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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2007-03-08, Page 10• General Insurance • Investments • Life • P.O.Box 69, Brussels,Ontario N0G 1H0 DOUG SHOLDICE, C.A.I.B., A.I.I.C. Office: 519-887-6100 Res.: 519-887-9820 Fax: 519-887-6109 E-mail: dsholdice@himginsurance.com Blyth & District Fire Department Ensure that all signals and lights work. Be seen, be safe and remember farm safety means farm safely! 99--11--11 519-335-3561 “Quality Service is the cornerstone of everything we do.” MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Wroxeter, Ontario N0G 2X0 • Prompt Claims Service • Competitive Rates • Over 125 Years of Community Service Auger Safety - Augers have been a welcomed invention for handling grain, however they have also been the cause of more injuries and deaths to farm workers and children than any other machine for the number of hours used. Since auger-related incidents are preventable please remember: Always leave shields in place. Start grain augers safely. Empty the auger before stopping it. Be careful when moving augers. Always look up! Adjust grain auger height carefully. Don’t try to grab the crank. Set up carefully and block the wheels. Always wear close fitting clothing. Limit the number of people around the auger when in use. Always stop machinery when debris begins to be a problem. Never use your hands or feet to remove debris from moving machinery. Entanglements are preventable - Entanglement in operating equipment is the leading cause of serious injury on Canadian farms accounting for 28% of hospitalized machinery-related injuries, and 10% of all work- related farm fatalities. Entanglement injuries involve many different types of agricultural machinery including: power-take-off devices (15%), grain augers (11%), harvesters (11%), balers (8%), tractors (7%) and combines (6%) among others. Always make sure all guards are in place and in good condition. Wear tight fitting clothing. Never perform maintenance or clear an obstruction while machine is still running. Never step over a PTO shaft or conveyor belt while it is running. Ensure that anyone working with augers, PTOs, and other extremely hazardous machinery receives appropriate safety instruction and adequate supervision. Keep young children out of the farm or ranch work site. Communicate safety with lock-out/tag-out - Communication is a very important part of farm safety. One type of communication commonly used in the work place is called “lock-out / tag-out”. This communication system lets others know that a piece of equipment is being worked on and not to turn the machine or energy source on. Practicing this simple procedure could significantly reduce the occurrence of injuries and deaths on Canadian farms. Guard your profits - The bottom line for any business is profitability. An important part of maximizing profits is minimizing losses — and that includes non-productive time, costly machinery breakdowns as well as losses due to injury, illness, or death of the farmer, farm family, or farm workers. Minimizing loss begins with making safety a priority, conducting a safe audit on your farm, keeping all machinery in good repair with guards and shields in place, having adequate accident insurance coverage, training workers in safe practices, leading by example every day. Operational Symbols - A little machinery maintenance can go a long way in preventing costly breakdowns, lost production time and injuries. It is also a great opportunity to show workers how a machine works while replacing worn-out parts, ensuring guards and shields are in place, and discussing the hazards to watch out for when it is in operation. Many of these hazards are marked with an operational symbol decal. Guard your safety!- When it comes to farm safety, machine entanglements and being pinned or struck by machinery are the third most frequent cause of death on Canadian farms and ranches. This type of injury also accounts for almost a quarter of farm-related hospitalizations, often resulting in severe injuries and dismemberment. Keeping safety top of mind in the workplace is an on-going process. An excellent practice is to discuss various farm hazards and what can be done to prevent them, or alternatively what can be done to correct them — and then do it. If a farm-related accident does occur make sure all workers and family members know how to contact emergency services with detailed directions to the farm, are trained in first aid, and have a first aid kit, fire extinguisher and personal protective equipment handy. Preventing Pinch Points - Pinch points are found where a part of the body can get caught between two objects. There are countless places where this can occur on a farm as pinch points can happen any place where equipment is transmitting energy. