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  1. How Prepared Are You for a Potential Grain Engulfment?

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/april-2018/emergency-management/how-prepared-are-you-potential-grain

    establishing an EAP for grain handling and storage at your own operation. Please ask yourself: Is the farm ... travel when a roadway becomes flooded along your path. You may look for an elevator when you take your ... safety specific to grain handling for your operation and clearly communicate that to anyone that could be ...

  2. Safely Keeping The Farm Clean Cut

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

    farm chores are complete, for many farmers this means cleaning up overgrown pastures, buffer strips, ... help keep you safe while making your property a showplace! Check and Maintain Equipment Follow an ... belt guards to reduce the hazards of thrown objects. Inspect for properly working lights and clean ...

  3. September 2019

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/september-2019

    safety news and activities that may be re-published in your own newsletters or programs. If you have ... Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today  is an electronic newsletter prepared by team ...

  4. Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Fitness for Farm Life – Two Stretches for Harvest Season

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2019/ohio-agrability-action-fitness-farm-life-%E2%80%93-two-stretches

    lean your head forward. Hold for 10 seconds, then switch hands and stretch the right side of your neck. ... with your shoulders down and back, and shrug forward. Repeat 10 times. Neck stretches Start either in ... these stretches to loosen up your neck and shoulders. Shoulder Circle Shrugs Start either in a standing ...

  5. Safe Measures Around the Post-Hole Digger = More Fence Built This Spring

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/safe-measures-around-post-hole-digger-more

    post-hole auger/digger. A tractor mounted post-hole digger can reduce time and labor when building large ... (PTO) or hydraulic system. Prevention Measures Read the operator’s manual for proper operating ... all shields are tightly attached. Check for fluid leaks. Inspect hydraulic hoses for cracks and ...

  6. Hay Baler Safety

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/hay-baler-safety

    be made. Oftentimes wheat and hay fields that have more slope than row crops like corn and soybeans, ... disengage all power, shut off the engine, and wait for the flywheel and all other moving parts to stop ... completely before beginning any repairs. Other recommendations for safe baler operation include: While ...

  7. Reducing the Risk of Back Injuries

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/january-2019/injury-prevention/reducing-risk-back-injuries

    standing for long periods of time. When changing directions turn with your feet, not your waist. Wear boots ... and when standing balance your weight evenly on your feet. Avoid working in awkward positions or ... time. Use your legs to lift, instead of bending at the back. When carrying things keep them close to the ...

  8. Keeping the Next Generation Safe

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/keeping-next-generation-safe

    Routinely inspect your farm or ranch for hazards and immediately remove these dangers. Encourage children to ... child(ren) to determine what tasks are developmentally appropriate for them. According to Farm Progress ... day some 38 children are injured on a U.S. farm…Vehicles and machinery account for 73 percent of the ...

  9. Stay Safe Watching Aerial Applications Over Farm Fields

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/stay-safe-watching-aerial-applications-over

    in agriculture production to plant seeds for agronomic crops, cover crops and also to apply ... a specialty service for fields that are in their advanced growing stages- where equipment can no longer pass ... important to respect the work zone. Here are a few recommendations for safely watching aerial applicators. ...

  10. Lighting Solutions for the Dark Days of Winter

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/november-2017/ohio-agrability/lighting-solutions-dark-days-winter

    ideal for use outdoors, in barns, or cold storage. LEDs use at least 75% less energy than halogen or ... Laura Akgerman – Disability Services Coordinator for Ohio AgrAbility Does your workload get ... incandescent, and at least 15% less energy than compact fluorescent bulbs, saving on electricity costs. LED ...

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