Try to imagine how a child might get hurt by climbing, jumping or pulling on equipment and materials. Unintentional injuries can occur when adults and children mistake physical size and age for ability and underestimate the levels of risk when doing certain farm jobs. Take time to determine whether a child is skilled enough to perform a certain job. It is important to be safety conscious when dealing with any job that requires the use of machinery. Statistics show that the majority of machinery-related accidents occur as the result of taking shortcuts to save time, failure to read the operator's manual, ignoring a warning, improper or lack of instruction, failure to follow safety practices and lack of maintenance.
Program specializes in occupational health and safety needs of farmers.