Grain Bin Safety Week is Feb. 19-25, 2023
Nationwide’s safety program has awarded more than $1 million in rescue equipment since 2014
Read MoreTwo opportunities are available to fulfill the required training for Workers' Compensation Group Ratings members.
Each year, for your benefit, OFBF sponsors educational programs dealing with safety in the agriculture workplace. These programs are important for all Farm Bureau members and workers’ compensation employers in the program – large and small.
The Workers Compensation Group Rating Program is estimated to save members millions of dollars this year alone in workers’ compensation premiums. Members enrolled in Ohio Farm Bureau’s Workers’ Compensation Group Rating program are required to complete training (minimum two hours) each year.
One very important aspect of reducing workers’ compensation premiums, and to protect our Farm Bureau members, is to reduce the number of claims/accidents we have each year with every member doing their part to ensure a safe working environment for all employees.
On Aug. 27, Marion County Farm Bureau will co-host Operation Farm Shield in Evers Arena, Marion County Fairgrounds, Marion. Partners include OSU Extension – Marion County, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Atom/Thiel Electric, the Douce Agency and local fire departments. A light breakfast, sponsored by Cultivating Innovations, will be available between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., sessions will provide training on electrical safety and farm fires with hands-on demonstrations. There will be chances to win CO detectors, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors as door prizes. Partners and sponsors include Atom/Thiel Electric, Cultivating Innovations, Douce Agency, 1st Consolidated Fire District/Pleasant Township Fire Department, Marion Area Safety Council, Marion County Farm Bureau, Marion Township Fire Department, Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, OSU Extension – Marion County, S.A. Comunale and Survival Flight.
This event is free.Reservations are due Aug. 12. Click here, call Farm Bureau at 419-747-7488, or email [email protected].
On Sept. 10, Crawford County Farm Bureau will host a showing of Silo, the film at Buckeye Central High School, New Washington at 9 a.m.
SILO is the first ever feature film about grain entrapment. Disaster strikes in a small American farm town when a teenage boy becomes the victim of a grain entrapment. As corn becomes quicksand inside of a 50-foot silo, the town locals must put aside their deeply rooted differences to save him from drowning in the grain they harvest.
Reservations for this free event are due Aug. 31. Click here, call Farm Bureau at 419-747-7488, or email [email protected].
Nationwide’s safety program has awarded more than $1 million in rescue equipment since 2014
Read MoreNearly 1 in 6 workplace accidents in Ohio are related to slips, trips, and falls. Ohio BWC provided a list of winter safety reminders to ensure your agricultural work family stays safe and protected all winter long.
Read MoreMembers enrolled in the Farm Bureau Workers’ Comp Safety program are able to use this training for their education credits.
Read MoreEmergency responders receive grain bin safety rescue sets and training on utilizing the equipment in a rescue situation.
Read MoreSafety Intervention Grants are available to provide financial assistance toward the purchase of equipment to sustainably reduce or eliminate injuries and illness associated with a particular task or operation.
Read MoreIt’s harvest season, and taking precautions on the road is critical to the safety of drivers and the farm community.
Read MoreBWC will have safety consultants available at two different booths this year, including a presence in the Ohio Farm Bureau building on the corner of Beef Street and Friday Avenue.
Read MoreReacting correctly can save a life. Having those difficult conversations before an accident or tragedy can save a family, a farm, a legacy.
Read MoreNationwide Risk Management experts share safety reminders for farmers and their families as they prepare for harvest.
Read MoreIn partnership with the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, Nationwide is awarding 58 fire departments across the country with grain rescue tubes and hands-on training to prepare them to respond when local grain entrapments occur.
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