NYCAMH/NEC - Farm Safety and Health Resources

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		Written by NYCAMH's farm safety prevention and education specialists, these safety articles have appeared in numerous publications. Sort by date ascending \| Sort by date descending \| Sort by topic 9/1/2010 Tractor and Machinery Safety: The Tractor is Not the Place for Quality Time Orchard Safety: Worker Input Results in New Improved Apple Belt 8/1/2010 Farm Safety Management: Calling 911 for Help in An Emergency Situation Safety articles in Spanish: En una emergencia, ¡llame al 911! Farm Safety Management: In An Emergency, Call 911! 7/1/2010 Safety articles in Spanish: ¡Gánele al calor! - Beat the Heat (Spanish) Sun Safety: Beat the Heat! General safety: Visit the Health and Safety Center at Empire Farm Days, August 10-12 2010 in Seneca Falls NY 6/1/2010 Cattle safety: Keep Your Cows Happy! Safe Animal Handling Techniques Personal Protective Equipment: What are the Barriers to Using PPE when Handling Pesticides? 5/1/2010 Roadway Safety: Agricultural Equipment on the Road – How to Avoid Collisions General safety: NYCAMH: May We Help You? 4/2/2010 Farm Safety Management: Does Your Farm Have An Emergency Plan? General safety: Worker's Memorial Day 3/1/2010 General safety: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls in Your Workplace Preventive maintenance and repair: Spring Cleaning on the Farm 2/1/2010 Farm Safety Management: Reducing Repetitive Motion Injuries Tractor and Machinery Safety: Safe Tractor Starting Procedures 1/1/2010 Personal Protective Equipment: Compressed Air Hazards Farm Safety Management: Make Farm Safety Your New Year’s Resolution 12/8/2009 Safety articles in Spanish: Consejos de seguridad para el frío del invierno - Cold Weather Safety (Spanish) 12/1/2009 Farm Safety Management: CPR and AEDs Save Lives Farm Safety Management: Don't Let Stress Harm Your Health 11/1/2009 Farm Safety Management: A&J Dembroski Orchard Wins New York State Agricultural Society Farm Safety Award Safety articles in Spanish: Diez consejos para evitar patadas en la sala de ordeño - Don't Get Kicked! (Spanish) Cattle safety: Don’t Get Kicked: Parlor Safety Tips 10/1/2009 Farm Safety Management: First Aid Kits Are Vital General safety: Safe Use & Handling of Formaldehyde for Footbaths General safety: Tenga cuidado con el formaldehído - Formaldehyde safety ( Spanish) 9/1/2009 Roadway Safety: Rural Roadway Safety, Alert, Aware & Alive: National Farm Safety and Health Week Migrant Farmworker Safety: Work Safely With Orchard Ladders (bilingual) 8/1/2009 Farm Safety Management: Agritourism Safety: Fun & Games on the Farm General safety: Be Aware of Agricultural Confined Space Hazards 7/1/2009 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Forklift Safety Facts General safety: Make Time for On-Farm Safety Training 6/1/2009 General safety: Keeping Your Young Workers Safe Migrant Farmworker Safety: Pesticide Poisonings and Heat Illness 5/1/2009 General safety: New York Suffers Nineteen Farm Fatalities in 2008 Migrant Farmworker Safety: Personal Hygiene and Field Sanitation 4/2/2009 Orchard Safety: Basic First Aid Tips for Orchard Worker Falls General safety: The Hazardous Occupations Order for Agriculture and Employment of Youth Under 16 3/1/2009 General safety: NYCAMH’s Farm Family Emergency Response Program General safety: Prevent Back Injuries with Proper Lifting Techniques 2/1/2009 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Shut It Off, Don't Become Another Entanglement Fatality General safety: Staying Safe and Warm in Winter Weather 1/1/2009 General safety: Dust and Respiratory Issues in Winter General safety: Preventing Winter-Related Slips, Trips and Falls on the Farm 12/1/2008 Farm Safety Management: First Response to Farm Emergencies General safety: Know How to Use Fire Extinguishers 11/1/2008 Preventive maintenance and repair: NY State ROPS Rebate Program a Huge Help