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Margaret Owens

Instructor,
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering,
The Ohio State University

Office: The Ohio State University, Agricultural Engineering Building,
590 Woody Hayes Drive, Room 204, Columbus, Ohio 43210,
E-mail: owens.162@osu.edu,
Telephone: (614) 292-1731, Fax: (614) 292-9448

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Children's Safety and Health Best Management Practices
  • Agricultural Safety Promotion Systems Tailgate Safety Training
  • Curriculum Design in Safety and Health
  • Use of Portfolios for Student Assessment and Career Development
  • Agricultural and Construction Systems Safety and Health

ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

  • National Institute of Farm Safety
  • American Society of Agricultural Engineers

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • PhD. Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, 2001
  • M.S. Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, 1999
  • B.S. Agricultural Education and Animal Science, The Ohio State University, 1977

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2000 - Phi Kappa Phi
  • 1999 - Omicron Tau Theta
  • 1998 - Gamma Sigma Delta
  • 1997 - Alpha Mu

ACSM 600 - Agricultural Construction Systems Management Health and Safety

Unintentional injuries in the United States result in over 93,400 fatalities and over 43 million people suffer serious injuries annually. Many of these deaths are preventable. In addition, disabling injuries result in devastating costs and lost productivity totaling millions of dollars as well as causing needless human suffering. This course is designed to provide the knowledge, awareness and attitudes necessary to protect yourself, your family, employees and workplace from common hazards in the rural and occupational settings. In addition, it will provide safety management strategies and communication skills essential to become an effective member of an agricultural or construction industry interested in controlling losses resulting from accidents. Safety concepts, rules, regulations and standards may be applicable to all areas of agriculture, construction, landscaping and similar occupations.

ACSM 600 course syllabus(pdf)


The Agricultural Safety and Health program at The Ohio State University in the Department of Food, Agricultral and Biological Engineering is a nationally recognized center of excellence for educational extension programming an agricultural safety and health research.


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