National Farm Safety & Health Week – webinars

Agriculture is dangerous work.  The 2019 data for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America with 573 fatalities, or an equivalent of 23.1 deaths per 100,000 workers.

Fall harvest time can be one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for the agriculture industry. For this reason, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week. This annual promotion initiated by the National Safety Council has been proclaimed as such by each sitting U.S. President since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944.
National Farm Safety and Health Week is led by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS), the agricultural partner of the National Safety Council.

DAILY THEMES:
MONDAY – Equipment & Rural Roadway Safety
TUESDAY – Health and Wellness
WEDNESDAY – Generations of Farming
THURSDAY – Confined Spaces in Agriculture
FRIDAY – Reporting Ag Injuries

The AgriSafe Network is hosting daily webinars on these topics.  Presentations will be archived for viewing at your convenience.  Register for the webinars and get more information here:  https://www.agrisafe.org/nfshw/.