In recognition of this year’s National Farm Safety and Health Week (18-22 September), Team AgLearn is providing information and resources to encourage awareness of this annual event. No One Can Take Your Place.
Background
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in the United States 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.
- More information about National Farm Safety and Health Week 2023 External Link
- USDA resources for National Farm Safety and Health Week External Link
- National Farm Safety and Health Week information and resources from the Department of Labor External Link
AgLearn Resources
- Course: Occupational Safety and Health: Hazard Communication External Link
- Course: Occupational Safety and Health: Slips, Trips, and Falls External Link
- Course: Occupational Safety and Health: Working in the Heat External Link
- Course: Closing the Green Skills Gap to Power a Greener Economy and Drive Sustainability External Link
- Course: Construction Management: Safety and Health External Link
- Course: Improving Your Mental Health at Work External Link
- eBook: Occupational Health and Safety for the 21st Century External Link
- eBook: Risk Reduction Methods for Occupational Safety and Health External Link