Penn State Agricultural Safety and Health

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Pennsylvania Farm Fatalities During 2000-2004

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 Teaching

Courses in agricultural safety and health are designed to help students recognize and identify farm work hazards and to learn and develop prevention and control strategies. Upper level course work also addresses legal and ethical responsibilities and approaches to agricultural safety and health education and training. Issues are address in regards to all aspects of production agriculture and related businesses.

  ABE/ASM 326 Hazard Identification and Control in Production Agriculture and Related Businesses: Identification and control of hazards common to farms and agriculturally related rural businesses, including structures, equipment, animals,
chemicals, outdoor environment.
Prerequisite: third semester or higher.
(2 credits)
Overview
Syllabus

ABE/ASM 426 Management of Safety and Health Issues in Production
Agriculture: Management of safe workplaces and workers, hazard identification, employee training, legal responsibilities, and program development for farms and related businesses. Prerequisite: ASM 221, ASM 310
(3 credits)
Overview
Syllabus

 

  ABE/ASM 496 Independent Studies
(1 – 3 credits)

 

 

 

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