By Cheryl Boyer, Professor and Extension Specialist, Nursery Crop Production and Marketing
At the Turf and Ornamental Field Day earlier this month, I mentioned a suite of KSRE resources for the turf and landscape industry focusing on safety. Many participants were interested in these publications—perhaps for in-house training this winter or on an as-needed basis for new and returning employees. In addition to the links below, there is a similar set of safety resources for the fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty foods manufacturing industry—let me know if you would like help finding them in the KSRE Bookstore.
Guide to Managing Health, Safety, and Environmental Risks for Employers and Supervisors
While these items were published in 2008 and 2009, much of the content is relevant and consistent with current safety recommendations. Would you support updating these written resources or additional learning tools like videos or hands-on workshops? If so, please contact me (crboyer@ksu.edu) with your ideas or willingness to write a letter of support for a grant application. Thank you for caring about the safety of people working in our industry!
