The Huron Expositor, 1998-03-18, Page 82Page 26A - Farm Progress '98
A perfect place to raise a family; but not a playground
Afarm is a perfect place to bring up
a family. Fresh air, sunshine and
lots of wide open spaces.
A pleasant picture, however, the farm
can also be one of the most dangerous.
Every year, children are the victims of
accidental death on Canadian farms.
Unlike other industries, children can not
be kept completely away from the work-
place. Therefore, parents must be directly
involved in the farm safety education of
their children.
Here are a few effective ways parents
can protect and educate children on the
farm:
1. Every spring and fall take your chil-
dren on a safety walk around the farm.
2. Discuss the safety rules that must be
observed in the farmyard.
3. Together post warning stickers on
machinery, bins, augers, power poles,
wells and fuel tanks.
4. Keep tractors and machine operations
strictly off-limits to young children.
5. Properly train and supervise young
people before allowing them to operate
machinery or drive tractors. Teenagers
should only operate equipment when they
are physically big and mature enough to
handle equipment.
6. Be firm! Refuse to take passengers on
tractors or implements. Remember, one
seat - one operator.
7. Explain the meaning of hazard sym-
bols.
8. Store hazardous chemicals in locked
cabinets.
9. Keep protective shields on machinery
at all times.
10. Enclose manure pits and farm ponds
with fences and post warning signs.
11. Properly supervise children when
going near large animals.
12. Place machinery components, electri-
cal boxes and wiring out of reach of
small children.
13. Provide a fenced play area near the
house.
14. Place heavy cement lids on wells and
septic tanks.
15. Store portable ladders away from
danger areas such as silos and large grain
bins. Fit the bottoms of fixed ladders
with a special barrier.
16. Before starting machinery, make sure
no one is behind, under or in front of you.
17. Leave any equipment that might fall,
such as front-end loaders, in the down
position or block them up.
18. Always leave a tractor power take
off (PTO) in neutral.
19. Store unloaded.hunting firearms in a
locked cabinet with a trigger lock.
By being patient and teaching the rules
parents can make their farm a much safer
place.
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