A Farm safety Tool
May 19, 2021
Consider this safety tool when addressing a task or chore. Here’s a simple safety tool to consider before addressing a task or a chore to be done. This could be a good topic to discuss at your next meeting. Each statement can have a specific reference to tasks you do in your operation. My two […]
Grain Quality Equates to Grain Bin Safety
November 25, 2020
Working in and around grain bins exposes farmers and workers to serious hazards, including grain bin entrapment and engulfment. Despite more grain safety awareness, farmers continue to be at more risk due to more on-farm storage, farmers hanging onto their grain longer, and having larger unloading mechanisms that can entrap or engulf someone more quickly. […]
If you’re a farm or other agribusiness employee with any experience, you probably have your brush-with-fate story. Likewise, that story probably has a moment of truth—an instant when fate turned one way or the other. And that’s all it takes. Like the reality of only having 24 hours in a day, the reality of agriculture allows very little time for safety training. That’s why Good Day’s Work is designed the way it is.
Good Day’s Work approaches safety training specifically from an ag perspective, covering detailed information and offering insights specific to the job you do. Better yet, your training happens here, on this website—where you simply log in to take the video classes assigned to you in English or Spanish. It takes just minutes, when it’s most convenient for your schedule. You can even use your smart phone.
Even the most seasoned farm and ag-business experts have been known to find value in up-to-date safety training. Apart from the obvious—protecting yourself and the person next to you—safety training is proven to make employees more productive.