Safety

Del Fresco Pure Wins Silver for Safety at 2025 OHS Canada Honors

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:43:22 GMT

Del Fresco Pure announced Sept. 26 that it has been awarded the Silver Award in the OHS Culture category at the 2025 OHS Canada Honors. The OHS Canada Honors celebrate organizations across the country that demonstrate excellence in workplace health and safety. The OHS Culture category specifically recognizes companies that actively engage employees at all levels, foster open communication and integrate safety into the core values of the organization.

“In agriculture, cultural diversity and language barriers present unique challenges, making workers particularly vulnerable to health and safety risks,” says Amanda Sharman, food safety compliance and regulatory specialist at Del Fresco Pure. “While we have always followed Health and Safety Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, we recognized that we could do more to protect and empower our workforce.”

In 2024, Del Fresco Pure achieved certification by the Equitable Food Initiative for Social Responsibility. EFI provided guidance that led the company to enhance health and safety programs, establish a leadership team and create a platform where workers, supervisors and managers could openly discuss concerns and solutions. All leadership team members were trained in EFI standards and worked together to improve communication, address health and safety issues and engage the workforce in meaningful dialogue.

Key initiatives that the company says have strengthened its health and safety culture include:

Providing training materials, notices and policies in multiple languages to ensure all workers can fully understand protocols.
Implementing an anonymous reporting system for workers to voice concerns safely in their native languages.
Using visual aids, posters and images to communicate safety information effectively to those who might struggle with reading.
Ensuring leadership team members communicate directly with workers, translating as necessary, to foster understanding and trust.

These measures have significantly increased workforce engagement, says Del Fresco Pure, allowing employees to feel more comfortable raising concerns and actively participating in safety initiatives. The leadership team works in tandem with the health and safety team and the joint health and safety committee to continuously improve the company’s health and safety management system.

“We are honored to receive the Silver Award in OHS Culture,” says Carl Mastronardi, president and CEO of Del Fresco Pure. “This recognition reflects the dedication of our entire team and underscores our ongoing commitment to creating a safe, inclusive and responsive workplace. By integrating social responsibility standards and prioritizing continuous improvement, we are strengthening the culture of safety across our operations.”

EFI offers heat illness resources for farmworkers

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:32:09 GMT

July is Extreme Heat Awareness Month, and the Equitable Food Initiative says it will offer heat safety and prevention resources for agriculture employers and workers.

EFI says that with record temperatures nationwide, it’s important to safeguard farmworkers’ health and safety.

EFI developed a toolkit in collaboration with farmworkers — found at equitablefood.org/heat — that includes a video for workers that explains heat exhaustion symptoms and preventable measures in Spanish, a tip sheet in both English and Spanish and a roundup of other statistics and resources, according to a news release.

The organization also notes that some states such as California, Colorado, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon and Washington have comprehensive heat protection standards while other states do not, leaving millions of farmworkers vulnerable to life-threatening heat illnesses and unhealthy working conditions.

According to EFI, heat exposure contributes to up to 2,000 worker fatalities in the U.S. each year. Additionally, up to 170,000 workers suffer heat stress-related injuries annually, with workplace injuries increasing by 1% for every 1 degree Celsius rise in temperature. EFI also said a lack of heat safety measures costs the U.S. economy nearly $100 billion annually.

The organization said several practical tips can help protect workers from extreme heat dangers:

• Hydration — Encourage workers to drink plenty of water before, during and after shifts. Ensure access to cool (below 60 F), potable water.

• Rest breaks — Schedule frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned areas to allow workers to cool down.

• Protective clothing — Advise workers to wear lightweight, light-colored and loose-fitting clothing. Hats and sunglasses provide additional sun protection.

• Education —Train workers to recognize the signs of heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and to act immediately by seeking shade, water and medical attention if necessary.

“Education and voluntary compliance are vital when it comes to heat safety,” Alexandra Martinez, marketing associate for EFI, said in the release. “Farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to heat-related health risks and are 35 times more likely to die from heat-related causes compared to other workers. We’re providing simple, executable steps that can help save lives.”

