Sept. 15-21, 2024 has been designated as National Farm Safety and Health Week by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. This event is intended to raise awareness of critical areas of safety and health specific to farmworkers and the hazards they face.
Training workers in safety and general awareness is an important part of developing and maintaining a positive workplace safety culture. Employees should be appropriately trained to recognize potential hazards and how to report and/or correct them immediately. Daily areas of focus for this year’s National Farm Safety and Health Week are:
- Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 – Equipment and Rural Roadway Safety
- Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 – Health and Wellness
- Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 – Generations of Farming
- Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 – Confined Spaces
- Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 – Reporting Ag Injuries
Free webinars pertaining to each of these topics are available on the National Farm Safety and Health Week website.
Safety and health are everyone’s responsibility.
Western Growers Insurance Services is a full-service insurance brokerage offering a suite of insurance products and tailored risk management solutions to agribusiness and related industry members. For more information or assistance, or to inquire about available safety training services, please contact Ken Cooper, Director of Operations and Risk Strategy for Western Growers Insurance Services, at [email protected].
