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Ag?Safety?S.T.A.T.?–?Safe?Tactics?for?Ag?Today? Vol.?2?No.?4?April?2009? *********************************************************************************************? AG?SAFETY?S.T.A.T.?–?SAFE?TACTICS?FOR?AG?TODAY? Vol.2?No.?4?April?2009? ? THOUGHTS?from?the?EDITOR?‐?BEWARE?of?METH?ACTIVITY?on?the?FARM? COMMUNITIES?GEARING?UP?for?FARM?SAFETY?DAY?CAMPS? TRACTOR?SAFETY?PACKETS? 4‐H?ATV?SAFETY?UPDATE? BEING?PREPARED?at?WORK?and?HOME? ARTICLE?of?the?MONTH:?SAFETY?with?ANHYDROUS?AMMONIA? *********************************************************************************************? THOUGHTS?from?the?EDITOR? Dee?Jepsen,?State?Safety?Leader? According?to?the?National?Safety?Council,?methamphetamine?use?is?becoming?more?widespread?in?the?workplace.? In?addition?to?having?serious?health?consequences?for?workers,?meth?use?also?can?increase?the?likelihood?of? workplace?accidents?and?result?in?higher?health?care?costs?and?lost?productivity?for?employers.? ? For?the?farm?operation,?meth?users?see?the?anhydrous?ammonia?nurse?tanks?as?an?available?ingredient?to?support? their?drug?addiction.?As?farms?getting?ready?to?apply?spring?fertilizers,?they?should?also?be?on?the?look?out?for? criminal?activity.?An?OSU?Factsheet,?Preventing?Theft?of?Anhydrous?Ammonia,?offers?signs?to?look?for?and?tips?for? prevention.?It?can?be?found?on?Ohioline?at?/aex‐fact/0594‐1.html? ? COMMUNITIES?GEARING?UP?for?FARM?SAFETY?DAY?CAMPS? Spring?is?here?and?so?begins?a?new?season?for?farm?safety.?Each?year?approximately?2,000?campers?enjoy?learning? about?rural?hazards?during?a?Farm?Safety?Day?Camp.?These?camps?are?a?collaborative?sponsorship?among?Ohio? State?University?Extension,?Ohio?Farm?Bureau,?Our?Ohio,?Ohio?4‐H?Foundation?and?The?Nationwide?Foundation.? Farm?Safety?Round‐Ups?offer?communities?valuable?lessons?about?farm?dangers?through?educational?sessions?that? focus?on?rural?