“Farm Safety Yields Real Results” theme for 2021 National Farm Safety and Health Week

September 21, 2021

Agriculture is known as one of the most dangerous industries in America and abroad. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), approximately two million full-time workers were employed in production agriculture in the US in 2018. About 100 agricultural workers suffer a lost-work-time injury every day. National Farm Safety and Health Week has been recognized during the third week of September for seventy-seven years to help bring attention to the risks of working agriculture.

This year, AgriSafe has daily webinars for agricultural health and safety professionals, healthcare providers, producers and farmworkers. Our partners at the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) coined this year’s theme “Farm Safety Yields Real Results,” reminding all of us that safety is a vital part of agriculture. Daily Themes are: Monday - Tractor Safety & Rural Roadway Safety; Tuesday - Overall Farmer Health; Wednesday - Safety & Health for Youth in Agriculture; Thursday – Agricultural Fertilizer & Chemical Safety; and Friday - Safety & Health for Women in Agriculture.

During September 20-25, 2021, AgriSafe’s free webinars will share information on tractor and roadway safety, safeguarding our youth, anhydrous ammonia safety, respiratory protection, mental health, and women’s health issues. Continuing Education credits for healthcare and allied health professionals will be available with two sessions addressing mental health topics. For more information on National Farm Safety and Health week, visit https://www.agrisafe.org/event/national-farm-safety-and-health-week/.

AgriSafe is grateful to our sponsors for helping to support the wide distribution of this week’s events: NIOSH Agricultural Centers- Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH); High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HICAHS); and Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education (SW Ag Center) and the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NEC). For media inquiries, please contact Knesha Rose-Davison, Public Health Programs Director, at krose@agrisafe.org. To explore options for sponsoring AgriSafe initiatives, please contact Natalie Roy, AgriSafe Executive Director, at nroy@agrisafe.org.

Source: AgriSafe

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