Dairy veterinarian Kelly Reed reminds us how easily people can get hurt during routine farming activities. She promotes protocols to cover aspects a farmer may not typically consider. This includes when to treat a worker on-farm instead of calling emergency services and which supervisor to contact in off hours based on who can respond quickest to a specific location. In addition to protocols, equipment should be inspected, maintenance scheduled and recorded to regularly update the MSDS binder.
Source: Dairy Herd Management, August 8, 2019. Link. Dr. Reed encourages farmers to conduct a third-party safety audit and require drug testing for any person involved in a farm accident.
INSIGHTS: As veterinarians conduct required VFD visits, sharing this article might help save someone’s life. Prevention is important for dairy personnel and cows.