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Winter’s Indoor Risk: Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a concern when you are in confined areas and equipment that burns fuel are ... in use. Carbon Monoxide (CO) as a gas emits no color or odor and is very common in many U.S. homes, ... indoors or in an enclosed space. Never use gas-powered engine indoors. Never start or leave running ...
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Getting a Job on the Farm- Labor Issues for Young Farm Workers
https://agsafety.osu.edu/getting-job-farm-labor-issues-young-farm-workers
Getting a Job on the Farm- Labor Issues for Young Farm Workers display will be available during ... the Farm Science Review,three-day event. The display will target teens younger than 16 looking for ... jobs in agriculture and cover the types of training they need to perform different tasks. The display ...
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OSHA & Ag
https://agsafety.osu.edu/program-areas/osha-ag
health hazards in the workplace, specifically the agricultural workplace. Through this training, workers ... entry level workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement and prevention of safety and ... Action Plans Benefits to Trainees: Develop safety mindset Understand worker rights and responsibilities ...
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Safe Handling of Livestock on the Farm and at the Show
never work alone. Prevent Livestock Stress Changes to an animal’s environment such as weather, feed, ... in different ways. As a livestock handler, reducing the amount of stress placed on the livestock will ... go a long way in reducing the occurrence of human and livestock injury. Some tips to reducing stress ...
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USDA: More Corn, Fewer Soybean Acres This Year
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/usda-more-corn-fewer-soybean-acres-year
Corn Belt. But out west, particularly in parts of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota, the weather was not ... producing a 2002 crop pushing up around 10 billion bushels. That says there won't be much change in the ... analysis, contact the source or Candace Pollock at (614) 292-3799 or pollock.58@osu.edu. WEST LAFAYETTE, ...
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OSU Extension Seminar Hosts Internationally Known Economist
November 6, 2001 NEWARK, Ohio- Anyone who owns a family business or is interested in starting one ... small business management and entrepreneurship at Virginia Tech, on Dec. 12 at the OSU/Central Ohio ... attended." The program, called "Family/Business Transition Seminar: Financial planning in ...
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Researcher Improving Plant Production One Seed at a Time
bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Virginia, his master's degree in biology from Wake ... spent his Ohio State University career furthering research, education and technology in seed ... Forest University and his Ph.D. in agronomy from Cornell. He began his career with the U.S. Department of ...
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Ohio AgrAbility in Action: Lift Creepers
cushion, but had to move it every time you changed position, and the chair or cushion you sat on may not ... have provided support or comfort. When workers have disabilities or other physical limitations, ... seated, and give the worker a sturdy support to push themselves into a standing position. The wide wheel ...
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Web Site Helps Beginning Farmers
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/web-site-helps-beginning-farmers
markets. Wiblin is no stranger to farming. Her great-grandparents owned apple orchards in West Virginia ... change into agriculture, or a retiree interested in a small farm operation. The Web site provides links ... manufacturing job earlier this year, she turned to the land to get back on her feet. Following in the footsteps ...
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OSU South Centers Small Business Development Center Awarded for Excellence
Business Development Center has been named the 2009 Best Center in Ohio for its excellence in assisting new ... and existing small businesses throughout Appalachia Ohio. The regional SBDC, which serves 10 ... interested in starting his or her own business or are looking to expand an existing business, we are an ...