According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employee strains and sprains are the leading type of non-fatal workplace injury. Agriculture leads all industries in the number of workers’ compensation insurance claims for employee strains and sprains, as most job tasks are physically demanding, constantly changing and difficult to modify.   Despite the inherent risk, many agriculture employers have effectively reduced employee strain and sprain injury potential. This course explains strain and sprain injury causation and proven ways to prevent these types of injuries in agriculture settings.   This session covers: How and why strain and sprain injuries occur Risk factors that increase the likelihood of strains and sprains Effective ways to reduce employee strain and sprain injuries   

Agriculture night work presents unique safety hazards including worker fatigue, poor visibility, reduced lighting and even contact with aggressive nocturnal animals.   Understanding these hazards and knowing how to reduce them is necessary to keeping agriculture workers safe. In this course, you’ll learn safety best practices to reduce risk and protect agriculture employees who work at night.   This session covers: Factors contributing to night work employee safety incidents Requirements for night work lighting and personal protective equipment Employee safety training needs How to prepare for night time emergencies  

Agriculture night work presents unique safety hazards including worker fatigue, poor visibility, reduced lighting and even contact with aggressive nocturnal animals.   Understanding these hazards and knowing how to reduce them is necessary to keeping agriculture workers safe. In this course, you’ll learn safety best practices to reduce risk and protect agriculture employees who work at night.   This session covers: Factors contributing to night work employee safety incidents Requirements for night work lighting and personal protective equipment Employee safety training needs How to prepare for night time emergencies  

Animal contact incidents are a leading type of work injury on a dairy. Sudden cattle movement can result in severe employee contusions, crush injuries, fractures and even death. To minimize risk, dairy employees need to be well-trained and constantly alert when handling cows and bulls. They must be able to identify warning signs of animal aggression and fear.   This course provides an overview of dairy animal behaviors and important safety techniques to help employees avoid animal contact injuries.   This session covers: Dairy animal behavior and how to identify early signs of animal fear and aggression Safe interaction with cattle using effective animal stockmanship skills Safe employee body positioning Low stress animal handling techniques