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Ohio’s Burn Ban Returns on March 1st
The beginning of March is a great time to get started on outdoor spring-cleaning projects, but it ... winter. Due to this risk, there is a ban on open outdoor burning in Ohio for the months of March, April, ... May, October, and November between 6AM and 6PM. It is best to consult with your local zoning office for ...
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Severe Weather on the Farm
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-thru%C2%A0-seasons-2024/severe-weather-farm
also conducive to a great deal of flying debris whether it is hand tools, liquid storage tanks, or even ... new to farmers. Weather is what dictates everything from when fieldwork can be done to how well crops ... the corn belt to get crops planted. With today’s agricultural equipment, every pass in the field may ...
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Safety Thru the Seasons
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/archive
Safety Thru the Seasons 2023 Ag Safety S.T.A.T. – Safe Tactics for Ag Today is prepared by the ... OSU Extension Agricultural Safety & Health Team. The goal is to provide seasonal safety news and ... or program ideas that you would like to share, please contact Dee Jepsen at jepsen.4@osu.edu. ...
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COVID-19 Resources for Farmers
https://agsafety.osu.edu/program-areas/covid-19-resources-farmers
A collection of resources for farmers to foster Safety & Health in the face of the ... CDC- Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility Agricultural Operations Resouces: Agritourism Guidance for Ohio ... heading, to toggle to Spanish CDC Home Spanish landing page for Coronavirus (COVID-19) information from ...
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Cleaning up after a flood- Resources that are available.
https://agsafety.osu.edu/news/cleaning-after-flood-resources-are-available
For any county needing resource information on flooding, clean-up, preparation and more, please go ... to the following links for the most up-to-date information. http://eden.lsu.edu/Pages/default.aspx ... you will find Flood Information up-dates. There is a wealth of information and links at this site ...
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OSU Ag Safety: Employee Safety
the site serves as an OSU Extension resource on safety and health compliance issues for those working ... This web page contains the occupational safety program and safety management materials ... specifically for OSU College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) employees. In addition, ...
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Stay Safe Making Hay When the Sun Shines
the sun. Here are some tips to stay safe and healthy while making hay in 2021. Pace Yourself The hay ... cleaning routinely, being sure to replace all safety shields following maintenance. Have a fire ... workers and use proper hand signals to communicate in the field. Have a first aid kit on hand. For more ...
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Winter’s Indoor Risk: Carbon Monoxide
indoors. For some winter may be when you clean up your shop/garage, finish a project or start a new one. ... Sabrina Schirtzinger, ANR Educator Knox County With colder temperatures we tend to spend more time ... in use. Carbon Monoxide (CO) as a gas emits no color or odor and is very common in many U.S. homes, ...
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Safety Starts with Housekeeping
Kent McGuire – OSU Ag Safety and Health Coordinator A clean orderly workplace sets the tone for ... everything else. It creates an atmosphere that employees want to work in. It sends a message to visitors that ... used to the fullest extent, however a priority to maintain a clean and orderly workplace in these areas ...
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Rural Roads in the Autumn
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/rural-roads-autumn
areas is well over halfway complete. With the changing of the seasons, we also see changes that need to ... difficult for the operator to see traffic coming from behind. Watch for upcoming farm and field drives ... favorable in many areas for harvest this season, but we are starting to see a more rainy trend that shortens ...