Communities Gear Up for Farm SafetyPublished on 04/09/2008
“Everyone in the community can benefit from a farm safety day camp experience,” Ohio Safety Leader Dr. Dee Jepsen said. “Rural injuries can occur to anyone, not just farm kids.” OSUE Agricultural Safety and Health Program, housed in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, is a nationally recognized center of excellence for educational Extension programming and agricultural safety and health research. In addition to traditional agricultural safety issues, other program areas include Amish buggy safety, disaster education and sun safety. Click here for more information regarding the Farm Safety Round-Up program.
Farm Safety Camp Locations: Putnam County Date: April 15 & 16 Place: Ruth Gerding Farm Contact: Ruth Gerding, 419-523-5608
Morrow County Date: May TBA Place: Morrow County Fairgrounds Contact: Becky Barker, 419-947-1070
Wood County Date:May TBA Place: Agriculture Incubator Foundation Contact: David Little, 419-833-6014
Ross County Date: May 15 Place: Ross County Fairgrounds Contact: David Mangione, 740-702-3200
Monroe County Date: September TBA Place: Beallsville Elementary School Contact: Bruce Zimmer, 740-472-0810
Belmont County Date: September 26 Place: TBA Contact: Stephen Schumacker, 740-695-1455 | |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Each year across the United States, more than 100 children die and approximately 24,000 experience a serious injury associated with farming. During the past decade, 36 Ohio youth died in an agricultural-related incident—statistics Ohio State University Extension (OSUE) Agricultural Safety and Health Program are trying to change.