Farm Safety Program - Free
- Type
- Course
- Date of Publication
- December 17, 2024
- Price
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Overview
Course Information
The Farm Safety program is a hybrid program that provides online learning as well as in-person training to agriculture producers with or without disabilities to improve their farm safety knowledge and skills to enable them to select, operate, and maintain common agriculture equipment, implements, and tools safely. Upon completion of this course, BattleGround to Breaking Ground graduates will be certified in safe handling and operation practices for equipment in the BattleGround to Breaking Ground Equipment Loan Program.
Who is this for?
- BattleGround to Breaking Ground graduates
- Farmers
- Ranchers
What will you learn?
- How to identify agricultural hazards
- How to mitigate agricultural risks
- How to operate and drive a tractor and implements
- How to develop a farm safety plan
- Earn certification in CPR and First Aid.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Farm Safety & Health
Working in agriculture is different from working in other industries and many of these variations increase your chances of being injured.
Module 2: Farm Safety - A Look at Agricultural Hazards and Risk
Learn how to identify the hazards and risks associated with working with chemicals and machinery in agriculture.
Module 3: Agricultural Health and Wellbeing
Because of its unique challenges, agriculture can impact health and wellbeing. Factors beyond the producer's control often have a negative effect on health and wellbeing.
Module 4: Tractor, Machinery, and Equipment
The material in Module 4 is based upon work from the Penn State Extension for the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program originally supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under Agreement numbers 2001-41521-01263 and 2010-41521-20839.
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