AgriSafe provides training on a variety of ag health and safety topics. Browse our catalog to see group trainings we can provide virtually or in person.
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 | Ag Specific Respiratory Exposures for Women | Respiratory protection strategies for women working in agriculture can be a challenge. Purchasing respiratory protective equipment and achieving proper fit is often difficult. This training will address dangerous exposures in agricultural work and the importance of respiratory protective equipment for women. It will include training tips and evidence-based resources for use in clinical practice and worker education. Read More | Personal Protective Equipment, Respiratory Health, Women | ppe respiratory-health women | |
 | Ag Worker Health and Avian Influenza | Avian Influenza is a disease caused by viruses that can infect birds and people. Avian influenza viruses are routinely present in wild bird species and can be transmitted to backyard and commercial poultry, but very rarely to people. This presentation will focus on understanding the current state of the avian influenza outbreak in the US and provide recommendations for personal protective equipment for people who work with poultry and poultry products. Read More | Zoonotics | zoonotics | |
 | Anhydrous Ammonia Safety for Farmworkers | Anhydrous ammonia is potentially dangerous, as it seeks water from the nearest source, which may be the human body – especially the eyes, lungs, and skin because of their high moisture content. Few problems occur when anhydrous ammonia is handled properly and applied as intended. However, it is important for all individuals working with this type of fertilizer to understand the potential health risks, necessary safety precautions, and proper response in the event of an exposure. Read More | Personal Protective Equipment, Pesticide & Chemical Safety | ppe pesticide-and-chemical-safety | |
 | Appropriate PPE for Women in Ag | Agriculture is a hazardous industry associated with many occupational injuries and diseases. Workers may be exposed to various types of occupational hazards simultaneously, possibly increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical for ensuring a safe working environment in agriculture. It is essential to utilize PPE that meets safety standards, is appropriate for your work, and is the proper fit. PPE is often designed with men in mind, making adequate fit and function problematic for women in agriculture. | Personal Protective Equipment, Women | ppe women | |
 | ATV-UTV Safety for Women | ATVs and UTVs are found on all types of farms; they are useful for agricultural work, but they also pose serious hazards to operators and passengers. Studies indicate that injured ATV/UTV passengers are more commonly female and youth and that helmet use is significantly lower for passengers. The focus of the training would be on ATV/UTV maintenance and safety features, personal protective equipment (PPE), load and weight considerations, operation on public roadways, as well as employee training and considerations for working alone. | Women | women | |
 | Best PPE to Fit Your Lungs | Respiratory protection strategies for women working in agriculture can be a challenge. Purchasing respiratory protective equipment and achieving proper fit is often difficult. This one-hour webinar program will address dangerous exposures in agricultural work and the importance of respiratory protective equipment for women. It will include training tips and evidence-based resources for use in clinical practice and worker education. Read More | Personal Protective Equipment, Respiratory Health | ppe respiratory-health | |
 | Discovering the Root of your Back Story – Prevention and Understanding of Back Injuries | Back injuries are one of the most common forms of farm-related injuries. Protecting the back is one of the most important things a producer can do to stay active on the farm. Men and women are both prone to work-related back pain and the first episode usually occurs between the ages of 20 and 40. Training will focus on effects of whole body vibration, causes of back injuries/pain, how to prevent back injuries/pain, and other considerations. Read More | Musculoskeletal | musculoskeletal | |
 | Eliminating Workplace Violence in the Field for Employers | Education will focus on all women including farmworker women and their employers on reporting violent incidents to authorities, making employees aware of their legal rights, safe work practices, medical referrals, treatment, and options including counseling if needed. Read More | Women | women | |
 | Ergonomic Safety for Farm Women | Women account for about one-third of the management, ownership and work on farms, ranches and in crop production. A major challenge continues to be access to protective equipment that meets the ergonomic needs of women. This program is intended to help women in rural/agricultural communities identify ergonomic issues leading to musculoskeletal injuries in farm and ranch work and discover resources to aid in injury prevention. Read More | Musculoskeletal, Women | musculoskeletal women | |
| Hazard Communication for Farm Women | This Hazard Communication Standard training program is intended for dairy farms and small farms that hire at-risk populations. The major focus of the program is on the identification of and the safe usage of chemicals and pesticides, along with respiratory protection. Read More | Pesticide & Chemical Safety, Respiratory Health | pesticide-and-chemical-safety respiratory-health | |
 | Invest in Your Health: Cover Up! Head to Toe Personal Protective Equipment | Injuries and chronic health issues can be prevented if we use the right protective equipment for the job. This program will present an overview of common exposures in farming and ranching. Students can discuss those exposures and determine the appropriate protective gear for each scenario. In addition, two cases studies presenting common multiple exposures that young people experience are included for discussion. Read More | Personal Protective Equipment, Train the Trainer, Young Farmers | ppe train-the-trainer young-farmers | |
