Bernard Geschke Recognized for Farm Safety Leadership by the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America
[March 30, 2022; Birmingham, Alabama] – Bernard Geschke, program specialist with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation®, was recognized with the prestigious 2022 Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA) Educator Award during the North American Agricultural Safety Summit, on March 29, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The ASHCA Educator Award honors an individual who has had an impact proactively addressing ongoing and emerging occupational safety and health issues affecting the United States agriculture industry. The ASHCA safety awards were established to acknowledge leaders who have made significant contributions to the advancement of worker health and safety through safety training, collaboration, promotion, education, or research.
“The ASHCA Educator Award is a testament to Bernard’s steadfast expertise in farm safety paired with his innate passion for educating youth,” said Brian Kuhl, president and CEO of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation. “His dedication to farm safety has not only shaped the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program to reach the more than 1.8 million individuals throughout the past nearly 30 years with the potentially lifesaving, hands-on education, but also extended to his trusted reputation among farm safety and health colleagues.”
Geschke has shared his expertise by serving multiple organizations and committees, including the external advisory board for the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH), as well as serving as a past president on the board of the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH).
As program specialist with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, Geschke served as a lead staff member in the development and implementation of training for the nearly 400 volunteer Progressive Agriculture Safety Day (PAF Safety Day) coordinators throughout North America. He also provided support to the PAF Safety Day coordinators, assisted in the development of curriculum, and was the developer behind hundreds of the PAF Safety Day step-by-step demonstrations and tabletop props. Prior to joining the Foundation, Geschke was the farm safety director for the state of Nebraska.
About Progressive Agriculture Foundation®
The Progressive Agriculture Foundation® (PAF) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with the mission to provide education, training, and resources to make farm, ranch, and rural life safer and healthier for all children and their communities. PAF builds partnerships to secure resources for the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day® program, which is recognized as the largest rural safety and health education program for children in North America.
Since the inception of the Foundation's program in 1995, more than 1.8 million individuals – and counting – have been reached in 45 states, two territories, and nine Canadian provinces. For more information about PAF and the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day program, visit: http://www.progressiveag.org.
About The Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA)
ASHCA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 2007. It is a coalition of agricultural business leaders, producer associations, risk managers and others joining together with safety associations, federal and state agencies, educational institutions, and safety professionals.