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BWC opens 2023 Safety Intervention Grant application

Safety 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.

Drivers: Take precautions during harvest season

It’s harvest season, and taking precautions on the road is critical to the safety of drivers and the farm community.

BWC brings safety focus to Farm Science Review

BWC 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.

Preparing for a life filled with ‘What ifs?’

Reacting correctly can save a life. Having those difficult conversations before an accident or tragedy can save a family, a farm, a legacy.

5 safety questions farmers should ask before harvest

Nationwide Risk Management experts share safety reminders for farmers and their families as they prepare for harvest.

Six Ohio fire departments win life-saving grain rescue equipment

In 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.

Farm safety sessions offered late summer

Here are two opportunities to fulfill the required training for members in the Farm Bureau Workers’ Compensation Group Rating program.

Farm safety, volunteer firefighting with Dan Neenan

Through a close partnership with Nationwide, he’s been able to deliver what he saw lacking when he first started fighting fires and saving lives.

Cool down and stay safe during Ohio’s hot summer

Here are a few tips from Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that may help prevent heat stress.

Three common areas where agriculture safety can be improved

BWC’s free safety consulting services link Ohio’s agriculture employers with safety and health professionals who will work to help reduce the risk of workplace injuries and illnesses.