Update on OSHA Inspections on Dairy Farms

Farm Credit East hosted a webinar in conjunction with NEDPA, New York Farm Bureau, PRO-DAIRY and NYCAMH to look at the findings from OSHA inspections that took place last year.

Ron Williams, Compliance Assistance Specialist for OSHA’s Syracuse, N.Y. office, provided an update on inspections that took place on New York State dairy farms in 2014 and presented some of the findings from these inspections to help prepare businesses for OSHA inspections in the coming year.

Materials available on Farm Credit East's website include:

• OSHA Dairy Farm Initiative-Year 2 - Ron Williams' PowerPoint Presentation
• Dairy Safety: For more information - Karl Czymmek's Presentation

Links for more information:

• Horizontal Silo Management - Doing it Right: Chapter 1 - Prepping
• Horizontal Silo Management- Chapter 2: Packing
• Horizontal Silo Management - Doing it Right: Chapter 3 – Covering
• Horizontal Silo Management - Doing it Right: Chapter 4 - Feedout

• PRO-DAIRY
• Northeast Dairy Producers Association (NEDPA)
• New York Farm Bureau
• NY Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH)
  
• Farm Credit East

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