Bassett's NYCAMH Reaches Major Milestone in Farm Safety
FLY CREEK—Bassett Healthcare Network’s New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health’s highly successful Rollover Protection System Program has provided 2,000 tractor rollbars to New York State farmers since the program’s inception in 2007, officials announced recently.
NYCAMH is dedicated to enhancing agricultural and rural health by preventing and treating occupational injury and illness.
ROPS are intended to protect equipment operators from injuries caused by vehicle overturns or rollovers. In New York, tractor rollovers have historically been the most common cause of farm injuries and fatalities. Tractor roll bars dramatically reduce the risk, but require retrospective installation on older tractors not originally built with these safety devices.
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