{"id":54107,"date":"2025-06-18T01:03:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T05:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/?p=54107"},"modified":"2025-06-17T08:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:05:44","slug":"summer-safety-series-gardening-safety-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/2025\/06\/18\/summer-safety-series-gardening-safety-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Safety Series: Gardening Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gardening is a rewarding activity, but safety shouldn\u2019t be forgotten! Here\u2019s how to cultivate a healthy and hazard-free garden:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Avoid repetitive motions:<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Digging, pruning, planting, and raking should be divided into 15-minute chunks and interspersed with other activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wear proper PPE:<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Protect your hands with a quality pair of gardening gloves and wear proper footwear to help combat fatigue and physical injuries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Protect yourself from sun damage:<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen at least 20 minutes before going outdoors and reapply regularly. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wear sunglasses with UV protection and a wide-brimmed hat to protect your face and eyes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Avoid overuse injuries:<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Get ready to garden by walking a few laps around the garden and stretching. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lift heavy objects by bending at the knees\u2013avoid anything that puts you in an uncomfortable position.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Use proper gardening tools:<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Help lower your risk of injury by using the proper tools for each task.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Be realistic about tasks and be gentle with your body:<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s important<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to be realistic about <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">how long gardening tasks will take<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Plan to work at a slow<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">comfortable pace, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and take<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> plenty of breaks to rest and hydrate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Questions?<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"mailto:Heidi.Fleming@desales.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">heidi.fleming@desales.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gardening is a rewarding activity, but safety shouldn\u2019t be forgotten! Here\u2019s how to cultivate a healthy and hazard-free garden: Avoid repetitive motions: Digging, pruning, planting, and raking should be divided into 15-minute chunks and interspersed with other activities. Wear proper PPE: Protect your hands with a quality pair of gardening gloves and wear proper footwear to help combat fatigue and<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/2025\/06\/18\/summer-safety-series-gardening-safety-3\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty","category-staff","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54108,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54107\/revisions\/54108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}