Farm Safety and Injury Prevention

As the farming season ramps up this spring, it's important to be thinking about managing risk. Injury prevention, or managing human risk, means keeping you healthy and able to do the physical work necessary for your farm. This video will show you how to perform various farm tasks safely. In it, you will learn how to lift safely, good body positions for harvesting, and how to install portable electric fencing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKibMxevVDk

Also, keep in mind that snakes and ticks are becoming active this time of year, so be careful! Check out our facebook page for more information on avoiding these critters:

https://www.facebook.com/FoothillFarming

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