2024 Ag. Safety Day
May 2024
PYA Ag. Students hosted around 300 Penn Yan Middle School students for our 2nd annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Day! 
Students rotated through five stations, learning vital skills such as:
- **First Aid (Stop the Bleeding):** Techniques to manage severe bleeding until professional help arrives. 
- **Hearing Protection:** The importance of protecting ears in noisy environments and how to use earplugs and earmuffs. 
- **Underground Utilities:** Safety around buried utilities and the importance of calling before digging. 
- **Hypothermia Prevention:** Recognizing symptoms and taking action to stay warm and safe in cold conditions. 
- **Grain Bin Safety:** Understanding the dangers of grain bins and how to avoid accidents. 
Every student received a free T-shirt and a bag filled with fun giveaways and important safety information. 
A special thanks to the Penn Yan Area Vol. Ambulance Corps, UDig NY and Duane Martin for running stations and donating items for our take away bags. A big thanks to the Progressive Agriculture Safety Days Foundation for making this event possible! 
