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  

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