by cph-manager | Dec 23, 2014 | Farm Safety, Recent News, What's New
A 17-minute YouTube video with explanation of scenarios resulting in grain engulfment hazards in storage structures, grain management to prevent conditions requiring entry of storage facilities, requirements that must be in place if entry must be conducted, and guidelines for managers to protect employees. Other grain safety hazards are also briefly discussed. Produced by Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Stored Products Research and Education Center. 2011.
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by cph-manager | Nov 11, 2014 | What's New
November 19-20, 2014
FFA Enrichment Center
1055 SW Prairie Trail Parkway
Des Moines Area Community Campus, Ankeny, IA
Conference and Registration website
Research, outreach and education, clinical practice and policy perspectives influence the health and safety of our rural residents and farm families undergoing transformational changes. To best respond to these changes, the Iowa Rural Health Association (IRHA) and the University of Iowa agricultural safety and health centers (MRASH) have joined forces to strengthen collaboration among rural and agricultural health partners as we explore ways to keep our people safe and healthy in an era of major policy change.
November 19: Broad view of transformations underway, breakout sessions, poster reception
November 20: Implications for the Midwest, promising practices, celebrate National Rural Health Day
Intended audience
Health planners and administrators; health care providers; agricultural safety and health, occupational/environmental health professionals; educators; insurers; agricultural engineers; farm group representatives; farmers; employers of migrant farm workers; media; policy makers
For additional information, contact
MRASH: Gayle Olson at 319-931-1351 or gayle-olson@uiowa.edu
IRHA: Melissa Primus at 515-282-8192 or mprimus@iaruralhealth.org
