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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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  1. Photo provided by the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH)
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    Fall Harvest Safety Tips
    By Linda Fetzer, Dennis Murphy, Ph.D.
    With the urgency felt by farm families during the fall season, here are some safety reminders.
  2. Farm Dump Truck and Trailer Safety
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    Farm Dump Truck and Trailer Safety
    By Dennis Murphy, Ph.D., William Harshman
    This article will examine large farm dump truck and trailer safety issues relating to the use of these units on farms.
  3. Photo: Pesticide Education, Penn State
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    Tis the Season, For Decontamination Supplies
    Date Posted 8/31/2020
    This year more than ever growers need to be sure that they are up to par or exceed the requirements for decontamination supplies.
  4. Folletos descargables sobre la Guía de Salud para Trabajadores Agrícolas durante la pandemia COVID-19
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    Folletos descargables sobre la Guía de Salud para Trabajadores Agrícolas durante la pandemia COVID-19
    By Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch, Kathleen Sexsmith, Ph.D., Tara Baugher, Ph.D.
    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.
  5. Downloadable Pamphlets on Health Guidance for Agricultural Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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    Downloadable Pamphlets on Health Guidance for Agricultural Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    By Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch, Kathleen Sexsmith, Ph.D., Tara Baugher, Ph.D.
    Pamphlets in English and Spanish communicate best practices and health services for agricultural employee protection from COVID-19.
  6. Pósters en línea y descargables sobre prácticas y servicios para proteger a los trabajadores agrícolas de COVID-19
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    Pósters en línea y descargables sobre prácticas y servicios para proteger a los trabajadores agrícolas de COVID-19
    By Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch, Tara Baugher, Ph.D.
    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.
  7. Downloadable Posters on Practices and Services to Protect Agricultural Workers from COVID-19
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    Downloadable Posters on Practices and Services to Protect Agricultural Workers from COVID-19
    By Maria Gorgo-Gourovitch, Donald Seifrit, Tara Baugher, Ph.D.
    These posters in English and Spanish communicate best practices and health services for agricultural employee protection from COVID-19.
  8. Photo courtesy of Penn State Extension Pesticide Education program.
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    Don't Forget the Worker Protection Standard Basics!
    Date Posted 5/28/2020
    It 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.
  9. N95 respirator.  J. Johnson.
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    A Shortage of Respirators May Impact Your Operation – What to Do?
    Date Posted 4/8/2020
    Having trouble finding the required PPE for your pesticide application? Read about the latest guidance from our Pesticide Education Program.
  10. Seguridad en el rancho: Equipo de Protección Personal
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    Seguridad en el rancho: Equipo de Protección Personal
    By Linda Fetzer
    ¿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?
  11. Orchard Safety: Questions About Personal Protective Equipment?
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    Orchard Safety: Questions About Personal Protective Equipment?
    By Linda Fetzer
    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.
  12. What the Department of Environmental Protection Wants You to Know
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    What the Department of Environmental Protection Wants You to Know
    Date Posted 10/27/2017
    Agricultural plastics generated on a farm or business are a form of residual waste, as defined in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Section 287.1.
  13. Photo: Mali Unaba, Creative Commons license
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    Become Familiar with Heat Illness Symptoms
    By Tanner Delvalle
    When summer temperatures climb, it is extremely important that employers and workers become familiar with the signs, symptoms, and dangers of heat illness.