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- Horizontal Silo Safety
- (Source: Pennsylvania State University, Agricultural Safety and Health)The term horizontal silo refers to a storage system in which silage is piled in low, long...
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- Preventing Tractor Overturn Incidents
- (Source: Pennsylvania State University, Ag Safety & Health)Tractor overturn incidents can result in major injuries (crushing injuries, broken bones, and so on...
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- Occupational Injury Surveillance of Production Agriculture Survey
- There are a variety of tasks, conditions, and situations in production agriculture that place workers at risk for fatal and nonfatal injury. In addition to workers...
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- Preventing Tractor Runover Incidents
- The main types of tractor incidents include rollovers, power-take off entanglements, and runovers. Runover incidents that occur can involve either the operator...
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- Zoonotic Disease and Agriculture
- (Source: West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources)Zoonotic diseases, or zoonoses, are diseases that can be transmitted from insects or vertebrate...
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- Integrating Safety into Agritourism
- Farm and ranch operations continue to diversify by adding activities such as corn mazes, hay rides, and product sales (farm markets, pick your own, etc.). Although...
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- NSTMOP: Program Overview
- The National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program (NSTMOP) was developed through a collaborative effort involving Penn State University, Ohio State University...
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- Tractor Operation for Hispanic Youth
- (Source: Case IH)The Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation for Hispanic Youth program is a comprehensive program that provides culturally appropriate Spanish materials...
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