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Access our favorite resources from NYCAMH and other organizations on various safety topics.

Equipment

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Skid Steer Safety

Reminders for safe operation of skid steers.

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Packing House Safety and Mechanical Hazards

Information related to operation of equipment in packing houses and safety around moving parts

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Agricultural Vehicle Equipment Requirements

The NYS requirements related to slow moving vehicle emblems, speed identification symbols, equipment lighting, wide equipment, youth operation of equipment, and animal drawn vehicles/equipment.

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UMaine Tractor Safety Videos

This series of videos can be used to learn for yourself or to help train others about tractor safety

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Tractor Safety

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Livestock

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Stay Healthy Working with Animals

Prevent zoonotic diseases and promote hygiene and biosecurity when working with animals.

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Dairy Chemical Safety

Important tips to remember when using chemicals

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UMASH animal handling videos

Dairy animal handling training guides, lesson plans, and videos

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Seguridad en las lecherías -Dairy Worker Safety Materials

Bilingual dairy worker safety curriculum for promotores (peer health/safety educators)

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Needle Safety

Safe handling practices for needles

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Animal Handling Safety

Awareness of hazards while handling dairy cows

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Happy Cows, Safe Workers | Vacas Contentas, Trabajadores Seguros

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Mooving Cows – Animal Handling Game

Animal handling simulation game that generates a completion certificate to meet FARM program stockmanship requirements

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Heat & Sun

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NIOSH/OSHA heat mobile app

Use this mobile app to calculate heat index, risk level, and protective measures for your worksite

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OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Campaign

OSHA's heat illness website that covers employer responsibilities, worker information, and resources

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Heat Related Illness Pocket Card

Accordian-style pocket cards with heat illness symptoms, emergency response, and prevention information available in English and Spanish

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CDC HeatRisk Tool

Explore the risk for heat impacts and level of air quality for your area.

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OSHA Clothing Adjustment Factors

A chart on making adjustments to Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) for different clothing types

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Heat, Sun Protection, and Eye Safety

Information to help protect your body from heat and sun

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National Weather Service HeatRisk

This HeatRisk tool provides a heat related risk forecast for your area for the week.

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PNASH Heat Toolkit

Heat Education and Awareness Tools (HEAT) provides training materials and worksite posters for heat illness prevention

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OSHA Poster – Prevent Heat Illness at Work

Heat Illness Signs and Symptoms infographic from OSHA

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Youth

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Cultivate Safety Website – National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety

The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety has the go-to resources and best practices for parents and employers of youth on keeping youth safe on the farm during work and play.

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Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms

A guide to creating safe play areas on farms and supervising non-working youth to prevent injuries

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Agricultural Youth Work Guidelines

A collection of guidelines for tasks that youth may perform on farms, with information about assigning appropriate tasks, PPE to be used, and levels of supervision required

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Child/Youth Agricultural Safety Checklist

Use this checklist to see if you could improve your farm or work habits to make it safer for youth who are present on your farm

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Emergency Preparedness

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Farm Emergency Preparedness Safety Checklist

Use this checklist to determine areas where you could make improvements to be more prepared for an emergency

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Farm First Aid Kits

A list of what to stock in farm first aid kits

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Farm MAPPER

The Farm MAPPER tool is a free web-based tool that can assist farms or emergency personnel for pre-planning for emergencies and identifying farm hazards, utilities, and more. Working with first responders maximizes the useful function of the tool, allowing your local responders to develop an emergency plan and improve responder safety and response efficiency

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Fire Safety

Emergency tips and fire extinguisher use

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Farm Safety Checklist

Use this checklist to determine areas where you could make safety improvements.

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Opioid Overdose Prevention

Does your farm safety plan include naloxone (Narcan®)? Workplaces that are federally mandated to have first aid kits may want to begin preparing for state regulation updates that will take effect soon. Starting December 2026, New York State will require first aid supplies to include naloxone (Narcan®). Naloxone rapidly reverses the effects of an opioid emergency, which can occur due to a number of substances including prescription pain medications and synthetic opioids. It restores breathing so that the individual can stay awake and talking until emergency medical services arrives. It does not have an effect if someone has not taken…

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Hazard Identification

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Safe Agritourism

Find information on keeping visitors safe on your farm, including walkthrough checklists, and printable signage

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Safer Farm

This online hazard analysis tool helps you to complete a farm walkthrough to identify hazards, and provides recommendations on correcting them

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NYCAMH Walkthroughs

Request a farm walkthrough by one of NYCAMH’s safety specialists to identify hazards and receive recommendations to improve your safety

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New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health delivers impactful programs and services based on decades of expertise to keep agricultural workers safe. We promote the well-being of rural agricultural workers and their communities by proactively addressing and preventing occupational injuries and illnesses. Our team works collaboratively with businesses, industry leaders, and health and safety professionals to ensure research is translated into actionable, practical programs, which directly support agriculture and forestry, and rural industries.

NYCAMH is a program of Bassett Healthcare Network.

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