The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) is promoting safety on the farm through Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) Week.
Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week runs from March 7-11. Carrie Walker, AFBF Director of Member Engagement, said it?s all about promoting safe operational practices on the farm.
?AFBF partners with the U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers to promote this week each year which really focuses on keeping your family, friends and employees safe on the farm.,? Walker said. ?The goal of ASAP week is really to reduce the number of farm work related injuries and deaths by increasing safety and health awareness and promoting safety practices.?
On many farms, farmers just run things the way they always have been, and some of the old ways aren?t the safest. However, even though we are always finding ways to make farming safer, it can be tough to get the word out sometimes. Walker said this week will provide an open dialogue to improve farm safety.
?We really take this week to focus on ways to improve farm practices so that we reduce the number of accidents and just create a network to have open communication between Farm Bureau safety and health professionals and volunteers to share resources,? Walker said.
Walker added that the Farm Bureau has free resources on their website for farmers who want to get involved and promote farm safety.
?ASAP week has a theme every year as well as a daily theme,? Walker said. ?So, this year the theme is Prepare, Prevent, Protect. You’ll see each daily theme reflect that overall theme. And we?ve created a promotional toolkit to support safety and health in agricultural and rural communities, it’s almost like an easy button for social media. Those resources are available for free online at fb.org.?
Follow the hashtag #ASAP22 online to learn more.
