National Farm Safety and Health Week 2024

Don't Learn Safety by Accident
September 15-21, 2024

Logo Download Links:
2024 NFSHW Logo (JPG)
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Media Kit:
US Ag Centers 2024 NFSHW Promotional Toolkit

Daily Topics of Focus

Each day during National Farm Safety & Health Week will feature webinars related to the daily topic of focus. Tickets are free for all of the daily topics!

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Monday, September 16, 2024 - Equipment and Rural Roadway Safety

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT Skid Loader Safety
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT Sharing the Road: Agricultural Equipment and the Driving Public

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - Health and Wellness

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT Noise: Bad for My Ears and Heart, too?
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT Conversations on Access to Lethal Means

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - Generations of Farming

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT Three Step Process to Farm Succession Planning
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT Training Future Generations of Farmers through Registered Apprenticeship
• 3 PM - 4 PM CDT Train the Trainer – No Safe Way to Vape

Thursday, September 19, 2024 - Confined Spaces

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT Causes of Oxygen Deficiency, Confined Space, and Toxic Fumes
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT Grain Related Entrapment: Are We Focusing on the Right Problem?

Friday, September 20, 2024 - Reporting Ag Injuries

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT It Pays to Talk Safety in Ag
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT Using a Novel App Prototype to Assess Heat Stress Risk Among Outdoor Workers

Nationwide Grain Bin Safety Videos

• Why is grain bin safety important?
  Discover how grain entrapments happen and the right steps to avoid them — helping to keep everyone safe.
  
  
• How do grain bin entrapments occur?
  Learn more about how grain bin entrapments occur and how you can help prevent them from happening.
  
  
• How a grain bin rescue is performed
  Grain bin rescues should be performed by professionals— learn what steps you can take to assist.
  
  
• Ways to prevent grain bin entrapments
  Having a safety plan can help prevent grain bin entrapments on the farm.
  
  
• How to safely enter a grain bin
  Entering a grain bin is not recommended, but, if necessary, follow these precautions to prevent entrapments.

History

The 2022 data for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America with 417 fatalities. 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.