Expert panel recommends major reforms to FDA

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 15:51:28 GMT

Business as usual is not going to cut it at the Food and Drug Administration in 2023. Pushing through a rocky 2022, the FDA recently received recommendations from an outside expert panel that would reinvent the agency structure and culture if implemented.

The Operational Evaluation of the FDA Human Foods Program report was released Dec. 7 by the Reagan-Udall foundation at the behest of FDA Commissioner Robert Califf. Initial responses to the report have been positive from food and consumer groups alike.

“Today’s report is a very encouraging first step that will hopefully translate into meaningful reform within the FDA foods program,” Brian Ronholm, director of food policy for Consumer Reports, said in a news release. “We cannot afford to tolerate the status quo and let this moment go by without adopting fundamental changes to improve the FDA’s ability to protect the public and ensure our food is safe.”

The report validates many of the criticisms raised by advocates and industry leaders in recent months. What’s more, the panel’s formal acknowledgment that “serious problems” exist in the FDA food program is significant, as this will compel the agency to act on reforms, Ronholm said in a video press briefing.

Fresh produce leaders respond

Emily Griep, International Fresh Produce Association vice president of regulatory compliance and global food safety, shares the positive sentiment.

“IFPA is very grateful for the release of today’s report from the Reagan-Udall foundation,” Griep said in the briefing. “We agree with the report’s recommendations for the need for a strong, supportive, singular leadership with clear lines of authority within the FDA’s human foods programs to help break down interagency silos and provide overall improvements to the culture of the human foods program.”

The report, Griep said, provided a clear and strong approach to bring the agency back to the “prevention-focused mindset established in the Food Safety Modernization Act.”

“To do this, some structural changes are needed. And this was a major theme identified by the review panel,” Griep continued. “We feel these changes will go a long way in supporting the necessary cultural change, allowing clear decision making and effective use of the agency’s existing and future resources.”

Broadly, fresh produce advocates and industry leaders say they are relieved and hopeful that the report will empower necessary changes long overdue at the FDA.

Related news: FDA unveils Food Traceability Final Rule

“We are very pleased and thankful for the expert panel’s dedication to this report,” De Ann Davis, senior vice president of science for Western Growers, said in the video briefing. “We think it reflects many of the conversations that we’ve had and recommendations that we made, including the need for a single point of leadership for the agency when it comes to human foods program.

“We are also appreciative of the panel’s acknowledgement of the need for a prevention focus by the agency when it comes to the safety of the nation’s food. This was the original intention of the Food Safety Modernization Act, and we are very grateful for the call to see it reestablished,” Davis continued. “With more than 20,000 farms in California alone that provide produce to the nation, we acknowledge that the best way to continue to achieve food safety is through prevention-based programs rather than compliance.”

Mounting pressure on the FDA to act in 2022

Faced with a series of back-to-back challenges that tested and stressed FDA operations, early 2022 was anything but smooth sailing for the agency. Exposés and pushback beset the FDA, culminating with a coalition of food and public health consumer groups — including the IFPA, Western Growers, FMI and others — petitioning the FDA to empower a deputy commission for foods.

In July 2022, Califf responded to pressure to take a closer look at how the FDA does business and reached out to an independent expert panel to evaluate the current FDA Human Foods Program.

The panel, convened by the Reagan-Udall Foundation, was asked to evaluate the program within a 60-day period and offer recommendations to strengthen the FDA’s food regulatory role. Califf acknowledged in the report that while Americans generally have access to safe and nutritious food, the FDA was “challenged by our nation’s endlessly complex food systems and supply chain.”

Now that an expert evaluation and recommendations have been shared, Congress would need to enact these new policy recommendations with appropriate resources and funding. Reforms that cover the gamut of FDA topics — improving food safety prevention strategies all the way to aspirational plans of creating an entirely new center focused on nutrition — are only possible with funding that can turn words into boots-on-the-ground action.

Fill Your Picnic Basket with Food Safety

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:10:58 GMT

Memorial Day kicks off the official start of summer. USDA wants to remind you to prevent foodborne illness before you light up that grill and pack up the cooler. Hot and humid weather combined with outdoor activities, provide the perfect environment for harmful bacteria to multiply on food and make people sick.

