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SPOTLIGHT: 2017 NORA Symposium

On May 5th, the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium targeted the opioid crisis for its annual outreach event. The symposium focused on raising awareness, providing continuing education, and sharing research about the opioid crisis in occupational and agricultural health. …

Farm Safety Check: Electrical Safety

Electrical safety is key to prevent fires, user related accidents, electrocution and potential death. Take a look at possible electrical hazards on your farm by starting with this checklist. Where could electrical hazards be “hiding” on your farm? …

SPOTLIGHT: Rollover Protection

The occupational death rate on farms is nearly 800 percent greater than in all other industries combined. The leading cause of farm deaths is tractor rollovers. …

UMASH at Ag Awareness Day 2017

The outreach team represented UMASH at the annual Ag Awareness Day on the University of Minnesota East Bank campus. This was a great opportunity to showcase UMASH to many people who are not aware of the diverse agricultural industry and our particular focus of worker health and safety. …

UMASH at 2017 Public Health Institute

The University of Minnesota Summer Public Health Institute, now in its 16th year, will be held May 22-June 9 and offers courses for everyone practicing or studying public health and its related fields. …

UMASH at Central Plains Dairy Expo

Carol Peterson traveled to the Central Plains Dairy Expo which was held in Sioux Falls, SD on March 29 and 30, 2017. This large dairy expo brought together people and business across the dairy industry making it a “one stop shop” for dairy producers in the upper Midwest. …

Agricultural Safety Awareness Week 2017

UMASH and the U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers partnered with the American Farm Bureau Federation in promoting the 2017 ASAP week theme “Get out of My Space!” urging respect for safety spaces around hazardous farm equipment and tasks. …

Farm Safety Check: Chemical Storage Area

Safe storage of chemicals on the farm is critical to you, your family, workers, visitors and livestock. Maintaining a proper chemical storage room or building reduces the risk of accidental exposure. Incidents with chemicals can be serious and life threatening, so it is important to review your storage area for possible hazards and correct any issues. …

UMASH at Central Minnesota Farm Show 2017

UMASH attended the Central Minnesota Farm Show at the River’s Edge Convention Center in Saint Cloud, Minnesota to engage with exhibitors and others about the new Farm Safety Check resource and the upcoming 2017 Agricultural Safety and Awareness (ASAP) Week. …