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. The best protection from pinch-point hazards comes not from procedures, but from the personal attention of employers and workers to potential hazards. • Review the dangers of pinch points and the procedures for working safely on a regular basis. • Perform frequent, targeted inspections and ensure that guards are not missing and procedures are being followed. • Reward employees for identifying and reporting hazards and quickly resolve those hazards. Preventing crushes - Crush points hazards are created when two objects move toward each other or one object moves toward a stationary one. To prevent being crushed or pinned, first recognize the potentially dangerous situations, then avoid them whenever possible. Block all machinery securely if you must work under it. If an implement can roll freely, block its wheels so it cannot roll. Crushes and other livestock handling injuries - Almost half (48.5%)of horse-related injuries happen to women, age 16-59, and are caused primarily by falls when riding. Men, age 16-59, are most frequently (68%) injured by cows during the calving season of February to June. Men aged 60 and older are most frequently (57%) killed by bulls in the month of August as the breeding season starts. Studies indicate that the most common contributing factor of injuries is from working in and around poorly constructed or inadequately designed facilities such as chutes and gates where handlers suffer multiple kicks, primarily to the lower extremities. The second most common injuries are lacerations, mostly to the hands, while performing elective minor surgical procedures such as castrating and dehorning. The third most common injuries occurred when loading and off-loading cattle and horses into a chute complex. The fourth leading contributor of injuries was from using improper restraints, where hands, arms, and legs become entangled in ropes and halters or when tying cattle and horses to fences and rails that were inadequate for the situation. For more information visit these websites: www.cfa-fca.ca or www.casa-acsa.ca DUNGANNON 519-529-7951 WALTON 519-887-6023 Toll Free 1-800-665-5675 Farm Safety Means Farm Safely • Crop Inputs • Grain Handling Walton 519-887-9261 Parrish & Heimbecker, Ltd. J.L. McCutcheon Motors Ltd. Sales, Service, Leasing CARS, TRUCKS, VANS SS ee rr vv ii nn gg yy oo uu ff oo rr oo vv ee rr 55 00 yy ee aa rr ss Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-6856 PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007. McGavin Farm Equipment Ltd. & Farm Supply Ltd. "Celebrating over 70 years in Business" We can help you with ROPS (Roll Over Protection Structures) Walton 519-527-0245 or 519-887-6365 HOWSON & HOWSON LTD. Feed, Seed, Chemicals, Fertilizer, Grain Elevators, Custom Application Blyth 519-523-9624 1-800-663-3653 Play it safe around farm equipment March 14-20 This year’s theme: Protect Your Moving Parts Remember: Farm Safety Means Farm Safely McKILLOP MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY • FARM • URBAN • AUTO • COMMERCIAL Serving you since 1876 91 Main St. S., Seaforth 519-527-0400 1-800-463-9204 Fax: 519-527-2777 1 mile east of Londesborough on County Rd. 15 Phone 519-523-4742 1-877-619-7877 George, Matt, Dan, Carrie & Wes M.G.M. Townsend Tire Take extra care working around farm equipment Farm & Lawn Equipment SALES, PARTS and SERVICE Blyth 519-523-4244 Exeter 519-235-1115 Farm Saftey - Live with it! www.hurontractor.com RADAR AUTO PARTS “You will find it at CARQUEST” 515 TURNBERRY ST., BRUSSELS 519-887-9661 HIGHWAY 8 WEST, MITCHELL 519-348-8485 a n d 20 KING ST., CLINTON 519-482-3445 Remember: Farm safety is everyone’s business 519-482-3752 Hwy. 4 • SOUTH OF CLINTON HURONTIRE & AUTO■ CAR/TRUCK MECHANICAL SERVICES■ MULTI-BRAND TIRE DEALER■ ON-THE-FARM SERVICE■ 2 AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT Brussels Fire Department Bull attacks account for 42% of livestock-related fatalities. Most bull attacks happen in stockyards or open fields - not in barns Call 9-1-1 Canadian Agricultural Safety Week