Dairy
Collaboration for innovation: Safety solutions for WA state dairy farms
The fast pace of work on a dairy farm or ranch allows little time for dedicated worker safety training. Workers spend long hours and night shifts handling large cattle and navigating slippery terrain. Standardized health and safety training is often not practical due to the unique features across operations. In response to the need, health and safety professionals collaborated to develop training tools, addressing the unique hazards of working in the dairy industry.
Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture
New Online, On-Demand Courses
Safety Training & Tools for Managers & Health Educators
Offering information and tools to help agricultural safety managers and educators build and expand workplace safety training and programs. Each online course features practical resources, ready-to-use toolkits, and lessons learned developed by researchers and agricultural partners.
Washington State Dairy Safety Network
The Dairy Safety Network project brings bilingual and bicultural safety materials and training opportunities to Northwest dairy owners and managers.
Through the Network, the online Dairy Safety Toolkit (DST) provides curated training materials and tools to be used for on-site training of dairy workers. Materials are in English and Spanish.
This portal also provides moderated discussion forums where users can share success stories and have questions answered by moderators.