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SPOTLIGHT: Apply the 3E’s for Safer Farming

SEPTEMBER 2018 All too often we read or hear about an injury caused by a piece of farm equipment.  There are more than 700 deaths and 100,000 injuries each year involving ATVs, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC)* most recent data. The 3E model (Enforcement – Education – Engineering) used by occupational injury specialists …

SPOTLIGHT: Raising the Bar on Tractor Safety

Tractors and farming are nearly one and the same. Unfortunately tractor rollovers can and do occur too often, whether it is on the small hobby farm or in larger production agriculture operations. Tractor rollovers are the single deadliest type of injury incident on farms in the United States. …

FDA SAFETY ALERT: Altrenogest

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting veterinary medical professionals, as well as those who work with horses and pigs, that a synthetic progesterone (hormone) product commonly used in these animals may cause reproductive system disorders and other adverse effects in people who become exposed to the drug. …

Farm Safety Check: Stress and Wellness

In farming, there’s a lot out of your control, creating stress that can potentially lead to serious impacts on your well-being. Check in on yourself, employees, or family this month to manage stress and remain resilient. …

Rain or Shine – Safety Matters

Megan Schossow and Diane Kampa staffed the UMASH outreach table at the Farm Progress Show that was held August 28-30 in Boone, Iowa. …

SPOTLIGHT: Megan Schossow

Megan Schossow, UMASH staffer and second-year graduate student, traveled to Washington, D.C. for an internship with the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA) as an Agricultural Health and Safety Intern hosted by the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC). …