The cold that has blanketed most of the United States has created a delay in soil preparation and equipment maintenance, resulting in many producers pushing themselves to make up for lost time. As you know, these time demands can easily lead to farm-related injuries and illness.
Now more than ever, Ag producers need access to health professionals who understand their occupation. Take extra time to utilize the professional resources available on AgriSafe's Training & Resources pages. There you will find a vast library of webinars, safety videos and valuable resources.
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
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Brain Injury Awareness Day is March 12, 2014
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Traumatic Brain Injury AgrAbility Resource
Farming Dangers with a TBI
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The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) marks March as Brain Injury Awareness Month. Agriculture ranks as one of the most hazardous occupations which makes the risk of brain injuries high among agricultural producers.
In 2004, the AgrAbility project outlined the problems related to farming and traumatic brain injury (TBI). This excellent resource describes how to prevent and manage a producer with a TBI.
Young farm children are especially vulnerable to TBI due to the nature of farm work and lack of adequate play areas. Hazards such as farm equipment, high structures and livestock can increase the risk of TBI on the farm.
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AgriSafe Safety Store News
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AgriSafe Safety Store is NOW OPEN! This is your one stop shopping for your PPE needs including eye protection, respirator masks, filters, gloves, protective clothing and much more.
(PayPal and all major credit cards accepted)
Make your purchase count! Every time you purchase AgriSafe safety products, 100% of the proceeds go towards improving the health of agricultural communities. |
AgriSafe's 2014 Webinar Schedule
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You are invited to join AgriSafe's free webinars!
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2014 Webinars:
April 16: 12:00pm - 1:00pm (CST)
June 16: 12:00pm - 1:00pm (CST)
Helping Agricultural Producers & Rural People Manage Stress
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Train the Trainer - Webinar Training Schedule
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The AgriSafe Network utilizes a Train the Trainer approach to prepare instructors to present on an AgriSafe OSHA approved training in their communities. The Train the Trainer program attendee will be able to take the knowledge and course materials to teach others on that specific topic.
Pre-Requisites to attend a Train the Trainer Webinar:
* You must have attended/viewed the pre-required webinar(s)
* You must be a graduate of an AgriSafe approved agricultural occupational health training program.
May 1: 12:00pm - 1:30pm (CST)
Ergonomics: Slips, Trips & Fall Prevention
May 19: 12:00pm - 1:30pm (CST) Respiratory Selection
June 5: 12:00pm - 1:30pm (CST) OSHA Agricultural Exemptions & Standards
June 19: 12:00pm - 1:30pm (CST) Respirator Program Adapted to Agriculture
Registration links for these Train the Trainer sessions are coming soon!
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Care to Share Your Opinion?
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Have you attended an AgriSafe Network webinar? If so,did you find our webinars useful and educational?What topics would you like to see us cover? We sincerely appreciate your feedback on our training survey. We'll use it to help determine upcoming topics and locate presenters who can share with you. Please respond to the quick survey located here.
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The Ag Med Training Courses are Coming Soon!
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Alabama Course: May 12-16, 2014
AgroMedicine Conference College of Community Health Sciences
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa , AL
For additional information contact Susan Guin 205-348-6196
Iowa Course: June 9-13, 2014
Session I
June 9-11, 2014
Monday-Wednesday
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Session II
June 11-13, 2014 Wednesday-Friday
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Room C217 College of Public Health Building
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
View more information here.
Apply for a scholarship.
For additional information contact Kay Mohling, 319-335-4219
Nebraska Course: July 8-11, 2014
Plus Online Session: 6 hours to be completed by August 18, 2014.
Required for CE credit.
UNMC College of Public Health, Omaha, NE
View more information here.
For additional information contact Ellen Duysen, 402-552-3394.
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AgriAbility welcomes you to join them between March 31 - April 3 in Lexington, Kentucky for the 2014 AgrAbility National Training Workshop, the premier training event addressing issues of disability in agriculture.
For more information and hotel reservations check here.
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Safety Grant Announcement
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ASHCA -Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America announces it's 2014 Safety Grants Program, providing financial support for safety and health interventions to protect agricultural workers.
Information regarding eligibility, priorities, application instructions and funding levels is attached or can be found at www.ashca.org Deadline is March 26, 2014
Questions can be emailed to [email protected]
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Mark Your Calendars for June Events
ISASH 2014 Annual Conference
Where: Embassy Suites - Old Market,
Omaha, Nebraska
Theme: Cultivating Ag Safety and Health.
Register here.
View the conference schedule here.
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UMASH to Offer Small Grants
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As part of this RFA, UMASH encourages proposals that specifically follow-up on consensus ideas developed through the Finding Common Ground Forum: The Changing Agricultural Workforce.
Click for more information on UMASH and their Pilot Projects program.
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Thomas Jefferson was our third President but was a serious farmer. He had a deep love of agriculture. One of his most famous quotes:
"Those who labour in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever he had a chosen people, whose breasts he has made his peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue. It is the focus in which he keeps alive that sacred fire, which otherwise might escape from the face of the earth."
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