While many combines are parked and inactive over the spring months, a team of Ohio State University students are thinking about fire hazards that occur to these machines while they are harvesting summer and fall crops.
This team of Agricultural Systems Management students are seeking input from owners and operators of farm machinery. The goal of their survey is to better understand the patterns of routine cleaning, maintenance, and fire safety education that farmers have in place for their combine harvesters.
The survey questions are anonymous with the total survey taking approximately 12-15 minutes to answer. General questions are asked about the size of the farm operation and type of commodity harvested. Specific questions about each combine harvester will detail the age and maintenance plans in place for the equipment owned or operated by the farm.
The survey link can be found at this link:
Or using this QR code:
Please complete the short survey by April 16th. The results will help target outreach safety messages, including maintenance and prevention during summer and fall 2021 harvest seasons.
For more information about our project, feel free to contact the faculty advisor, Dr. Dee Jepsen at jepsen.4@osu.edu, (614) 292-6008. Thank you for contributing to an Ohio State senior capstone project.
