National Farm Safety and Health Week: Preventive education is key

Preventative education is key to reduce the workplaces rates of injuries and fatalities, which is aptly mirrored in the 2024 NFSHW theme chosen by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, “Don’t Learn Safety by Accident.” AgriSafe is proud to support this cause, hosting 11 free educational webinars for NFSHW from Monday through Friday . Each weekday has a specific topic: Monday is Equipment and Rural Roadway Safety; Tuesday is Health and Wellness; Wednesday is Generations of Farming; Thursday is Confined Spaces; and Friday is Reporting Ag Injuries. All webinars will take place on Zoom from 11 a.m.- Noon CT and 1-2 p.m. CT and will have live Spanish interpretation (except for the bonus webinar for ag educators which will take place 3-4 p.m. CT on Wednesday).

Many topics will be covered during this week, including skid loader safety, farm succession planning, oxygen deficiency in confined spaces, using apps to assess heat stress risks and more. For more information or to register for these free webinars please visit the website .

AgriSafe is grateful for the sponsors and partners that make National Farm Safety and Health Week successful: the Central States Center for Agricultural Health and Safety; the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education; the Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety; the Agri-Services Agency; CHS; Pork Checkoff; the National Corn Growers Association; GreenPoint Ag; and Successful Farming.