Get the details about National Farm Safety and Health Week, September 17th-23rd, and options for observing it.
National Farm Safety and Health Week is fast approaching. Scheduled for September 17th-23rd, it’s organized by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS). The event is aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of farming and promote safety in the industry. According to the NECAS website, “2021 data for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America with 453 fatalities.” The annual event’s focus is “No One Can Take Your Place;” see webinars on safety you can watch to observe the week.
Details of National Farm Safety and Health Week
Each day of National Farm Safety and Health Week has a focus. Find the focus of each day, which contains a link to the webinars shared for that day, from the NECAS website.
– AgriSafe Webinar: ATV Safety
– Progressive Ag Webinar: Equipment and Rural Roadway Safety
– AgriSafe Webinar: Chainsaw Safety
– AgriSafe Webinar: Preventing the Spread of Infectious Disease on Farms, Ranches and Ag Workplaces
– Progressive Ag Webinar: Enhancing Youth Resilience
– AgriSafe Webinar: Emerging, Re-emerging and Longstanding Infectious Disease in Agricultural Workers and Cost-Effective Measure for Prevention
– AgriSafe Webinar: Cardiovascular health in Farm Workers with a Concentration on Females
– Progressive Ag Webinar: Everyone Feels Welcome – Simple Steps to Include American Indian and Amish Culture in Your Farm Safety and Health Programming
– AgriSafe Webinar: Strategies to increase Access to Mental Health Services in Farm Worker Communities in the Post-COVID Era
– AgriSafe Webinar: Confined Spaces on Dairy Farms
– Progressive Ag Webinar: Confined Spaces in Agriculture
– AgriSafe Webinar: Saving Lives in Grain: Research and Strategies for Grain Entrapment Prevention and Response
– AgriSafe Webinar: Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training
– Progressive Ag Webinar: Brain Health-Helmets and Rural Youth
– AgriSafe Webinar: Protecting your Brain for Stress
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