Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week 2017
Get Out of My Space
March 5-11, 2017
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The American Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP), UMASH and the US Agricultural Centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are spotlighting agricultural health and safety with a variety of resources for farmers and ranchers, farmworkers, farm families, and others to promote Ag Safety Awareness Week (ASAP) March 5-11.
The 2017 Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week will be celebrated March 5-11. The theme for the week will be “Get Out of My Space” and will highlight a different safety focus each day of the week.
- MONDAY – Confined Space
- TUESDAY – Animal Space
- WEDNESDAY – Equipment Operator Space
- THURSDAY – Electrical Space
- FRIDAY – Driver Space
RESOURCES
- UMASH Resource Database (English)
Download agricultural safety and health resources created by UMASH, our pilot project programs, and collaborating institutions.
- Base de datos de recursos de UMASH (Español)
Una variedad de materiales de seguridad y salud en agricultura creados por UMASH y organizaciones con las cuales colaboramos.
- UMASH Ag Safety and Health Spotlight
UMASH Ag Safety and Health: Stories from the Field highlights the stories of farmers and farm families – their experiences with injury or disease on the farm, as well as what they learned and suggestions for prevention.
WEBINARS
Friday, March 10
12-1pm CST
Presenters:
Marizen Ramirez, MPH, PhD
Karissa Harland, MPH, PhD
Monday, March 13
12-1pm CDT
Presenter:
Jeff Bender, DVM, MS, DACVPM