Ag Safety Awareness Program Week: Equipment safety

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.