NFSHW24: Sharing the Road: Agricultural Equipment and the Driving Public

Recorded On: 09/16/2024

Summary: A collision between agriculture equipment and a passenger vehicles on a roadway often result in serious injury or fatalities. Ag equipment is much larger and heavier than personal vehicles.  As agriculture changes, even in rural areas, there are fewer residents that are familiar with ag equipment and may not have an understanding how the equipment on the roadway can affect them.  A decision to pass, follow closely, or failure to provide space when meeting equipment on a two-lane road can have consequences.  Furthermore, as metropolitan areas expand further into agriculture communities, farmers will meet even more personal vehicles in places they are not expecting them that are not aware of the precautions that they need to take when meeting or passing ag equipment.  Farmers also have responsibility when driving on rural roadways, they need to be aware of vehicles around them, how much of the road they are taking up, and that they are using the equipment’s lighting and signage properly. This webinar is to provide an understanding of where the interaction between agriculture machines and non-rural traffic is occurring, what are some of the more common types of incidents that are occurring, and what resources are available to reduce ag equipment and regular vehicle incidents. 

Intended Audience:  Driving public, producers, and ag service providers 

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

  1. Types of roadway incidents involving ag equipment that occur 
  2. Where many of these incidents occur 
  3. The lighting and marking available on modern agricultural equipment 
  4. What resources are available to help producers be seen on roadways. 

The University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, Education and Research Center offers 1.0 contact hour for each webinar during National Farm Safety and Health Week. Upon completing the evaluation, learners will receive a certificate of completion. This course can meet continuing education requirements for a variety of professionals including: BGC criteria for IH/CIH professionalsBCSP criteria for safety professionalsCPH criteria for public health professionals.

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Webinar: Sharing the Road: Agricultural Equipment and the Driving Public
Recorded 09/16/2024  |  60 minutes  |   Closed captions available
Recorded 09/16/2024  |  60 minutes  |   Closed captions available
Evaluation
13 Questions
Certificate
1.00 Continuing Education Credit credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 Continuing Education Credit credit  |  Certificate available

Ed Brokesh, PhD, MBA, BS

Assistant Professor, Carl and Melinda Helwig Bio and Ag Engineering Department, Kansas State University

Dr. Edwin Brokesh is an Assistant Professor in the Carl and Melinda Helwig Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department at Kansas State University with teaching, research, and extension responsibilities. Dr. Brokesh teaches engineering design and ag machine courses.  His research is related to tillage and safety related topics.  His extension focus is on ag safety and currently is working to develop the Kansas Ag Safety and Health Center (KASH) at Kansas State University.  Dr. Brokesh joined the K-State BAE department in 2008 following a 24-year career as a design engineer and manager within the livestock equipment, grain handling equipment and ATV industries.  As a result of this experience, he became involved in the ASABE Lighting and Marking Committee among other safety related committees.  The Lighting and Marking committee is responsible for the standard that is the foundation of 49 CFR Part 562 the “Agricultural Machinery Illumination and Safety Act” (AMISA).   Dr. Brokesh holds a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering, a M.B.A and a PhD from Kansas State University.  He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Kansas.