Northwest Iowa — This week, September 16 through 22, is National Farm Safety & Health Week, a time for farmers to be mindful of the potential hazards they encounter each and every day.
Beginning in 1944, the third week of September has been recognized as National Farm Safety & Health Week. This recognition has been an annual promotion, first initiated by the National Safety Council and has been proclaimed as such by each sitting U.S. President since Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the first document.
This year, National Farm Safety & Health Week celebrates its 75th year milestone and is dedicating each workday to relevant topics facing agriculture. Monday’s focus was Rural Roadway Safety. On Tuesday the focus was on Health, Suicide, and Opioids. Wednesday’s focus is Children and Youth Health and Safety. On Thursday the emphasis will be placed on Confined Spaces In Agriculture. And Friday is devoted to Tractor Safety.
This year’s theme for National Farm Safety & Health Week is, “Cultivating the Seeds of Safety.”
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