Fill your picnic basket with these items that will help keep your summer fun while handling food at your Memorial Day gathering:

If running water is not available, bring soap, paper towels, hand sanitizer or moist towelettes. This will help keep your hands clean throughout the day especially after handling any raw meat or poultry.
Avoid cross contamination by using clean plates and utensils. Don’t place cooked food on a plate that once held raw meat or poultry.
Bring a couple of portable coolers – one for perishable foods and one for beverages– filled with ice. Perishable items like raw chicken, burgers or appetizers like fresh salsa, guacamole or bean salads should be kept at 40⁰F or below.
Don’t forget the food thermometer! Cook meat and poultry to the safe internal temperatures. Checking the temperature is the only way to know if your food is safe to consume. USDA recommended safe minimum internal temperatures are:
- Beef, pork, lamb and veal (steaks, roasts and chops): 145°F with a three-minute rest time
- Fish: 145°F
- Ground meats (beef, veal, lamb, pork): 160°F
- Whole poultry, poultry breasts and ground poultry: 165°F
Bring the right amount of food that you will consume at your picnic, but if you still have some leftovers, don’t leave them outdoors for more than 2 hours.

Foodborne illnesses can be prevented by properly handling food at home or outdoors. Make sure to follow our four steps - Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill - to food safety all year and during special occasions like this Memorial Day holiday.

Need more food safety information? Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at (1-888-674-6854) Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, or email or chat at AskKaren.gov .

New Employee Orientation: A Must for Farms

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:29:37 GMT

A good experience on the first day can lead to long term employee engagement and higher retention rates.
By: Faith Cullens, Michigan State University Extension

Often on a dairy farm, a new worker is asked to start immediately because we are short-handed. Since cows need to be milked and calves need to be fed on-time, the temptation is to start the new person on the job with little explanation. Then we become upset that the new employee didn’t last more than a few days. We once again are short-handed and the cycle continues. This cycle costs the farm a lot of money in employee turn-over. We also place an unfair burden on our current employees that are left to cover shifts when someone quits and invest time in training another new person. A conscious decision by the farm to invest one hour into a new employee could make all the difference. New hire orientation is a critical point for both the new hire and the company.

Taking time to welcome a new worker to your farm will pay big dividends in the long run. A good experience on the first day can lead to long term employee engagement and higher retention rates. This is also an opportunity to get to know the person that you hired. Michigan State University Extension recommends utilizing premade packets and a checklist to help you through the process when a new hire starts.

Having new employee packets prepared ahead of time will save you time when you are in a rush to get the new person going. Items you may find helpful to include in new employee packets include:

I-9 form
State and federal tax form (W4)
Direct deposit form
Michigan New Hire Reporting Form
Animal abuse policy and reporting agreement
Drug and alcohol policy
Employee handbook

If you do not currently have an employee handbook, an example template compiled by Michigan State University Extension can be found online where you can also find a helpful check list for agricultural employers.

In addition to having the necessary paperwork completed, it is important to discuss details about their new role on their first day. Even if details such as their work schedule and job expectations were discussed during the interview, it is not appropriate to assume that the candidate retained the information. All important information needs to be covered again on the first day. A possible discussion point checklist may look like this:

Farm tour
Job description
Learning expectations and timeline to complete
Pay rate
Pay schedule
Work schedule
Work attire
Where to park
Bathroom location
Where to store food and eat lunch
Introduction to other employees
What to do in case of accident or emergency
Location of phone lists
Policies regarding tardiness, sick days, break times, etc.

After the new employee has started, it is important to meet with them at the end of the day or at the start of second day to debrief on how their day went and answer any questions. For many new employees their new job may seem fast paced and hectic. Spend time listening to them and encouraging them. For the first few weeks on the job, it is important to maintain a close relationship with a new employee to head off any issues. A solid orientation experience sets both the new hire and your company up for success.

Nebraska Corn Board Urges Drivers to Take Extra Caution During Harvest

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:01:18 GMT

Nebraska drivers and farmers are being reminded to be careful during harvest because large equipment and trucks will be entering and leaving fields.

Tim Scheer is chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board. He says farmers will be working long hours to harvest their crops, and that can contribute to errors.

But other drivers also need to be careful, especially in rural areas where traffic will be heavier than usual. And drivers should watch out for slow-moving agricultural equipment.

