Emergency Ready- Hazardous Materials Down on the Farm: Playbook of Strategies for Farm and Ranch Families

Summary: Hazardous materials lurk around many corners of farm shops, buildings, and barns. The health impacts of organic and inorganic exposures can be mild to devastating. Be prepared and be ready to handle identifiable and nonidentifiable materials during everyday farm and ranch work as well as during emergencies. In this training, we will discuss action steps, strategies, and resources to protect individuals working and living on the ranch and farm.

Intended Audience: Agricultural Producers, Agricultural Managers, Farmworkers, Rural EMT and Firefighters

Objectives: At the end of this webinar participants will be able to:

Identify hazardous material exposures in farm shops, buildings, and barns.
Understand the implications of common agriculture hazardous exposures.
Select the correct PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to use when working with hazardous materials.

Linda Emanuel, BSN, RN

Community Health Liaison

AgriSafe Network

Shaped by her experience as a Registered Nurse in rural Nebraska and as part of a multi-generational family farm, Linda grew into advocating for and educating agricultural producers and healthcare professionals. As the Agricultural Health Liaison at the AgriSafe Network, she is responsible for curriculum design of outreach programs that serve the holistic health needs of today’s farmers and ranchers. She serves as project lead within the Midwest region for the Total Farmer Health Coach program, which has a direct focus on behavioral health. Her liaison work is most exceptionally seen in the Talking Total Farmer Health podcast which she hosts, and the health/wellness outreach trainings she leads within the agricultural population she serves.

Linda has a diverse background in acute care nursing, intensive care, pediatrics, home health care, and rural primary care clinics. She is an AgriSafe Nurse Scholar, and a Nebraska LEAD fellow. She belongs to the American Nurses Association, Rural Nurses Organization, and Nebraska Nurses Association. She and her husband own and operate a row crop farming operation that has welcomed back their sons and families to continue a legacy.

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