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  1. Hope IS a Strategy

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-through-seasons-2023/hope-strategy

    storm or flood damage; a rainy fall that delays harvest; some pest or disease attacks the crops or ... https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disord... Rural Health Information Hub. Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved ... (n.d.). Disease prevention. Teagasc. Retrieved January 25, 2023, from ...

  2. Lawn Mowing Safety

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2018/injury-prevention/lawn-mowing-safety

    Dee Jepsen – State Agricultural Safety & Health Leader Summer fun can be cut short when lawn ... passengers of riding mowers, or are a bystander in the mowing area. Passengers and bystanders are almost four ... be taught lawn mower safety at an early age. They can learn to recognize dangers and taught to ...

  3. Safely Keeping The Farm Clean Cut

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/safely-keeping-farm-clean-cut

    grassy waterways, and roadside ditches. Mowing road banks or field edges is a good practice to help ... gloves Hearing protection   Mowing on Slopes Brush hogging usually involves working over rough or uneven ... equipment while operating. Pick up tree limbs, rocks, or garbage prior to mowing. If you need to dismount ...

  4. U-Pick Apple Orchard Safety

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/u-pick-apple-orchard-safety

    (disease potential) Washing apples before eating (bacteria, dirt, spray residue, etc.) Allergies ... transportation to orchard (Is something going to break) Tree trimming (dead limbs, problem limbs) Mowing areas of ...

  5. Can Animals Spread Disease to Humans?

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/can-animals-spread-disease-humans

    and cause illness – these are known as zoonotic diseases or zoonosis. According to the World Health ... Organization (2020), a zoonosis is an infectious disease that has jumped from an animal to humans. Zoonotic ... pathogens can be either bacterial, viral, or parasitic.  How can they spread? The Centers for Disease ...

  6. CDL Update

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/cdl-update

    Amanda Douridas, ANR Educator Madison County OSU Extension recently hosted State Highway Patrol officers and a local Sheriff’s Department to discuss the recent CDL changes and answer general farm hauling questions for a program offered jointly to Delaware ...

  7. Working in Cold Temperatures

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2022/working-cold-temperatures

    a few months.  It is interesting to note that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) documents that there ...

  8. The Thriving Farmer – Information to Help Farmers and Their Families Make Healthful Choices

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/thriving-farmer-%E2%80%93-information-help-farmers-and

    sandwiches made with whole grain bread may help lower your risks of health problems, such as heart disease ...

  9. Safe Operation of Tractors while Mowing along Roadways

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/july-2015/machinery-maintenance/safe-operation-tractors-while-mowing-along

    driving overturned while using a rotary mower attached to a Ford 600 tractor. The farmer was mowing an ... roadways, farmers and highway crews will be mowing road ditches. With excess water in the ditches, extra ... caution should be used when mowing these areas. Here are some tips for increasing safety when mowing along ...

  10. Ag Workplace Safety Resources

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/programs/cfaes-osha/employee-safety-training-resouces

    Prevent Mosquito-borne Diseases- Home Prevent Mosquito-borne Diseases- Farm   OSU EHS "Brutus" ...

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