Tall crops in the fields may also make it hard to see traffic at some intersections.

Prep Grain Bin Safety Needs Before Harvest

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:29:02 GMT

In just minutes, shifting and moving grain can take a life. Take steps before you enter a grain bin to ensure you have the proper safety equipment and know how to use it.

Entering grain bins is dangerous, and farm safety experts say grain producers should develop a “zero entry” mentality. “Stay out of the bin,” says Karen Funkenbusch, University of Missouri rural safety and health specialist. “But if you must enter, do not go alone. Grain entrapment is one of the least understood hazards in today’s family farm operations.”

If you do have to enter, use a body harness with an anchored lifeline when entering a grain bin from above. Always have trained observer outside the bin. Review safety instructions with employees each year.

Communities that want to start a grain safety workshop can apply for a grant from the Grain Handling Safety Coalition by Sept. 30, 2017. Click here for program details, as well as handouts and other safety resources.

In rural communities, first responders and local fire departments can be overwhelmed with a grain entrapment situation.

Training and use of grain tubes have increased in recent years, improving rescue efforts.

“It only takes seconds to become entrapped in grain and less than a minute to become completely engulfed,” said Brad Liggett, president of Nationwide Agribusiness. “Once grain is above knee-level, it is nearly impossible to get out without assistance. Until we can convince all farmers and other grain handlers to develop a zero-entry mentality, we will strive to make tubes and rescue training as widely available as possible.”

Nationwide Agribusiness’ annual Nominate Your Fire Department Contest announced 16 winners. These fire departments will receive grain tubes and safety training to help first responders be able to rescue people who may become entrapped in grain. The 2017 winners are:

Dieterich Fire Protection District (Illinois)
Marion Center Volunteer Fire Department (Pennsylvania)
Alexandria Volunteer Fire Company (Pennsylvania)
Elgin-Beaverdam Hose Company (Pennsylvania)
Livonia Fire Department (New York)
Union Fire Company No. 1 (New Jersey)
Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company (Delaware)
Florence Township Fire Department (Ohio)
Braymer Volunteer Fire Department (Missouri)
Jamestown Rural Fire Protection District (Missouri)
Jasper Fire Protection District (Missouri)
Blanchard Township Gilboa Fire Department (Ohio)
Number One Fire Department (Tennessee)
New Albin Fire Department (Iowa)
Thorp Fire & Ambulance District (Wisconsin)
West Burlington Fire Department (Iowa)

For more information about the program, visit www.grainbinsafetyweek.com or watch this video .

Rescuers Train to Cheat Death on the Farm

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:29:02 GMT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Mark Baker doesn’t mess around when it comes to teaching volunteer firefighters how to rescue someone trapped in a grain bin. Even when it’s a carefully controlled situation.

“Keep digging, keep digging, keep digging. Let’s go!” he shouts to trainees scooping grain from around a volunteer standing inside a mobile silo. “Too much time. Too much time.”

Baker knows that every minute counts when someone is trapped, being slowly crushed by the pressure of corn or soybean kernels. It’s like a drowning, he said, with the victim unable to breathe because of the intense pressure placed on his chest.

“The pounds of grain pressure on their bodies constricts them over and over,” he added.

About 40 volunteer firefighters gathered Saturday on the Lutheran Hospital campus in southwest Fort Wayne for training in grain bin and farm equipment rescues. They represented Woodburn, Avilla, Poe, St. Joseph and other areas in Allen County.

“We’re trying to protect our best resource, which is our farmers,” said Baker, a trainer with Stateline Farm Rescue.

The Orangeville, Illinois, company travels the country, training first responders in rural areas how to rescue farming accident victims.

In 2010, 51 people were trapped in grain storage in bins and 26 of them died, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA describes grain handling as “a high-hazard industry” in which “workers can be exposed to risks such as fires and explosions, suffocation from engulfment and entrapment in grain bins, falls from heights, and crushing/amputation injuries.”

Grain, experts say, can act like quicksand when someone is walking inside a silo to try to move it.

Allen County Farm Bureau Inc. sponsored the all-day training, which included classroom and hands-on sessions. Last year, two people were trapped in grain bins just in the eastern part of Allen County, said Tom Miller, who is vice president of the local farm bureau’s board.

