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Safety Mission:  "To increase awareness among farm and ranch families about the inherent danger of agricultural life and to eliminate attitudes and/or behaviors that lead to accidents or an unhealthy lifestyle."

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Ag Related
Accident/Fatality Statistics
for Kansas

 

 Ag Safety Now

Childhood Agricultural
Safety Network

Compliance


Programs Available
 

Resources Available


Safety Committee
Information

 


Safety Links

2008 Safety Poster
Program Winners


                                       Ag Related Accident/Fatality Statistics

Farm Accidents/Fatalities in Kansas

Note:
  Our database contains Kansas agriculture related fatality statistics since 1980.  Contact the Safety Division for statistics not listed below or for more information.

2004 Totals

2005 Totals

2006 Farm Accidents
2006 Ag Industry Accidents
2006 ATV Accidents


2007 Farm Accidents

2007 Ag Industry Accidents
2007 ATV Accidents


2008 Farm Accidents
2008 Ag Industry Accidents
2008 ATV Accidents

 


Childhood Agriculture Safety Network

Check out the NEW Children's Agriculture Safety Network Tractor Safety ads here The 30-second television PSA featuring country music artist Michael Peterson is now online thanks to the Childhood Agricultural Safety Network.  Please ask your local TV station to run the ad and write a news story on the campaign.  If a station would like to run the ad, high-resolution copies are available by contacting the Gunter Agency here.  Other resources include free downloadable; ads, radio PSAs, and news releases.

Compliance

Above Ground Storage Tank Regulations and Permit Applications

Animal Welfare (login required)

Custom Harvester Information
(Includes laws, rules, regulations and permits for Kansas operation)

Employment of Youth in Agriculture
(The Law, Training Programs and Tasks Classified as Hazardous)

EPA's Ag Worker Protection Standard
(What employers need to know)

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Choose type of regulation in search box 1, then enter farm, farmer, or farmers in search box 2
For more specific searches, use the two search boxes to modify your query i.e. 'driver regulations'  ' farm CDL'

Federal Motor Carrier Regulations
(393.13 Retro reflective requirements for semi trailers manufactured before Dec. 1, 1993)
    
Graphic of Retro reflector requirements

Hazardous Materials Safety

Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Requirements for Farmers/Ranchers

Required Lights and other Equipment
(Includes trucks, farm tractors, semi-trailers, slow moving vehicles and animal drawn vehicles)

Transportation Security Evaluation & Planning for Farmers/Ranchers




Programs Available

KFB safety programs:
County Safety Program Info & Request Forms

2008 Safety Poster Contest Winners  


Do-It-Yourself programs for motivated volunteers


Agroterrorism
All Terrain Vehicle Safety
Bicycle Rodeo
Cooking for Crowds
Distracted Driver
Fatal Vision
Fire Safety
Germ Display
GlitterBug
Gravity Flow Wagon
Power Take Off (PTO)
Ready Rooster
Sun Safety
Super Sitter Program
Tasty or Toxic


Safety Tips
These tips can be printed, cut and attached to anything you hand out (i.e.: candy, pencils or other freebies) to remind our members that their safety is important to us.
Tips for Youth
Tips for Adults


Outside Sources for Safety Education
  Organizations: Click here to be added to the list


                                    Resources Available

Video Resource Catalog    adobe acrobat reader web badge art

Program Planning Tools
Guide to Communicating Farm Safety (Login Required)
Kansas State Trooper - Public Information Officers
Professional Program Planning
Regional Prevention Centers

Safety/Health Brochures
(Login Required)

ATV Safety
ATVs Be Informed - Can Your Child Safely Perform Farm Work on an ATV?
ATV Safety Quiz

Auto Safety
ABC's of Buckling Up --- Belt or Booster?
Click it or Ticket Logo --- Driver Safety --- Driver's Game Plan
For Life & Health, Buckle Up! --- In the Safety Zone --- Seatbelt Serious
School Bus Safety --- Which Car Seat Does Your Child Need?


Bike Safety
Bicycle Helmets Reduce Risk --- Bicycle Safety for the Family
Bike Safety Rules --- How to Conduct a Bike Rodeo


Crime Prevention
911 - Your Emergency Connection --- Halloween Safety Tips
Hang Up On Phony Offers --- How to Make Your Home Secure
Play it Safe This Halloween --- Send Help --- Steps to Prevent Identity Theft

Farm Safety
Farm Hazard Checklist --- Hand Signals Used in Agriculture
How Not to Report an Accident --- How to Say Hi to a Horse
No Riders Please --- One Day on the Farm
You Have Two Chances With a PTO --- PTO Safety --- Reach, Throw, Row, Go
Round Bale Hazards --- Drive with Reason; It's Farming Season (front)
Drive with Reason; It's Farming Season (back)
Safety Bookmarks (front) --- Safety Bookmarks (back)
The Deadly Risk of Grain Suffocation --- This is Harvest


Fire Safety
Find a Word for Fire Safety --- Fire Escape Plan for the Entire Family
Fire Safety Bookmarks


Food Safety
Create Your Own Germ Display --- Did You Wash Your Hands?
Let's Talk Food Safety --- Refrigerator Storage Chart


Gun Safety
Prevent Tragedies - Teach Your Children Gun Safety

Leadership
Making Introductions --- Teach Your Butterflies to Fly in Formation
Respect the Flag


Poison
Common Poisonous Plants --- Poison Proof Your Home
Poison Safety Bookmarks

Smoking
Kids Fun Stuff - Why Smoke? --- Please Don't Smoke Around Me
Smoking Isn't Cool, It's Deadly


Sun Safety
ABCDs of Skin Cancer Bookmarks --- Skin Cancer Prevention Brochure
Sun Safety = Healthy Skin (b/w)

Weather
Kansas Tornado Statistics --- Severe Weather Quiz --- Tornado Safety Tips

 


Safety Committee Information

2008 Committee Planning Calendar
 


Safety Links

ATV Safety

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids

Food Safety

Kansas AgrAbility Project (helping disabled farmers)

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Kansas Department of Transportation

Kansas Highway Patrol

Kansas Highway Patrol Public Resource Info

Kansas Hazardous Occupation Training (HOT)

National Safety Council

National Fire Protection Assn.

National Farm Medicine Center

National Ag Safety Database

Regional Prevention Centers

 

 



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