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Safety: General Practices

  • Accident Prevention
    William J. Becker, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, February 1991
    If we understand what is happening, "accident-wise", to our agricultural workforce, we ought to be able to place our efforts in accident prevention on the proper targets.

  • “Battling Heat Stress in the 2008 Legal Context” in the AgSafe Newsletter
    “Battling Heat Stress in the 2008 Legal Context” in the Vine Lines Newsletter
    Howard Rosenberg, University of California at Berkeley,  August 2008.
    High temperatures and the rush of summer activities prompt many of us to think about problems that heat may bring. An early wave of hot weather and a few headline-making farm worker deaths already this year have intensified concerns about the most extreme hazards of heat to the human body...
  • Child Safety
    William J. Becker, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, November 1991
    There are many hazards to children living on farms and in rural areas—hazards that are attractive, fun, dangerous and deadly.
  • Dressing Up the Farm Family
    Bill Field and Jean Goodrick, Cooperative Extension Service Purdue University, April 1985
    Inappropriate or poorly maintained clothing has contributed to numerous personal injuries on farms.
  • Farm Hazard Inspection List
    Terry L. Wilkinson, Mark A. Purshcwitz, Ronald T. Schuler, Cheryl A. Skjolass, University of Wisconsin-Extension, January 1994
    This checklist was developed to help you identify hazards commonly found on the farm. It can also provide you with some guidelines for removing them.
  • Farm Respiratory Protection
    Dennis J. Murphy and Cathleen M. LaCross, Penn State Cooperative Extension
    Farming is filled with respiratory hazards: pesticide vapors, dusty fields, dangerous hydrogen sulfide accumulations in manure pits and pump sumps, nitrogen dioxide in conventional silos, and many others.
  • Fire Prevention and Safety on the Farm
    Patricia McKeown, University of Wisconsin-Extension, June 1994
    Fire prevention is critical on any farm, but sometimes overlooked until it is too late.

  • Heat Card
    Howard Rosenberg, University of California at Berkeley,  Spring 2007.
     A bilingual field education card (hard copy is folded accordion-style) that can be used in various ways, possibly in tailgate training sessions with supervisors and fieldworkers.
  • Health and Safety Training Needs to Be Specific
    Richard Bruce, University of California, 1993
    The importance of the employer's strong commitment to the safety program, good communication and cooperation among workers, availability and use of protective clothing and safety equipment, and operation of equipment only by qualified workers.
  • Heat Illness and Farm Work
    Dennis J. Murphy, Professor and Cathleen Walker, Penn State Cooperative Extension
    To protect themselves, farm workers should be familiar with the different illness caused by exposure to the heat.
  • Insulation Fire Hazards on Farms
    Dennis J. Murphy, Penn State Cooperative Extension, 1993
    Both rigid board foam and sprayed-on cellular plastic foam insulations present serious fire problems when installed as an exposed finished in farm buildings.
  • Keep Cool
    William J. Becker, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, November 1991
    Heat stress is one of the serious health and safety problems of agricultural workers and others who spend hours outdoors.
  • Managing Farm-Related Stress for Safety's Sake
    Bill Field, Cooperative Extension Service Purdue University, March 1983
    As the complications and pace of agriculture have increased, many of the physical and mental demands on farmers and their families have become greater.
  • Manure Storage Hazards
    Dennis J. Murphy and Sam Steel, Penn State Cooperative Extension
    Examples of storages that are potentially the most dangerous include those under buildings or directly beneath livestock, and pump-out pits.
  • Might Your Safety Committee Be a "Labor Organization"?
    Valerie J. Horwitz and Howard R. Rosenberg, University of California, 1993
    A recommended element of programs designed to improve safety in operations, however, may introduce unwitting employers to risks in quite another realm.
  • New EPA Standard Includes Heat Stress Managment
    University of California, 1993
    Among requirements of the revised federal Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides, which was published in August 1992 and is scheduled for full implementation by April 15, 1994, are provisions for heat stress management
  • NIOSH Warns Farmers of Deadly Risk of Grain Suffocation
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, April 1993
    According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), grain farmers and their families may face deadly hazards this spring when working with grain bins.
  • NIOSH Warns: Manure Pits Continue to Claim Lives
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, July 1993
    According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), farm workers are risking their lives every time they enter a manure pit.
  • Prevent Hay Mow and Silo Fires
    R.L. Tormoehlen, R.G. Koegel, H.D> Bruhn and D.V. Jensen, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 1989
    Barn and silo fires destroy human lives as well as buildings, equipment, feed and livestock.
  • Preventing and Coping with Workplace Violence
    Scott A. Wilson, University of California, 1994
    Homicide is the third leading cause of death on the job. "An estimated 1,400 people are murdered at work in the United States annually . . .
  • Preventing Injuries from Slips, Trips and Falls
    William J. Becker, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, October 1992
    Slips, trips and falls are among the most frequent types of accidents, second only to motor-vehicle accidents as a cause of death.
  • Protect Your Hearing
    F. R. Willsey, Cooperative Extension Service Purdue University, April 1985
    Due to the nature of farm work, loud, continuous noise has permanently damaged the hearing of some farmers.
  • Safety and Health for Farm Operators
    Mark A. Purschwitz and Cheryl A. Skjolaas, University of Wisconsin-Extension, January 1996
    You can prevent injuries on your farm by being proactive and consciously deciding to have a safe operation. Hazard control is the most effective way to do this.
  • Sexuall Harassment: It happens in Agriculture
    Steve Sutter, University of California, 1993
    Sexual Harassment Information, Investigation, and Compliance Guide, which includes the DFEH pamphlet and poster order form, a sample written policy against harassment (English and Spanish), a supervisor's guide to investigating a complaint of sexual harassment, and the EEOC Sexual Harassment Regulations with examples.
  • The Dangers of Flowing Grain
    Bill Field, Cooperative Extension Service Purdue University, March 1990
    There has been growing concern during the past few years over the considerable number of entrapments and suffocations taking place in flowing grain.
  • Training and Managing To Improve Farm Safety
    Robert Pence and Howard Rosenberg, University of California, 1991
    Workplace injury and illness rates are affected by management attitudes, employee selection, layoff and recall policy, first-line supervision, and incentives, as well as by training.
  • Working in Hot Environments
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, April 1992
    Workers who are suddenly exposed to working in a hot environment face additional and generally avoidable hazards to their safety and health.
  • Youth and Dairy Cattle: A Safe Partnership
    Tim Erickson and Cheryl Schwanke, University of Wisconsin-Extension, January 1994
    Studies show that nearly half of all farm injuries to young people ages 6 to 18 are associated with cattle.

 

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