“Thankfully, both people got out alive,” he said. “If the fire department had done the wrong thing, it could have been disastrous.”

Jeb Sheidler, executive director of Lutheran’s trauma services, said the majority of farm-related accidents are preventable. But, when they do happen, rescuers need to know what to do.

Sheidler taught the responders how to control heavy bleeding after a victim has been removed from farm equipment, such as an auger. When a tourniquet isn’t available, a pumped up blood pressure cuff can work in a pinch, he said.

“Farming is a very dangerous occupation,” Sheidler said, adding that people older than 60 and younger than 15 suffer a disproportionately higher number of farming injuries. “We see a lot of kids injured in farm accidents.”

Saturday’s training included how to use tools to cut into grain bins’ sheet metal sides.

Katherine Tsakkos was one of the volunteers who climbed into the grain bin. The pressure on her legs and hips was intense she said afterward.

The outline of individual corn kernels was still visible on her legs half an hour after she was “rescued.”

“Under prolonged conditions, it could cause damage,” she said. “It’s very tight. It really is.”

Sam Sliger, who has volunteered with the St. Joseph Township fire department for more than four years, has never been called out on a farm rescue.

Listening to the trainers, he gained an appreciation for how dangerous farming is. And he gained something else from the training that three others from his squad completed:

Confidence in mounting a grain bin rescue.

The sobering part was learning out to cut into grain bins to lessen some of the pressure. Because rescuers want to provide quick relief, they might need to wield those power tools while dangling dozens of feet in the air if someone is trapped near the top of a 40- or 50-foot silo, Sliger said.

“It’s a gut check,” he added.

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Source: The (Fort Wayne) Journal-Gazette, http://bit.ly/2vBRe2s

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Information from: The Journal Gazette, http://www.journalgazette.net

This is an AP-Indiana Exchange story offered by The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette.

AgSafe seeking new leadership

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 06:16:27 GMT

AgSafe, Modesto, Calif., is starting a search for a president and CEO.

Amy Wolfe, who has led the organization for about 10 ½ years, plans to leave the organization in June 2020, according to a news release.

AgSafe is a nonprofit association that provides health and safety education to the agriculture industry.

“Amy has been a remarkable leader, and both our organization and the employers and workers that we serve owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude for her dedicated service and guidance,” Don Winn, chairman of the AgSafe board, said in the release.

“My work at AgSafe has been extremely fulfilling and rewarding,” Wolfe said in the release. “It’s not easy to leave but doing so is the right thing for me and my family at this stage of life. And, I’ll move on knowing that this incredible organization is in good hands with an outstanding leadership team who will find an exceptional agriculture industry professional to take on the president/CEO role.”

AgSafe has posted information about the position and its requirements on LinkedIn .

Be Careful When You Winter Spread

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 02:30:52 GMT

Source: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Protection

Editor’s Note: Though this release is specific to Wisconsin, it offers good tips where ever there is frozen ground.

Winter’s snow and frozen ground make it a riskier time to spread manure on fields -- and a good time to follow Ben Franklin’s famous advice: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, state water quality officials say.

“A day or two of very warm weather generating snowmelt or rainfall on frozen soils can produce unusually high risk for runoff,” says Jim Vanden Brook, water quality section chief for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Protection.

“Check the Manure Management Advisory System for current National Weather Service forecasts of runoff risk in your area and avoid spreading on those days when the risks are high.”
That advisory system features a “Runoff Risk Advisory Map” showing 3-day and 10-day risk runoff predictions and is found at www.manureadvisorysystem.wi.gov/

Large-scale farms with state wastewater discharge permits are prohibited from surface applying solid manure on frozen or snow-covered ground during February and March, liquid manure whenever ground is frozen or snow-covered, and face other spreading restrictions. Farms without permits do not face the same restrictions but will want to avoid spreading when rain or melting snow is forecast, and if they must apply, do so to fields with the lowest risk of runoff.
Tom Bauman, who coordinates the Department of Natural Resources animal waste section program, encourages farmers to take other precautions.

