Livestock Safety for All

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  Livestock is consistently reported among the top three major contributors to agricultural injuries for men, women and children. Working with livestock often requires many hands-on activities, including moving, grooming, feeding, administering medications or vaccinations, milking and branding. In a livestock show setting, youth perform many activities to prepare animals for public exhibition. Agricultural animals pose serious injury risks due to their size and unpredictable nature. An adult bull can weigh up to 3000 pounds which roughly equals 15 grown men. Animals, just like humans, can also be unpredictable. Horses are easily spooked by loud sounds or threats of danger. Cattle are known to be aggressive during feeding, after calving and during the breeding process. Even smaller animals like goats have been known to jump and head-butt their handlers. We can decrease the risk for injury, however, by understanding their natural behavior and instincts. Using low stress handling techniques can also improve the working experience for animals and people. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Promotion Livestock Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Animal Handlers Cattle Health Promotion Injury Prevention Livestock Industry Public Health Safety Education
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053433
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2014 Feb; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:822840831f9892e193bc66a13afc25ae3bc94fa09fc35a47631c90b6f35744ede6e9484c48bd62910378b4a1dde0ea763811ff2f335e4f5525c75d7699ce3379
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216186/cdc_216186_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 410.74 KB ]