The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-03-18, Page 65ti
oekey star introduces upbeat safet
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video as "upbeat and.
aimed at then" age.° It was
introduced by hoc:ley star
Wendell Clarke. "
The video was followed
up with a discussion and a
little quiz "that shows a lot
of kids doing lots of sapid
things around the farm'
yard," saidCiarke.
In February, the 8W--
dents
tu=dents were exposed to poi-,
son look -a -likes and the
safet*;signs on products in
the home,
"There's lots of prod-
ucts•aro:und,. that if you
take them cart of their Con-
tainer, and put thein in
another, .they all look •a
like," says. Clarke.
Examples are: Powerade . recently released the farm
that looks not unlike wind- fatality figures. In 1997,
shield washer fluid; 1.9 farm ,fatalities were;
Smarties .that .ean look lake recorded; that's. one less
coated aspirin; and cook than in 1996.. Of the 15'
ing oil: and bleach which individuals killed in. 1997,
are very similar when five were children under
viewed in a plain bottle. the age of 15
"So we were leaking at .. Clarke said they will be
those sorts of products Gandy emphasizing no riders on
they were trying to -decide ..tractors. I'm afraid that
which • were which. The the accident statistics for
general terror of the eon- . kids go up in a great big
versation is 'safety'- not curve starting in June,
taking: stuff out of plain; when they get out school,
bottles and not putting and peak the ,end of
stuff such as gasoline in a August and come track
pop bottle.,' down again,"
In early April, Clarke Areas covered will,
will share accident statis- , include discussion on what
tics with the students. The causes accidents, with a'
Farm ,Safety Association review on protective.
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footwear, and not having
extra riders.."' I know it's
lots of 'fust to ride on loads
of hay, but I'm afraid those
fun things are killers, and
the statisticss prove it,"
says Clarke.'
In early May, the stn,-.
.dents will see true to- life
situations including. 4.
flowing ,groin demonstra-
tion; a smallhand turned
pto that has some velcro
on it and simulates stuff
'being picked up. "Students
can actually turn it and
feel it grabbing, things,"
says Clarke..
The Farris Safety
Association people will.
assist with demonstrations
that, show what happens to
a dummy when it is pulled
into an unguarded pto; and
a lawn tractor demonstra-
tion showing what hap-
pens tq feet: in running,
shoes when caught in the
rotating blade.
The Agricultural
Society's mission was to
"promote safety op the
form and in the .home, and
to encourage good safety
habits among young folk."
Clarke has done this.
As it happened. it was
opportune timing 10 get
the message out. Clarke
explained, that a former
farm safety programm that
existed in Bruce County
schools and was "the envy
of the rest of Ontario, has
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dwindled "I'm not saying
11 doesn't exist, says .
Clarice," but it is.not as.
goosa:.as it•etas. l think
sell* have had, so many
cutbacks in staff and so
many extra things thrust
• upon them to do,it needed
sonaethiag like this.
Somethin °''was• .really:
needed,
Clarke believes the pro;
gramwill' work, Fte knows
personally. that stressing'
farm safety to youngsters •
works, Many years ago,
one of Clarke's daughters
gave him a" ocdng off."
came bahckI
. ';from the
field one day., I had gone
ta: cut hay on a nice kune
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