| Invest in Your Health: Cultivating a Healthy Mind | This module opens an introductory discussion of mental health among teens and young adults with guidance from an adult educator. Focus is placed on decreasing stigma, improving mental health literacy, and positive coping skills for teens and young adults. The module showcases a high school agricultural student’s understanding of the agricultural mental health crisis, helping to frame mental health distress to academic and future career success. Read More | Mental Health, Train the Trainer, Young Farmers | mental-health train-the-trainer young-farmers | |
| Invest in Your Health: Say What? Protecting your Hearing | The young producer works in an environment with noise hazards and plays in an environment with noise hazards. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is common (and preventable) but unfortunately, use of hearing protection among youth is not. Read More | Hearing Loss Prevention, Train the Trainer, Young Farmers | hearing-loss-prevention train-the-trainer young-farmers | |
| Invest in Your Health: Stay Cool! Prevention of Heat-Related Illness | Heat-related illness occurs when the body’s temperature gets too high and the body’s ability to dissipate heat through sweating and other methods is overcome. In this session, students will learn how to identify heat related illnesses and immediate care procedures. Read More | Heat-Related Illness, Train the Trainer, Young Farmers | heat-related-illness train-the-trainer young-farmers | |
| Invest in Your Health: Stop Zoonosis in its Tracks- Prevention of Zoonosis | Agricultural producers are at high risk for acquiring a zoonotic disease related to their work environment with minimal information related to risks, symptoms and prevention. The majority of emerging infectious diseases in the U.S. are zoonotic in nature. They are often difficult to determine and many go unreported for a variety of reasons. Read More | Train the Trainer, Young Farmers, Zoonotics | train-the-trainer young-farmers zoonotics | |
| Invest in Your Health: Where Y’at-Using Mapping to Define Hazards in Agriculture | Participants will learn about the Hazard Mapping curriculum and will be given access to all teacher and student materials after completing the webinar. A Hazard Map is a visual representation of the workplace where there are hazards that could cause injuries or illness. The Hazard Mapping method draws on what students know from their farming experience. The Hazard Mapping approach works best when conducted among a small group of students with some similarity in their work and exposures. Read More | Train the Trainer, Young Farmers | train-the-trainer young-farmers | |
 | More than Milk: Strong Bones and Injury Prevention for Aging Women in Ag | Do farmers or ranchers really retire? Generational family operations frequently include the aging parents, the living legends of agriculture. Farmers and ranchers self-identify good health with the ability to work. The normal aging process slows down one’s ability to engage in meaningful activities physically and mentally, essentially to continue working. Swirl in the postmenopausal issues incurred by the female farmer, and a myriad of health hazards arise. Unlike men, who experience a gradual loss of bone mass as they age, women will lose over 30% of their bone mass in the first five years after menopause. Agriculture is a hazardous and uncertain profession. Women are working well past the age of menopause. Training measures should focus on avoiding common risk factors and preventative actions to decrease the likelihood of an injury. Workplace and home safety are achievable. We will also address other age-related changes such as vision, hearing, and sleep disturbance. Every member of the family operation will benefit from learning creative strategies and solutions to help the aging in-place seniors achieve wellness and self-fulfillment. Read More | Women | women | |
 | Prevention of Covid-19 Among the Agricultural Industry – Contact Tracing | Contact tracing is a tool that can help slow the spread of infectious diseases, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Contact tracing helps protect you and your employees by: Letting people know they may have been exposed to COVID-19 and should monitor their health for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. Read More | COVID-19 | covid-19 | |
 | Protecting Your Ag Employees from Infectious Disease Including the New COVID-19 Delta Variant | This presentation will highlight protective measures ag employers can take to reduce transmission of infectious diseases, including the new COVID-19 variants. Interim guidance from the CDC and U.S. Department of Labor, “Agricultural Employer Checklist for Creating a COVID-19 Assessment and Control Plan,” will be reviewed throughout the presentation. This presentation will also promote mitigation strategies, including COVID-19 vaccines, current evidence-based resources addressing vaccine confidence, and workplace infection control. Read More | COVID-19 | covid-19 | |
 | QPR | Over the last decade, farmers and farm families have experienced increasing pressures resulting in high levels of stress, mental health, and suicide. QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade, and Refer. Read More | Mental Health | mental-health | |
| Respiratory Fit Testing in Agricultural Communities | Respiratory PPE fit testing helps assure the best protection against dangerous airborne particles. Agricultural workers face a myriad of challenges in obtaining a proper fit test and who can provide this service. Additionally, there are gray areas of misunderstanding about the fit testing mandates in certain agricultural populations. Read More | Personal Protective Equipment, Respiratory Health | ppe respiratory-health | |
 | What to Expect While Expecting: For Female Producers & Ag Workers | Pregnancy and fertility are often not considered when women assume farm tasks. Pesticide and other chemical exposures, zoonotic diseases and heavy lifting particularly during childbearing years, present challenges. Read More | Personal Protective Equipment, Women | ppe women | |
 | Zoonotic Disease and Pregnancy: A Deeper Dive | Zoonotic Diseases are transmitted between farm animals and humans and can pose additional risks to those who are pregnant. Women working in agriculture should be aware of the following special considerations during pregnancy, which animals are common carriers of zoonotic disease, symptoms of the disease(s), prevention measures, and pregnancy risks. Read More | Women, Zoonotics | women zoonotics |