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The 25 best places to live in the US and how much a home costs
The rankings were compiled by U.S. News & World Report based on four key indexes compiled from official data, surveys and government sources: Quality of Life (32%), Value (27%), Desirability (19%) and Job Market (22%). The Quality of Life Index considers crime rates, school quality, well-being, commute times, healthcare, pollution levels and risk of natural disasters.
Understanding and perceiving heat stress risk control: Critical insights from agriculture workers
Occupational heat stress remains a prevalent hazard in industrial settings. In 2023, Nebraska identified 28% of all emergency department visits for heat-related illnesses where the activity before the visit was noted as a work-related activity (Rachael Birn, personal communication, March 29, 2024). Further, Nebraska incurred a heat death rate of 1.97 per 1 million workers, ranking the state among one of the highest reportable rates in the United States (Bogage and Tan Citation2023).
FACILITY SAFETY: Reducing Slips, Trips and Falls
Slips, trips, and falls are common to most feedyards, if not all. To help reduce potential for these occurrences, identify the factors involved in these types of incidents and understand how they can be prevented. It’s also helpful when feedyard managers recognize the phsycial and economic costs associated with worker slips, trips, and falls. According to the US Department of Labor (USDoL), these slips, trips, and falls make up the majority of general industry non-fatal incidents.
Emergency action plan
Photo provided by Aaron Yoder. Whether they’re man-made or natural disasters, emergencies such as tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, severe winter storms, severe dust storms, etc., may put people, property and animals at risk. Developing an emergency action plan (EAP) tailored to your specific site and operation can greatly lessen confusion resulting from the emergency, decrease injuries, and limit property destruction during and after the emergency.
FEEDYARD 15: Safety Training in Feedyards
Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States, and the cattle feedyard subsector continues to experience high injury and illness rates. The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) organized a team in 2015 to develop the Feedyard Safety Network to support and promote safety and health management programs in the cattle feedyard industry and design, implement, and evaluate a safety and health management program.
Steps to halt zoonotic disease transmission
Zoonotic diseases – also known as zoonoses – are caused by germs that spread between animals and people. No matter where people come into contact with animals, harmful germs are sometimes carried by animals. Darn it! This content is only for registered users with a subscription! Already a registered user? Sweet! Make sure you are signed in. Sign In If not, what are you waiting for? It’s FREE. Click hereto register and create an account.
A Diagram of the Social-Ecological Conditions of Opioid Misuse and Overdose
1. Introduction Opioids have a lengthy history of healing and harm. In the past century, shifts in political, social, and medical perspectives on opioids have led to changes in availability, meaning, and demographic use patterns [1]. From morphine to Oxycontin, clinicians and consumers have been awed by opioid’s analgesic capacity and tempted by their euphoric reward. This trend has continued in the 21st century.
Addressing risks and language barriers for immigrant feedyard workers
Research has shown that, in the feedyard environment, workers experience a high number of safety-related incidents and injuries each year. With a high density of cattle, use of horses, use of heavy equipment and exposure of workers to extreme weather conditions, risky conditions are a daily reality. Studies have also determined that some 50% of feedyard workers are Latino.
Severe weather: Be aware of the risks
The exact location and intensity of summer thunderstorms is somewhat unpredictable. Don’t allow the frequency of storm watches lull you into complacency. Severe weather – such as a tornado – can form quickly and turn deadly in just moments. Whenever thunderstorms are possible in your location, keep an eye to the sky and monitor weather updates on your phone’s weather app. If the sky begins looking dark, it’s likely that thunderstorms are developing.
Initial and periodic safety training in the feedyard
Since well over 50% of feedyard injuries involve employees who have been on the job for less than 12 months, immediately providing safety training for new employees is the best way to ensure they have the necessary information to complete job duties in a safe manner.
Horsemanship and safety in the feedyard
Pen riders will be safer if they adopt an attitude of working slowly and correctly. Staff photo. “When you’re using horses in the feedyard, slower is faster,” Garry Watt of Watt Performance Horses in Sidney, Nebraska, says. “Go at a slower pace to help prevent mistakes. Be mindful of your horse’s training level, and don’t put them in a position where you end up asking too much of them. And always practice safety principles.
Take Care With Tractors - 8 Farm Safety Tips - DTN
Photo: University of Georgia As fall harvest begins, using proper safety equipment and knowing how to operate farm machinery safely can go a long way to prevent equipment accidents. Not following these rules, however, can lead to severe injuries or even death for operators. Sept.
Mobile technology intervention for weight loss in rural men: protocol for a pilot pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Mobile technology intervention for weight loss in rural men: protocol for a pilot pragmatic randomised controlled trial http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8591-7162Christine M Eisenhauer1, Fabiana Almeida Brito2, Aaron M Yoder2, Kevin A Kupzyk3, Carol H Pullen3, Katherine E Salinas3, Jessica Miller1, Patricia A Hageman4 1College of Nursing- Northern Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Norfolk, Nebraska, USA 2College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha,...
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