Monthly Resource Guide
For August 2021
Publications & Communications
Hurricanes, wildfires and harvest, oh my! August resources are jam packed with safety messaging, including a new social media explainer video and an infographic on hurricane preparedness. Other new graphics feature wildfire and harvest. In addition, two more farm and ranch safety videos are released this month: one on overall safety and the other on equipment reach and overhead power lines. Also check out the new photo package highlighting harvest.
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Photo Package: Harvest
Infographic: Harvest Season Stress
Social Media Resources
August's Social Media Package includes images, graphics, and sample posts with webpage links. Topics include school bus/downed line safety, hurricane safety tips, National Safe Digging Day and more! You can download one, several, or the complete package.
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Explainer Video:
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Articles
Harvest safety: Getting proper rest
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For many farmers, fall requires long days in the field and little rest. The pressure to harvest as much as possible, combined with fatigue and looming deadlines, increases the risk of injury. In fact, most injuries occur during the spring and fall when stress and fatigue are common among farmers.
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Hurricane and tropical storm season ushers in strong winds, damaging rains and even tornadoes. We often hear them categorized, but what do the numbers 1 through 5 mean? According to the National Hurricane Center, the categories are determined by the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale…
Member Spotlight
Check out how some members are using resources:
Power Line Safety animated video, San Bernard Electric Cooperative, Inc., Tex.
Remember to look out for overhead power lines social media graphic, Franklin Public Power District, Wash.
Be a Lifesaver social media graphic, Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative, Iowa
Never drive into flood waters social media graphic, CWLP, the Municipal Utility for Springfield, Ill.
Safe Electricity Updates
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Infographic Wins Oscars
Okay, well maybe not two Oscars, but they’re gold! Your member resource infographic, “Lineworkers: What They Wear” won two gold Hermes Creative Awards. Hermes is one of the largest contests of its kind, recognizing the creative industry’s best work from across the globe. Winners range from individuals to media conglomerates, including Fortune 500 companies (and now us!). 
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