Farming & ranching is a demanding business that exposes you, your workers and your family to a wide range of hazards every day. For this reason, we have put together some helpful resources to help you minimize losses.

For more information, please contact your local American Family Insurance agent.

Safety Sheets & Brochures

American Family Insurance publishes a newsletter called "Prevent" and several safety sheets that give safety tips on a variety of topics. All safety sheets and newsletters are available in printable PDF format1.

Please choose from the following information:

Animals on the Farm

• Keep farms free of disease and disaster
• Responsible dog ownership, preventing and avoiding dog bites
• Damages caused by straying livestock

Child Safety on the Farm

• Protect your children from injuries on farms and ranches

Equipment Safety

• Preventing tractor engine compartment fires by maintaining equipment
• Avoiding accidents by installing proper guards on machinery
• How to prevent injuries from moving equipment parts

Equipment Safety on Roadways

• Common causes of crashes between cars and farm vehicles
• Use slow moving vehicle emblems to warn other road users

Fire Safety

• Preventing machine shed fires, portable heater problems and wood stove mishaps
• Outdoor wood boiler safety tips
• Don't let range fires consume your farm or ranch

General Farm Safety

• All-terrain vehicles and various hazardous barnyard situations
• Straying livestock and field fires during harvest time due to loose safety shields
• Residential swimming pool safety checklist
• Prevent injury from farm hazards
• Is your fence adequate?
• All-terrain vehicle safety on the farm

Seasonal Safety Tips

Spring Safety

• Spring into farm & ranch safety
• Learn how to prevent spring mishaps on your farm

Summer Safety

• Beat the heat with these hot tips to keep your summer safe
• Learn to work and play safely on your farm this summer

Fall Safety

• Harvest and hunting safety
• Learn how to keep safe during hunting and harvest season

Winter Safety Tips

• Warm up to safety during the winter months

Videos

If you're interested in borrowing any of these videos, please contact your local American Family Insurance agent.

• Farm Safety for Kids
  Illustrates tips for a safer farm.
• Farm Safety, Family Style
  Candid conversations with farm families about safety concerns and the changing roles of farm wives and mothers.
• Farm Safety, A Second Chance
  Individuals and families share how their lives have been affected by a farm injury or fatality.
• Kids Talk Farm Safety
  A fast-paced discussion with kids about dangers they see on the farm.
• Ready For Safety
  A colorful blend of animation and live farm footage "Ready for Safety" teaches children how to stay safe on the farm.
• Safety Net
  This high-energy video teaches kids to protect themselves and others from farm tragedies. Includes a PTO demonstration by Dr. Danger, offers safety riding tips for ATVs and features a musical message from Little Texas.

Request a Loss Control Analysis

If you'd like a safety and loss control analysis of your farm or ranch, please contact your local American Family Insurance agent.

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