to Farmers General safety: Packing House Safety 10/1/2008 Farm Safety Management: On-Farm Safety Services Will Benefit Your Farm Roadway Safety: Ten Reasons to Use Marking and Lighting on Tractors and Machinery on Public Roads 9/1/2008 Farm Safety Management: Preventing Harvest Injuries General safety: Silo Filling Safety 8/1/2008 Sun Safety: The Heat Equation 7/1/2008 Tractor and Machinery Safety: FARMERS MUST STOP ACCEPTING RISKS Migrant Farmworker Safety: Migrant Occupational Health and Safety 6/1/2008 Cattle safety: Animal Safety Personal Protective Equipment: Reducing Farming Foot Injuries and Illnesses 5/1/2008 Personal Protective Equipment: Reducing Take-Home Pesticide Exposures General safety: Safe Lifting and Carrying Techniques Roadway Safety: Travel Safely with Tractors and Machinery on Public Roads 4/1/2008 Migrant Farmworker Safety: NYCAMH Apple Picking Bucket Hip Belt is Now Available for the 2008 Harvest Season Roadway Safety: Slow Moving Vehicle Emblems and High Speed Agricultural Equipment 3/1/2008 Personal Protective Equipment: The Worker Protection Standard: Protecting Workers from Pesticide Exposures Logging and chainsaw safety: Use Your Chainsaw Safely 2/1/2008 General safety: NYCAMH Farm Safety & Health Activities at the Syracuse Farm Show General safety: Reducing Repetitive Stress Injuries Related to Orchard Pruning 1/1/2008 Tractor and Machinery Safety: On-Farm Forklift Safety Training is Now Available Tractor and Machinery Safety: Use Your Front-End Loader Safely When Moving Large Bales 12/1/2007 Electrical safety: Arc Welding Safety Tips Tractor and Machinery Safety: New York Reports Twenty-Five Farm Fatalities in 2006 11/1/2007 Roadway Safety: Trailer Safety Tips 10/1/2007 Farm Safety Management: Is Your Farm in Compliance with the Hazard Communication Standard? General safety: Use Orchard Ladders Safely 9/1/2007 Migrant Farmworker Safety: Community Collaboration for Farmworker Health & Safety in the Connecticut River Valley Farm Safety Management: Make Safety a Priority This Harvest Season 8/1/2007 Roadway Safety: Agricultural Equipment on the Road – How to Avoid Collisions Manure Handling: Manure Gas Claims the Lives of Five People 7/1/2007 Sun Safety: Protect Yourself from the Sun 6/1/2007 Farm Safety Management: Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls in Your Workplace Cattle safety: Use Extreme Caution When Handling Micotil 300® 5/1/2007 General safety: Know the Laws for Youth Working in Agriculture Farm Safety Management: Plan for a Safe Growing Season in 2007 4/1/2007 Farm Safety Management: Farm Safety Training Sessions and Surveys Are Available at No Cost General safety: New Agritourism Child Safety Guidelines Booklet Now Available 3/1/2007 Farm Safety Management: Plan for a Safe Growing Season in 2007 Personal Protective Equipment: Prevent Injuries to Your Eyes 2/1/2007 General safety: Avoiding Cold Weather Injuries Tractor and Machinery Safety: Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Training for Youth 1/1/2007 Tractor and Machinery Safety: It’s Easier to Bury a Tradition than a Child 10/2/2006 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Many Farm Tractors Lack Roll-Over Protective Structures in New York Migrant Farmworker Safety: Personal Hygiene Practices for Farmworkers 9/5/2006 Farm Safety Management: Milk Price, Fuel Price and Financial Stress Migrant Farmworker Safety: Safe Use of Orchard Ladders 8/1/2006 Personal Protective Equipment: How Do I Know If Farm Noise Is Too Loud? Migrant Farmworker Safety: On-Farm Services for Migrant Workers in New York State! 