
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Ag Workplace Safety Resources
https://agsafety.osu.edu/programs/cfaes-osha/employee-safety-training-resouces
Safety Training Videos U.S. Agricultural Safety & Health Centers: Safety Videos eXtension.org: Ag Safety & Health Videos University of Wisconsin: Tractor Certification Videos A Tractor Accident Can Happen to Anyone Safety and Grain Quality Managem ...
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Winter Weather Preparedness on the Farm
Wayne Dellinger, ANR Educator Union County With the turn of the calendar year coming off a year with a record setting number of tropical storms, what should we expect for early 2021? OSU Extension Climate Specialist Aaron Wilson and most others agree tha ...
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Avoiding the Emergency Room This Winter
Richard Purdin ANR/CD Educator Adams County Winter is here and with winter comes inclement weather, unfortunately farmers and ranchers must tend to their chores no matter what mother nature may throw at them. The farm is filled with hazards and risk for s ...
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Agricultural Safety and Health Fact Sheets
https://agsafety.osu.edu/resources/fact-sheets
The OSU Ag. Safety and Health program has a vareity of fact sheets available for use. To see a list of the fact sheets, please click on the links below. http://ohioline.osu.edu/tags/safety The fact sheets are available online through the OhioLine webs ...
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COVID-19 Resources for Farmers
https://agsafety.osu.edu/program-areas/covid-19-resources-farmers
A collection of resources for farmers to foster Safety & Health in the face of the COVID-19 national health crisis. CFAES Knowledge Exchange COVID-19 Resources: Knowledge Exchange: COVID-19 Hub General COVID-19 Resources: CDC- How to Protect Yoursel ...
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OSU Ag Safety & Health YouTube videos
https://agsafety.osu.edu/youtube-videos
Here are YouTube Videos that feature programs or projects of the OSU Ag. Safety and Health program. OSU Students Design and Deliver a New Grain Safety C.A.R.T Confined Space Safety on the Farm ...
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Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the U.S. affecting a wide demographic. The diversity of audience groups is reflective of the fact that agriculture does not have occupational restraints like other industries, especially regarding wor ...