The bottoms of fixed ladders should be out of reach, or fitted with a special barrier. Portable ladders should be stored away from danger areas such as silos. Where protective barriers are needed, they should be fitted properly and designed so that small children cannot squeeze through. Dangerous machinery components and electrical boxes and wiring should be properly shielded. They should be placed out of the reach of small children, or be fitted with locking devices.
Safe designs have to be supported by safe habits.
Many children have been injured by simply tripping over objects left lying on the ground. Others have been hurt when they became tangled in old fence wire or baler twine. This rule applies not just to the farmyard, but also to fencerows and fields. When storing things, be careful not to create new hazards. For example, a couple of bales of straw stored under a fusebox can put the box within a toddler's reach.