Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

National Farm Safety and Health week 2000

These materials will help you promote the 57^th annual National Farm Safety and Health Week in your area. The date for this year's observance is September 17-23, and the theme is "Zero in ’00,’ shows we still have a lot of work to do."

• ISU Extension media release and radio script: "1999 A Deadly Year for Tractor Injuries" (Doc 83K), (PDF 30K) news (PDF 51K)
• ISU Extension media release and radio script: "Four- to Eight-Year-Olds Face Special Farm Dangers" (Doc 84K), (PDF 30K)
• Information and order form for ISU Extension’s new family book: "What Would You Do?" (PDF 56K)
• ISU Extension media release and radio script: "Electrocution An Overlooked Hazard" MS Word 97 file (82K), PDF file (32K)
• New ISU Extension publication: "1999 Iowa Farm Injury and Fatality Data by County" (PDF 237K) 
• ISU Extension web radio PSAs
• Iowa Farm Safety Council media release: "Farm Safety Group Sets Goal and Mission: Zero in 2000" (Doc 27K), (PDF 11K)
• ISU information sheet: “Potential Impact of Retrofit ROPS in Central Iowa" (PDF 30K)
• Iowa Department of Public Health media release: "Stress and farming make for dangerous mix" (Doc 26K), (PDF 12K)
• Farm Safety 4 Just Kids media release: "National Farm Safety and Health Week" (Doc 121K), (PDF 19K), flyer (PDF 49K)
• Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health in the College of Public Health of The University of Iowa (I-CASH) information sheet: "Certified Safe Farm" (Doc 26K), (PDF 18K)
• University of Iowa commentary: "Reducing Tractor-Related Injuries" (Doc 93K), (PDF 14K)
• Other web sites for NFSH week promotional materials University of Minnesota, and National Safety Council
• State of Iowa Proclamation for Iowa Farm Safety and Health week Septembe

Last updated 1/28/2007