Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Welcome to the Iowa State University Extension's Safe Farm home page. From here you will find information about:

• Farm Safety Day Camps,
  Look here to find more about farm safety day camps scheduled in Iowa and the nation. You'll see a list of county extension offices participating in a day camp this year, who to contact, and the date and location of the camp.
• Tractor and Machinery Certification, 
  Youths aged 14 to 16 years must be certified to operate farm machinery other than for their parents. ISU Extension hosts certification classes from time to time. See if one is scheduled in your area.
• Tractor and Machinery Virtual Classroom
  The tractor and machinery virtual classroom is a web-based curriculum designed to enhance and supplement traditional tractor and machinery certification programs by overcoming some of the barriers in traditional delivery methods.
• Safety Training Instruction and Research Center
  A national resource for environmental, safety, and health information. Providing training; outreach and education; and encouraging continual process and human performance improvement in the workplace.
• Evaluation of Occupational Carrying Tasks for Farm Youth
  This three year project supported by Cooperative Agreement Number RO1-OH04192 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will investigate potential risk factors for farm children performing occupational carrying tasks to make recommendations regarding the loading (unilateral vs. bilateral) and the container size used for performing these tasks.
• Farm Safety Publications
  A list of Safe Farm publications, an ISU series on one-page fact sheets that each have a quiz, explanation of a common farm hazard and tips on how to be safe. To see a printable version, click here. To see a text-only version that is fully searchable, go to this page.
• Farm Safety Displays
  See several farm safety displays and demonstrations available from county or area extension offices. You will find a short description of each display and how to reserve it.
• The Iowa Farm Safety Council
  Find out more about this not-for-profit organization whose members include farm operators, industry leaders, insurance and health care providers, and safety educators.
• Other Internet locations for agricultural safety
  Find other sites of interest that can assist you with agricultural safety and health.

National Farm Safety and Health Week 2009

These materials will help you promote the 66th annual National Farm Safety and Health Week in your area. The date for this year's observance is September 20-26 and the theme is "Rural Roadway Safety...Alert, Aware & Alive."

• Iowa Proclamation for Farm Safety and Health week: document (Doc 29K)

• Iowa Proclamation for Farm Safety and Health week: image (JPG 631K)

• National Farm Safety and Health Week Logo: image (PDFcolor 278K; PDF-b/w 267K)

• Iowa Farm Safety Council media release: “Iowa Farm Safety and Health Week” (Doc 36K), (PDF 66K)

• Farm Safety 4 Just Kids PSA Scripts: “Children and Youth Day” (Doc 172K), (PDF 89K)

• Farm Safety 4 Just Kids safety flyer: “Safely Share Rural Roadways” (PDF 1,909K)

• Easter Seals’ Rural Solutions Program media release: “ Helping Iowa Farmers” (Doc 153K), (PDF 30K)

• University of Iowa media release: "I-CASH to honor Pioneer Hi-Bred with Hall of Fame Award" (Doc 13K), (PDF 67K)

• AgriWellness, Inc. media release: "Valuable Resources for Iowa’s Farmers" (Doc 50K) , (PDF 23K)

• NIOSH: "Reduce the Risk of Noise-induced Hearing Loss" (Doc 31K), (PDF 21K)

• ISU Extension media release: "Take safety precautions when working with grain" (Doc 82K), (PDF 25K)

• ISU Extension graphic for media release: Downward Force image (TIF 438K)

• Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Department  media release: “Take the Stress Out of the Harvest Ag Season” (Doc 63K), (PDF 50K)

• National Institute for Farm Safety media release: “Rural Roadway Safety…Alert, Aware & Alive” Offers Opportunities” (Doc 95K), (PDF 31K)

• Equipment on Public Roads NCERA 197 White Paper (PDF 552K)

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Last updated on 9/19/2009