Pennsylvania State University's Farm Safety Program has produced 30+ articles and videos on farm safety and health topics in Spanish. Topics range from navigating health insurance options for farm workers to tractor and equipment safety.
Back Injury Prevention Quick Tips This poster from the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety provides a series of tips to avoid back injuries.
Two training videos you can reference to prevent sexual harassment on your farm, and to respond to it if need be:
Farm Manager Video Series: Preventing Sexual Harassment (UNH, UVM)
Safety in the Field: Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment for Farm Workers (AgriSafe)
This checklist from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension can help you identify and share information about farm chores and their importance to farm operations.
Training Guides covering Pre-Harvest, Harvest, and Post-Harvest food safety topics were developed by the North Central Region FSMA Center (Available in PDF and PowerPoint)
Beginning June 28, 2024, a new set of federal labor rules will go into effect with the goal of strengthening farm worker protections and ensuring that use of the H2A program does not adversely affect…
El H5N1 es un virus de la gripe aviar que puede causarle enfermedades. Use el equipo de protección personal (EPP) recomendado al trabajar con animales enfermos y materiales que puedan estar infectados. Lea este recurso para obtener más información sobre cómo protegerse y proteger a su equipo.
(Recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) and other information on protecting yourself and your team from the H5N1 avian flu virus)
This video from the Farm Manager Video Series provides strategies for providing effective feedback to farm employees that motivate and improve work performance.
A standard application form that collects the same information from all job applicants and clearly displays your farm name and contact information is an important part of presenting your operation in a professional manner. This template provides a good basis for your employment application form and allows you to customize with your farm name and logo.
La base de datos de recursos del Centro de Salud y Seguridad Agrícola del Alto Medio Oeste contiene una variedad de materiales de salud y seguridad, incluidas varias guías en español. Puede buscar materiales por palabra clave, categoría y etiquetas/temas e idioma.
(A list of farm safety resources in Spanish from UMASH)
El Programa de Seguridad Agrícola de la Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania ha producido artículos y videos sobre temas de seguridad de tractores y equipos en español.
(Articles and videos on tractor and equipment safety in Spanish)
This video from the Farm Manager Video Series shares tips for how to use reference checks to learn more about a prospective job applicant. You'll learn about the kinds of information that can be gained through a reference check, its limitations, and how to incorporate it in your overall assessment of and decision-making about an applicant.
Once applications begin rolling in you will need a system for selecting those applicants that you’d like to interview. Your job descriptions should lead you to a list of qualifications which will help…
This three-part video series demonstrates how to use partial budgeting as a decision tool for tractor and equipment investments. The videos provide examples of how farmers can use the partial budget…
Developed by the National Farm Medicine Center, The Safer Farms initiative developed a series of hazard analysis tools and forms to help you identify and address risks. The tools and forms are free,…
Employee handbooks are important tools for communicating expectations to your employees and developing a positive workplace culture. Here we provide examples so you can see what other farms/organizations have included in their manuals, as well as a link to our Personnel Policy Generator tool.
This University of Maine Cooperative Extension webpage explains what kinds of tasks SOPs should be created for, describes the characteristics of quality SOPS and provides a template for drafting them.
This toolkit explains different childcare options available in case of an absent parent, where to find trusted immigration services in your community, and how to prepare to assert your constitutional rights in the presence of an immigration officer. It is available in Spanish and English.
This toolkit is designed to support employers in promoting healthy, safe workplaces by destigmatizing conversations about substance misuse, offering guidance in how to address it, and developing practices that focus on prevention.
It was created by a workgroup made up of Vermont employers and community organizations focused on substance misuse prevention and recovery.
