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Overview

Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the nation. Farming is one of the few industries in which the families (who often share the work and live on the premises) are also at risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries. Fatal injuries constitute a significant burden on the agricultural sector, as indicated by the annual average of 806 fatal occupational injuries that occurred during 1992–2002. During 1982–1996, an annual average of 145 on-farm deaths occurred among youths under age 20. Fatal occupational injury rates in the agricultural sector, though decreasing, averaged more than four times the rate for the private sector during 1992–2002.

Required Standards for most Agricultural industries

General Safety
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Roll-over protective structures
Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) for agricultural tractors - test procedures and performance requirements
Protective frames for wheel-type agricultural tractors -- test procedures and performance requirements.
Protective enclosures for wheel-type agricultural tractors -- test procedures and performance requirements
Safety for agricultural equipment
Guarding of farm field equipment and farmstead equipment.
General environmental controls
Field sanitation
Occupational health
Back Injury Prevention
Defensive Driving
Preventing Slips and Trips
Ventilation and Proper Use of a Respirator
Safely Working With and Around Farm/Ranch Animals

Other Safety material that may be required

Ergonomics
Noise
Respiratory
Hazardous Chemicals
Biologicals
Confined Spaces
Machine Guarding
Medical and First Aid
Occupational Asthma

GZM Bullet list of topic points and excerises

• How to evaluate hazards in your work place.
  

Downloadable materials page for Agriculture

Sign in sheet
Agricultural Operations Evaluation sheet
Pesticide Information Fact sheet
Toxicology Information sheet
MSDS standard sheet