Safety in Agriculture

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Safety in Agriculture

• Introduction to Environmental and Agricultural
  Science

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What makes agriculture so dangerous?

• Dangerous equipment
• Working with livestock
• Working alone
• Electricity and water used in conjunction
• Noise
• Chemicals
• Heavy lifting
• Eye hazards
• Respiratory exposure

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Definitions

• Hazard
• A source of danger
• Accident
• An unfortunate event causing loss or injury
  resulting from carelessness, unawareness,
  ignorance, or a combination of causes.

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Definitions

• Unsafe Acts
• Something done or performed involving risk or
  danger
• Unsafe Conditions
• dangerous situation
• MSDS
• MSDS's include information such as physical data
  (melting point, boiling point, flash point etc.),
  toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity,
  storage, disposal, protective equipment, and
  spill/leak procedures. These are of particular
  use if a spill or other accident occurs.

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Accident Breakdown

• 80 of accidents are caused by unsafe acts
• 20 of accidents are caused by unsafe conditions

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Three factors of accidents

• Personal Background
• Personal habits
• Experience
• Defects of Person
• Lack of knowledge or skill
• Improper attitude
• Physical deficiency
• Unsafe Acts or Conditions
• Limitless

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• A. Grain bins - What is the danger of falling
  into a bin of grain?
• B. Mowing lawn What are some lawn mowing
  considerations? How should you mow on slopes?
• C. Dust explosions in processing plants Why do
  grain mills explode?

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In the following slides, lets discuss the
unsafe acts/conditions.
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On the Cutting Edge of Technology

• This man uses a 14-foot handle extension he
  devised for his lawnmower.
• He says he has spent years wearing special shoes
  and using ropes to cut the grass on the hill.

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All Jacked Up
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How safe is this?

• Electricity
• Improper use of equipment

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Wheres the hand
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What are they thinking?

• Electricity
• Working alone
• Dollars and time invested in a faulty system

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Basic Principles to Prevent Back Pain Injury

• Avoid lifting when possible by pushing, pulling,
  rolling or sliding.
• Use mechanical aids
• (hand trucks, carts, winches, forklifts, etc.)
• Request help from others when necessary.
• Lift only loads you can safely handle.
• Establish good footing.
• Keep the loads close to your body.

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Basic Principles to Prevent Back Pain Injury

• Bend at the knees as you grasp it.
• Get a full hand grip and keep your body erect.
• Lift smoothly by straightening the legs
• (avoid jerky or snatching lifts.)
• Avoid the lift and twist action.
• When turning, move your feet rather than twisting
  your body at the waist.
• Reverse the procedure to set the object down.
• Wear protective belt at all times when lifting.

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Activity testing your reaction time

• Take out Activity Sheet 2

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When an accident occurs.

• Notify the teachers of any injury or hazardous
  situation
• Call 911 if teacher or other authority figures
  are not available
• If someone is injured with chemicals
• flush with water
• send/take the chemical label and MSDS with the
  patient
• In the case of volatile materials, clear everyone
  from the area
• If excessive bleeding occurs, apply pressure
• If a victim is in contact with electrical power,
  cut the power before trying to pull them off the
  source.

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MSDS

• Material Safety Data Sheet
• MSDS's include information such as
• physical data (melting point, boiling point,
  flash point etc.)
• Toxicity
• health effects
• first aid
• Reactivity
• Storage
• Disposal
• protective equipment
• and spill/leak procedures.

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MSDS

• A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is designed
  to provide both workers and emergency personnel
  with the proper procedures for handling or
  working with a particular substance.

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Right to Know Laws

• There are laws known as Right to Know Laws that
  businesses are required to obey. These laws
  require that employees be made aware of hazards
  in the work place.

• While it is not clear whether schools are covered
  under the law, it would be foolish for teachers
  not to follow the rules of the Right to Know
  Laws.

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Safety Equipment Identification

• Chemical aprons Welding aprons
• Safety glasses Chemical spray suit
• Welding helmet Hard Hats
• Face Shields Hearing Protection
• Respirator Dust Mask
• Saw push sticks Gloves
• Boots