National Farm Safety and Health Week

The 2019 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta​​​tistics ​indicates that the agricultural sector is still the most dangerous in America with 573 fatalities, or an equivalent of 23.1 deaths per 100,000 workers. Fall harvest time can be one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for the agriculture industry. For this reason, the third week of September is recognized as National Farm Safety and Health Week.​​​​

​State Resources

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) provides a number of resources and information to help agricultural operations develop and follow safe farming practices:

• Wisconsin Farm Center​​ (wellness and ​​mental health support)
  
• Worker protection standard (to reduce the risk of pesticide exposur​e for pesticide handlers and other workers producing crops)​​
  
• Preparing your livestock operation for a power outage
  

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Farm worker health and safety
  
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation Services​: Agricultural vehicle safety​
  
• Wisconsin Emergency Management​: ​Emergency preparedness and disaster recovery​ (Ready Wisconsin)​
  
• UW-Madison Division of Extension: Agricultu​ral safety and health​

Federal and Other Resources

The federal resources below also provide more information for how you can implement safety measures for your farming operation or how your organization can help support producers to ensure safe roads for all.​​​

• National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) - ​fac​t sheets
• Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH​)
• Centers for Disease Control: Agricultural Safety​
• Cult​​iv​ate Safety - Preventing child agricultural injuries
• AgriSafe: Women's h​ealth​
• National Ag Safety Database​​
  
• Safer Farm​ evaluation tool by National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation​
  
• ​Marshfield Clinic Research Institute Wisconsin farm-related fatalities report: news release | media kit
• Harvest safety t​ips from Alliant Energy​​
  

How You Can Help

Join us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram​) to help raise awareness of the risks associated with working in agriculture and promote safe and healthy practices year-round.

Use the hashtags #NFSHW or #FarmSafety ​​for posts related to National Farm Safety and Health Week.​

Disclaimer

Resources listed on this website are provided as a​n information service only, and do not constitute DATCP’s endorsement of a service, program, or organization. DATCP is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages.​