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Safety Issues

United Rentals Expands Safety Training for Customers
Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy -- that's what United Rentals figures. Just yesterday, the largest equipment rental company in the world (with a network of 562 rental locations in 48 states, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico) announced the implementation of three key initiatives that will expand customer access to safety training in the United States and Canada.

Safety is key to farming successfully
Farm Talk (February 16, 2010) - Agriculture is considered one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. According to Holly Higgins, Kansas Farm Bureau director of farm safety and agricultural education, who spoke at the recent Women Managing the Farm Conference in Wichita, Kansas, agriculture is just as hazardous as coal mining, the only difference is coal miners do not bring their children to work with them.

Agricultural industry to focus on worker safety at January conference
High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal (November 27, 2009) - Major issues affecting safety and health of production agriculture workers will be the focus of the first-ever "Be Safe, Be Profitable: Protecting Workers in Agriculture," conference to be held Jan. 27 and 28, 2010, at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott South.

New chair of Canadian Agricultural Safety Association board named
AgriMarketing (November 30, 2009) - Dean Anderson is the new chair of the seven-person Board of Directors for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. Anderson is chief operating officer and general manager of the Farm Safety Association in Ontario.

Safety is Key at Harvest Time
USAgNet (November 5, 2009) - Weather conditions have finally improved enough to allow many farmers to begin harvesting their crops. While harvest is always a dangerous time of year, the unusual lateness of this season means safety is even more important than ever.

Rush is on...Keep Safety in Mind
The Farmer (October 5, 2009) - The timing of those great "months" is always important. Farm Safety Month has just ended, but now the real dangerous work is cranking up. The delayed harvest of 2009 will be one for the record books. Let's just hope it's a year where you also end up safe and snug at home when it's over.

Tractor Safety as Fundamental as a Parachute on a Plane
Reuters (September 21, 2009) - After a recent tractor rollover accident, a farmer likened not having a tractor rollover protection structure, or ROPS, to falling out of an airplane without a parachute - a safety precaution not often thought about until the plane is about to crash. In this particular incident, when the tractor he was driving was rear-ended by a truck and rolled over, he was able to walk away with only minor injuries because his tractor was equipped with a ROPS and his seatbelt was fastened.

It's Farm Safety Week. Please Keep Kids Away From Tractors!
USAgNet (September 21, 2009) - A coalition of health and safety organizations across North America are urging parents to observe National Farm Safety and Health Week by keeping children away from one of the most dangerous farm machines of them all--the tractor. The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network has chosen the theme, 'Keep Kids Away from Tractors' this year in its promotion of the annual farm safety week.

September Is National Farm Safety Month
AgriMarketing (September 2, 2009) - As fall harvest nears, farm families are reminded to be alert to the dangers and practice farm safety this season. Studies show that a majority of farm-related injuries and fatalities occur from May through October with peaks during planting and harvesting seasons. Most of these accidents are caused from falls and machinery.