Health & Safety
Agricultural Safety
Animal Handling
- Raccoon Latrines: Safe Procedures for Clean-up
- Frequently asked questions about bird flu in New York State (Cornell CALS Link)
Cryogen Safety: Resources and Training
- Cryogenic Material Safety (Cornell Environment, Health and Safety (EHS))
- Cornell EHS Laboratory Safety Manual: 16.10.1 Cryogenic Safety Guidelines (Cornell EHS)
- Cornell EHS Lab Safety Manual: 16.10.3 Cryogenic Materials on Elevators in Cornell Buildings (Cornell EHS)
- EHS 3055 - Cryogen Safety / Environment, Health and Safety On-line Training
- Cryogen Safety Training by Airgas / CALS OEH On-line Training
- Cryogen Safety Training at the Tank / CALS OEH On-line Training
- Airgas Cryogen Safety Training at the Tank: Liquid Nitrogen Filling Demonstration
- Airgas Store - Ithaca, NY
Deer-Vehicle Collisions
Eye Safety and Viewing a Solar Eclipse Safely
- How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely (Outside Link: American Astronomical Society)
- Eclipses: 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024, crossing the USA (Outside Link: NASA)
Greenhouses
Hearing Conservation
- Hearing Conservation Safety Training: CULearn EHS 2407
- Have you Heard? Hearing Loss Caused by Farm Noise is Preventable (outside link: CDC NIOSH)
- Noise Reduction Rating (NRR) (Cornell EHS Toolbox Talk: HS15_HC_TBT_NoiseReductionRating)
- NIOSH - They're Your Ears, Protect Them - Hearing Loss Caused by Farm Noise is Preventable (outside link: CDC NIOSH)
Heat Stress
Lightbulb Safety
- What to Do if a Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulb or Fluorescent Tube Light Bulb Breaks in Your Home (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency external link)
New Employee Safety Orientation Checklist
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Cornell University COVID-19 Tracking Dashboard
- Cornell’s Coronavirus Webpage
- Tompkins County Health Department
- NYS Department of Health
- CDC: Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
- Cornell CALS: COVID-19 Response and Resources
- Powered Equipment Use & Cleaning Procedures for CALS Farm Staff
- UM Extension: On-farm Hand Washing Importance
- NYCAMH COVID-19 Resources
- NC State Extension: Hand Washing Station Instructions
- UM Extension: How to Build Portable Hand Washing Station (video)
- Sanitizer vs Disinfectant
- Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2NYS IPM Tick Prevention Information
- NYS IPM: What's Bugging You? Don't Get Ticked NY
- 2019 Pesticide Applicator Update: Don't Get Ticked New York!
Pesticides
Sun Protection
Protect yourself from the sun and ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Here is more information from the Skin Cancer Foundation and CDC:
- Risk Factors
- The Sun & Your Eyes
- Sun Protection Your Daily Sun Protection Guide
- All About Sunscreen
- Sun-Protective Clothing
- NIOSH Fast Facts: Protecting Yourself from Sun Exposure
Ticks Tick-Borne Diseases
- Vector-borne Disease Monitoring in Northeast Communities: Ticks and Mosquitoes (external link: Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases)
- Tick-Borne Infections (external link: Tompkins County Health Department
- Ticks: Prevention, Bites, Lifecycles, Tick-Borne Disease (external link: CDC- US Center for Disease Control & Prevention)
- Ticks (Cornell Link: NYS IPM)
- Tick Presentation "Don't Get Ticket New York" Dr. Matt Frye, Extension Educator, New York State Integrated Pest Management Program, Cornell University