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"We joined ASHCA because it is the premiereprofessional organization for AgriculturalSafety and they are setting the pace for bestpractices that help protect agriculturalworkers from harm. The agriculturalprofessional network, monthly newsletter,and their one stop website are some of themany benefits we receive as members.”

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Safety 2020: Cultivating a Culture of SafetySummit Dates: March 19-20, 2020

Location: Bally’s, Las Vegas, NV Description: The summit will match evidence-based safetyinterventions with production practices and emerging safety issues.

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Child Ag Injury PreventionWorkshop

Hershey, PASeptember 16-18

ASHCA AgSHARP ProgramMonterey, CAOctober 29-30

Progressive Agriculture SafetyDays (Various Dates)

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Network with agricultural safety and agribusiness leaders; gainaccess to best practices and programs for agricultural workers.Hosted by the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America(ASHCA). Audience: Safety/risk managers, producers, agri-businesses,human resource managers, academic and industry safetyresearchers and experts, safety supply and compliance providers,Extension, media.

ASHCA’S Agricultural Safety Healthand Risk Management Certificate

Program (AgSHARP®)Monterey, California

October 29th – 30th, 2019

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This 2 day course provides attendeesknowledge and resources to raise skilllevels in the field of agricultural safety

management. The course is designed tobe interactive featuring case studies,exercises, and class activities. The

program is geared for owners, safety andhuman resource managers, loss control

and safety consultants, safety andworkers’ compensation professionals,and others responsible for agriculturalproduction and business safety in the

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Safety Culture: VisibilityCounts

by Joel H. Sherman

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VP Safety & Regulatory AffairsGrimmway Farms

Managers and supervisors can help to build the safety culture intheir area of responsibility through the simple expedient ofvisibility. In other words, they need to demonstrate a solid and on-going commitment to the corporate safety culture through theiractions rather than just through their words. Words are nice, andultimately necessary, but personal actions are where the rubbermeets the road.

One way to achieve management safety visibility is for managers andsupervisors to make periodic “safety sweeps” through the shop flooror work area. Such management sweeps should be conductedindependent of any formal inspections performed by the SafetyDepartment or by company personnel specifically designated tohandle safety issues. Of course, joint inspections by Safety andmanagement are necessary and should be done, but the mainpurpose of independent sweeps conducted by managers andsupervisors is to drive home the point that management itself isconcerned with employee safety and that its importance is equal tothat of basic production.

A Roadmap For Delivering Child Carein Agricultural Communities New resource provides “road map” to keepkids safe while parents work

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At a time when agricultural employers arestruggling to find workers, access to qualitychild care can aid in worker recruitment,improve retention and boost employeemorale.The resource, developed with input fromagricultural business owners, humanresources directors, insurance providers,Head Start child care specialists and farmworker parents, is part of the, “ProtectingChildren While Parents work in Agriculture”project, an initiative of the NationalChildren’s Center and Migrant CliniciansNetwork. Funding is provided by theNational Institute for Occupational Safetyand Health.“The Roadmap is designed to assistindividuals and organizations in identifyingchallenges and assets within their localregions regarding child care services forchildren of agricultural workers,” said Lee,one of the Roadmap’s contributors. “Thislocal knowledge, combined with thereferences and resources in the Roadmap,will pave the way for developing an actionplan that can help foster access to child care.”

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Central States Center for AgriculturalSafety and Health (CS-CASH)

Pilot/Feasibility Projects ProgramRequest for ProposalsMaximum $20,000 per projectRelease date: May 17, 2019

Letter of intent due date: July 19, 2019Proposal due date: August 22, 2019

Articles of Interest

KEY WEST, FL – The U.S. Department of Labor’sOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)has cited Evoqua Water Technologies LLC – for failing toprotect employees working in excessive heat.https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/06112019 DISTRACTED DRIVING HAPPENS ON TRACTORS, TOOhttps://www.agriculture.com/family/health-safety/avoid-distraction-for-safetys-sake OVERVIEW OF CAL/OSHA'S INJURY & ILLNESSPREVENTION PROGRAM STANDARDhttps://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/news/overview-caloshas-injury-illness-prevention-program-standard Dane, WI Boy killed in farming accidenthttps://madison.com/wsj/news/local/boy-killed-in-farming-accident-dane-county-sheriff-s-office/article_06320759-ce54-53a5-ab69-e909c3d7386d.html Tackling the issue of child safety on farmshttps://www.amnews.com/2019/08/13/tackling-the-issue-of-child-safety-on-farms/ ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING WORKED! Walmartemployee helps lead 150 people to safetyhttp://www.safetynewsalert.com/active-shooter-training-worked-walmart-employee-helps-lead-150-people-to-safety/ Study links workplace injuries to greater risk of suicides,fatal drug overdoeshttps://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/18756-study-links-workplace-injuries-to-greater-risk-of-suicides-fatal-drug-overdoses

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