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- Mechanical Hazards: Stored Energy
- (Source: Pennsylvania State University. Agricultural Safety and Health)Stored-energy hazards occur when confined energy is unintentionally released. A spring...
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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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- Ventilation Systems for Confined Space Manure Storage
- (Source: Agricultural Safety and Health, Pennsylvania State University)Ventilation is crucial in reducing risk exposure when entering a confined space manure...
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- First Aid Kits for Production Agriculture
- Most farms and ranches require multiple first aid kits due to the many types of jobs and the dispersed areas of work in a production agriculture operation. Not...
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- Gearing Up (AgHOs training)
Instructor Led Learning
- Farm Family Emergency Response Program
- Gearing Up (AgHOs training)
- National Safety Tractor & Machinery Operation Program (NSTMOP - AgHOs training)
- Progressive Agriculture Safety Day
- PAgricultural Rescue Training
Training and Resources for Instructors
- Economics of Agricultural Injury Prevention
- Hispanic Youth Tractor Driving
- Gearing Up (AgHOs training)
- Progressive Agriculture Safety Day
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