7/5/2006 Sun Safety: Preventing Heat Illnesses Farm Safety Management: Results of On-Farm Safety Surveys and On-Farm Safety Training Sessions in New York 6/5/2006 Roadway Safety: Trailer Safety Tips 6/1/2006 Roadway Safety: Farm Truck Safety Tips 5/1/2006 General safety: Watch Out for Wild Parsnip 4/3/2006 Migrant Farmworker Safety: Tracking the Occupational Health of Migrant Farmworkers 4/1/2006 Roadway Safety: Proper Lighting and Marking of Agricultural equipment 3/6/2006 Farm Safety Management: What do you do when your insurance company won’t pay? 3/1/2006 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Conduct a Good Pre-Operational Check of Your Equipment Tractor and Machinery Safety: NYCAMH is Learning More About Tractor Rollovers 2/1/2006 Migrant Farmworker Safety: Community Collaboration for Farmworker Health & Safety 1/5/2006 General safety: On-Farm Forklift Safety Training is Available to You at No Cost 1/2/2006 Logging and chainsaw safety: Be Safe With Your Chainsaw This Winter 12/5/2005 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Use Your Skid-Steer Loader Safely 11/1/2005 Farm Safety Management: On-Farm Safety Programs for Greenhouse, Orchard and Vegetable Farm Owners and Workers 10/3/2005 Migrant Farmworker Safety: Packing House and Processing Line Safety Manure Handling: Preventing Manure Lagoon Discharges 8/1/2005 General safety: The Dangers of Giant Hogweed 7/7/2005 Farm Safety Management: On-Farm Safety Surveys and On-Farm Safety Trainings are Now Available 7/6/2005 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Tractor & Machinery Safety 7/4/2005 Sun Safety: Protect Yourself from the Sun 6/15/2005 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Roll Over Protective Structures Saves Lives 6/6/2005 General safety: Protect Yourself From West Nile Virus Infections 5/15/2005 Personal Protective Equipment: Hearing Loss - Can You Hear Me Now? 4/15/2005 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Play It Safe Around Power Take-Off Shafts 4/4/2005 Personal Protective Equipment: Prevent Injuries To Your Eyes 3/15/2005 Preventive maintenance and repair: Making Your Farm Shop A Safe Place to Work 3/7/2005 Migrant Farmworker Safety: Pruning Safety Tips 2/15/2005 Migrant Farmworker Safety: Improved Apple Picking Equipment Studied 1/15/2005 General safety: Avoiding Cold Weather Injuries 12/6/2004 General safety: Safe Lifting And Carrying Techniques 12/1/2004 Farm Safety Management: Introducing A New Farm safety Educator 11/1/2004 General safety: Experience - Best or Worst Teacher? 10/1/2004 Farm Safety Management: Preventing Fires On Your Farm 2/1/2004 Farm Safety Management: How Good is Your Safety Plan? 1/1/2004 Roadway Safety: Light The Way: Proper lighting And Marking of Farm Equipment 10/1/2002 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Let's Keep It Clean - and Safe 7/1/2002 Electrical safety: Shocking But True 6/1/2002 Tractor and Machinery Safety: A New Twist on "Tipsey" 5/1/2002 General safety: Hay! Be Careful Out There 4/1/2002 Disease and infection: The Spread of Infections from Animals to Humans 3/1/2002 Tractor and Machinery Safety: No Bum Steer Here 2/1/2002 Logging and chainsaw safety: Hitch 'Em Low—Pull 'Em Slow 1/1/2002 Livestock management: Cattle—Handle With Care 12/1/2001 Preventive maintenance and repair: Prepare to Repair 11/1/2001 Roadway Safety: Not Too Bright! 10/1/2001 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Think Twice About the Fall 9/1/2001 Farm Safety Management: Got Gas? 7/1/2001 General safety: Live and Learn - If You Are Fortunate! 5/1/2001 Roadway Safety: It's Your Decision to Avoid a Collision 3/1/2001 Tractor and Machinery Safety: Tillage – Planting Special 2/1/2001 Logging and chainsaw safety: The Bigger They Are The Better They Fall 12/1/2000 Preventive maintenance and repair: An Ounce Of Prevention Saves... 11/1/2000 Livestock management: Round 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out - Carefully 10/1/2000 Logging and chainsaw safety: Safety in the Woods 9/1/2000 Preventive maintenance and repair: Building Safety Every Day 7/1/2000 Electrical safety: Don't Be Shocked, But... 11/1/1999 Livestock management: Moo-bidity 10/1/1999 Manure Handling: Manure Management: The Safety Aspect
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