Family Health and Safety Ag Safety Awareness Program Week: Equipment safety This is Ag Safety Awareness Program Week and today's theme is equipment safety. By Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater is the Family & Farmstead Editor for Successful Farming, sharing interesting family features, heartfelt editorial columns, and important health and safety information. Her favorite thing about her job is meeting interesting people, learning their stories, and sharing them with our readers.Lisa started her career with Successful Farming magazine in 1999, working primarily for the web team and writing product reviews for the magazine. She later wrote for the Living the Country Life magazine and website and has written and edited several cookbooks and other books for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on March 11, 2022 Close Ag Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week is March 7-11, and the theme for 2022 is, "Prepare. Prevent. Protect." The designation was created by the American Farm Bureau Federation to bring awareness to safety and health issues in agriculture, and is supported by the U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers, a program of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Each day focuses on a different message, and today's theme is equipment safety. The ASAP Week website highlights these programs: It's easy to overlook what some might consider mundane tasks during busy times, but don't let checking your equipment fall off of your to-do list. Read Jerry Nelson's tale of caution on the Telling the Story Project website.Read more:Jerry Nelson: Bonding through farm accidents Click here to learn more about ASAP Week and find additional resources. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit