In an August 25th release, the national nonprofit AgriSafe announced a series of programs to mark National Farm Safety and Health Week. The concept of preventing injury and promoting the health of agricultural workers was initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists Total Non-fatal Recordable Injury Incidence Rates1 for various occupations in 2021. The value for all categories of employment was 2.9 including private and public sectors. Values listed for agriculture were logging, 6.9; poultry and eggs, 4.9; dairy, 4.9; crop production, 4.6.
- BLS Rate Formula:
(Number of incidents/Number of hours worked per employee) x 200,000 hours worked by 100 FTE per year
The AgriSafe program sponsored by University of California at Davis, the NIOSH Agriculture Center and various regional institutions will take place from September 19th through 23rd.
Focus areas on the days indicated will include:-
- Monday: Tractor safety and rural roads
- Tuesday: Farmers’ occupational health
- Wednesday: Safety and health for youth in agriculture
- Thursday: Risk associated with confined spaces
- Friday: Safety and health for women in agriculture
For further information access www.agrisafe.org/nfshw