Personal Safety
Stay safe and protect those around you when working with fruit crops, using harvest safety tips, orchard pruning tips and dump truck and trailer safety.
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ArticlesFall Harvest Safety Tips
With the urgency felt by farm families during the fall season, here are some safety reminders. -
ArticlesFarm Dump Truck and Trailer Safety
This article will examine large farm dump truck and trailer safety issues relating to the use of these units on farms. -
ArticlesTractor Stability and Instability
No other farm machine is so identified with the hazards of production agriculture as the tractor. -
NewsTis the Season, For Decontamination Supplies
Date Posted 8/31/2020This year more than ever growers need to be sure that they are up to par or exceed the requirements for decontamination supplies. -
ArticlesFolletos descargables sobre la GuÃa de Salud para Trabajadores AgrÃcolas durante la pandemia COVID-19
Los folletos en inglés y español brindan información sobre las mejores prácticas y servicios de salud para la protección de los empleados agrÃcolas de COVID-19. -
ArticlesDownloadable Pamphlets on Health Guidance for Agricultural Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pamphlets in English and Spanish communicate best practices and health services for agricultural employee protection from COVID-19. -
ArticlesPósters en lÃnea y descargables sobre prácticas y servicios para proteger a los trabajadores agrÃcolas de COVID-19
Los pósters en inglés y español brindan información sobre las mejores prácticas y servicios de salud para la protección de los empleados agrÃcolas de COVID-19. -
ArticlesDownloadable Posters on Practices and Services to Protect Agricultural Workers from COVID-19
These posters in English and Spanish communicate best practices and health services for agricultural employee protection from COVID-19. -
NewsDon't Forget the Worker Protection Standard Basics!
Date Posted 5/28/2020It has been a difficult year so far between the COVID-19 issues and the challenging weather. In times like these, it is easy to get overwhelmed and forget the basics of the required regulations. -
NewsMejores Prácticas de Manejo de Coronavirus para Productores de Frutas
Date Posted 5/4/2020El nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19), ha impactado significativamente a los estadounidenses y a muchos otros paÃses del mundo. -
NewsA Shortage of Respirators May Impact Your Operation – What to Do?
Date Posted 4/8/2020Having trouble finding the required PPE for your pesticide application? Read about the latest guidance from our Pesticide Education Program. -
NewsCoronavirus Best Management Practices for Fruit Growers
Date Posted 3/23/2020The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has impacted Americans and our world partners significantly. -
ArticlesSeguridad en la huerta: Consejos para la poda más segura
Después de la temporada de la cosecha, todavÃa hay algunas diligencias de hacer. Uno de estos trabajos importantes es la poda. -
ArticlesSeguridad en la huerta: Comunicación con señales de mano
Las señales de mano brindan un método estándar para comunicarse visualmente con los operadores de equipos y maquinarias para mantener seguros a otros trabajadores que se encuentran en los alrededores. -
ArticlesSeguridad en la Huerta: Evaluación de Peligros y Riesgos AgrÃcolas
La mayorÃa de las muertes que ocurren en el campo se deben a accidentes de transporte. Éstos incluyen los vuelcos, los atropellamientos, los sistemas de toma de fuerza (PTO) y el contacto involuntario con implemento/s de tractores. -
ArticlesOrchard Safety: Farm Hazards and Risk Assessment
Most farm fatalities are associated with transportation incidents. These include overturns, runovers, power take-off (PTO) systems, and unintended contact with tractor attachments and/or implements. -
ArticlesSeguridad en la huerta: Chequeos de pre-operación del tractor
La verificación previa a la operación puede evitar reparaciones costosas, ineficiencia debido al tiempo de inactividad del equipo y la posibilidad de lesiones graves. -
ArticlesSeguridad en la Huerta: Estabilidad del Tractor y ROPS
Los vuelcos de tractores son la causa principal de accidentes fatales en las fincas de EE. UU. Aproximadamente uno de cada diez operadores vuelca con un tractor en su vida. -
ArticlesOrchard Safety: Tractor Stability and ROPS
Tractor overturns are the leading cause of fatal injuries on U.S. farms. Approximately one in ten operators overturn a tractor in his or her lifetime. -
ArticlesOrchard Safety: Communicating With Hand Signals
Hand signals can provide a standard method to communicate visually with equipment operators to keep other workers on the ground safe. -
ArticlesOrchard Safety: Tractor Pre-Operation Checks
A good equipment operator uses a daily checklist of items and systems to inspect before starting a tractor. The pre-operation check can prevent costly repairs, inefficiency due to equipment down time, and the potential for serious injury. -
ArticlesSeguridad en el rancho: Equipo de Protección Personal
¿Cuándo necesita una calcomanÃa de movimiento lento (un triángulo anaranjado) nueva para su vehÃculo, lentes de protección o una cubierta protectora para la toma de fuerza (TDF o PTO - power take off en inglés), a donde va para conseguirlos? -
ArticlesOrchard Safety: Questions About Personal Protective Equipment?
When you need to get a new SMV (slow moving vehicle) emblem, safety glasses or a power take-off (PTO) shield, where do you go? If you have a local resource for these things, that is great. -
NewsRespirator Fit Test
Date Posted 3/27/2018As growers are aware, the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) requirements for handlers of agricultural chemicals have changed. -
ArticlesOrchard Safety: Tips for Safe Pruning
After a busy harvest season, there are still several jobs to be done and one of those important jobs is pruning.
