Personal Safety
Stay safe and protect those around you, guarding against heat illness and injuries during the fall harvest. Tips on farm 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 Guía de Salud para Trabajadores Agrícolas 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 agrícolas 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 línea y descargables sobre prácticas y servicios para proteger a los trabajadores agrícolas 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 agrícolas 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. -
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. -
ArticlesSeguridad en el rancho: Equipo de Protección Personal
¿Cuándo necesita una calcomanía de movimiento lento (un triángulo anaranjado) nueva para su vehículo, 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. -
NewsWhat the Department of Environmental Protection Wants You to Know
Date Posted 10/27/2017Agricultural plastics generated on a farm or business are a form of residual waste, as defined in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Section 287.1. -
ArticlesEstándar de OSHA sobre Protección de Maquinarias
Hoja Informativa sobre Estándar de OSHA sobre Protección de Maquinarias -
ArticlesEnfermedades por Calor y Agricultura
Hoja Informativa sobre Enfermedades por Calor y Agricultura -
ArticlesEstabilidad e Inestabilidad del Tractor
Hoja Informativa sobre Estabilidad e Inestabilidad del Tractor. -
ArticlesBecome Familiar with Heat Illness Symptoms
When summer temperatures climb, it is extremely important that employers and workers become familiar with the signs, symptoms, and dangers of heat illness.