“Manure keeps coming 24/7, so taking a few more precautions and having a manure spill response plan in place can help you avoid problems this winter,” he says. “The last thing you want to do on a bitter cold day or night is deal with a manure spill or runoff.”

A video demonstrating steps to prevent a manure spill -- and showing a Polk County farmer responding to a mock spill -- can be found on DNR’s “Farm News” playlist on its YouTube channel, WIDNRTV. The address for the playlist is http://www.youtube.com/user/WIDNRTV#grid/user/2FD88C2442E6E2AF .

DNR’s Prevent Manure Runoff pages [ http://dnr.wi.gov/runoff/ag/manure.html ] contain links to the Manure Management Advisory System, which provides the runoff risk forecasts, contains maps to help farmers and others who apply nutrients identify lower-risk fields and dates to apply.

Have a spill response plan in place and report spills immediately

Farmers also can find example manure spill response plans on DNR’s Respond to Manure Spills [ http://dnr.wi.gov/runoff/ag/respondtomanurespills.html ] web page that they can download, print off, fill out and post.

“Writing out a plan can help you be prepared for the emergency you hope you never have,” says Roxanne Chronert, DNR’s spill team leader.

Iowa Expands Operation Area for Covered Farm Vehicles

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:01:41 GMT

People operating covered farm vehicles in Iowa can now travel farther from their home farm and qualify for other exemptions under federal exemptions adopted this month by the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Vehicles weighing less than 26,000 pounds and fulfilling other criteria can now operate anywhere in Iowa. They previously had to stay within a 150 air-mile radius of the home farm.

Meanwhile, operators of those vehicles are exempt from holding a commercial driver’s license; enrolling in a company-based controlled substance and alcohol testing program; getting a physical exam or holding a medical examiner’s certificate; and abiding by hours-of-service regulations, Iowa DOT says. Only the commercial driver’s license exemption existed earlier.

The changes result from the Moving Ahead for the Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) , a bill President Barack Obama signed into law July 6.

To be considered a covered farm vehicle, equipment must be operated by a farm owner, employee or family member to transport agricultural commodities, livestock, machinery or supplies to and from a farm, Iowa DOT says. It must also qualify as a commercial motor vehicle, meaning it is self-propelled or towed and meets specified weight requirements.

So far, only Missouri and Minnesota have agreed to immediately honor the exemptions for Iowa farmers.

Information about additional stipulations and an application for obtaining covered farm vehicle status is available by going to the Iowa DOT website. Or watch a video explaining MAP-21, then go to the federal government’s MAP-21 website for additional documentation .

Heat Warnings Sweep Across U.S.: What You Should Know

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:37:49 GMT

This week, dangerous heat is sweeping across Texas to Wisconsin to Ohio to Georgia.

It’s particularly important to watch out for yourself and each other when heat indexes reach 91 degrees or higher, as referenced by the Mayo Clinic. The heat index is a value calculated with the outside temperature and humidity—which is important as in high humidity environments you can’t effectively sweat. This makes people more prone to heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

(Farm Journal)

Health experts say it can take several weeks to adjust to higher temperatures. With this sudden onset of wide-spread heat, it’s important everyone takes steps to stay safe.

Watch Out for Each Other

Iowa State Extension highlights how the signs of heat stress are often overlooked by the victim. As their report details, “The individual may at ﬁrst be confused or unable to concentrate, followed by more severe symptoms, such as fainting and/or collapsing. If heat stress symptoms occur, move the victim to a cool, shaded area, give him or her water, and immediately contact a supervisor or another individual to provide assistance.

8 Tips to Stay Safe Outside in Heat

Stay hydrated, which helps your body swat and keep a normal body temperature.
Eat light—but often.
Protect your skin. Wear hats with brims, sunblock, sunglasses. Reapply sunscreen every two hours (or more often if swimming or sweating.)
Wear loosefitting, lightweight clothing.
When possible, schedule activities in cooler part of day.
Take breaks
Take extra precautions with certain medications that affect your body’s hydration or ability to dissipate heat.
Be cautious if you have certain conditions or a history of previous heat illness.

To help everyone stay safe and be aware, Superior Ag Safety and Compliance Manager, Ryan Coleman, reminds everyone to make hydration and safety a priority in this video: