farm safety

This is National Farm Safety and Health Week, and producers are reminded of the importance of staying up to date with the latest safety efforts.

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services will host a two-day event early next month, trying to put a spotlight on the importance of workplace safety and health.  The 17th annual Blue Mountain Occupational Safety and Health Conference, slated for June 2nd-3rd at the Pendleton Convention Center, will address farm and electrical safety to safety committee and personal protective equipm

Working on the farm can be very dangerous, especially for some of the youngest workers and helpers.  In an effort to protect children across the nation the Childhood Agricultural Safety Network in kicking off its 25th year with a virtual meeting at 8 a.m. (PT) on Fri...

An awareness generated right about harvest time for several parts of the country, farm safety and health concerned efforts to address this issue has led to progress yet.   “I first started doing this in the year 2000 and we were averaging 730 fatalities per year, so getting down to 417 is a good stride, but we're never going to get down to 0 during my working lifetime, “said Dan Neenan of the Nati

The Washington farm bureau is reminding everyone about equipment safety in the fields and orchards.   “Accidents involving implements take only milliseconds to cause serious injury or death. They're completely preventable,” noted WSFB Safety Director Dominique Damian.  She added that the basic...

For the 80th time, the U.S. is holding National Farm Safety and Health Week.  Farm Safety and Health Week, which typically takes place during the 3rd week of September, is a time to increase awareness of the high injury and fatality risk in agriculture and to improve agricultural health outcomes through outreach and education.   ...

This is Agricultural Safety Awareness Week, and many in the farming community are being reminded through Friday to keep safety a priority.  U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers will join Farm Bureaus across the country to promote ag safety this week with the theme of “Lead the Way in Agriculture.”   Each ...

This is National Farm Safety and Health Week, and this year’s theme is “Protecting Agriculture’s Future”.  Laura Siegel with AgriSafe said the health and safety of workers must be the cornerstone of sustainable farming this week and year-round.   She noted that statistic...

This is National Farm Safety and Health Week, a time to focus on both general safety and health matters on the farm or ranch but also specific topics from rural road safety, and anhydrous ammonia exposure. "If I would have completely ran out of breath, I don't know if I'd be standing here today ...

Purdue University's Agricultural Safety and Health Program recently released the annual 2020 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-Related Injuries and Fatalities report. The program reported 64 fatal and nonfatal cases involving agricultural confined spaces, including 35 grain entrapments, seven falls into or from grain storage structures, four asphyxiations and 12 equipment entanglements