Never tie the lead rope around an arm, waist, or neck
Never tease an animal
Kids should never enter a fence or pen without supervision
ATV Safety
Wear a helmet and protective clothing
No passengers
Don't show off
Avoid paved roads
Take a training course
Grain Safety
Entrapment can take place in less than 1 minute
Stay out of bin if you are working alone. Use lifelines and harnesses to prevent engulfment
Don't walk over the surface of crusted or caked grain in a bin. Large air pockets can form below the grain surface
Turn off all unloading equipment before going into a bin. Lock switches in the off position
Never let children ride or play in bins or on grain trucks, wagons or grain piles
If a person becomes trapped in grain, shut off power unloading equipment immediately. Turn on the aeration fan and call your local rescue squad
Machinery Safety
There are 300 tractor fatalities annually
Wear a seat belt and install a Rollover Protection Structure (ROPS)
Keep wheels spread wide whenever possible
Reduce speed when turning corners
Travel with bucket low
Back up steep slopes to prevent rollover
Do not allow passengers to ride on tractor or in bucket
Manure Safety
Manure pits produce four harmful gases: hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, ammonia and methane which can accumulate in high concentrations
Children and adults can drown in pits, commonly as deep as 8 feet
Pits typically have very steep walls, making escape nearly impossible
Hydrogen Sulfide: smells like rotten eggs; causes paralysis of breathing; is flammable
Carbon Dioxide: odorless and colorless; can cause suffocation
Ammonia: odor of smelling salts; burns eyes, nose, throat and lungs; found in almost all animal buildings
Methane: odorless, flammable, and explosive
Pesticides
Never leave pesticides unattended
Pesticides must be stored in a separate area for chemicals in the original, labeled container
The storage area must be locked, screened and ventilated to the outside with chemical storage warning placards
Storage area should be cool and dry to prevent product breakdown or inactivation
Insecticides, herbicides and fungicides should be stored separately from each other
Protective clothing (gloves, hat, coveralls, boots, eye and respiratory equipment) must be worn when handling pesticides and other chemicals
Don't walk or play where pesticides have been sprayed
Stay inside during crop-dusting
Lock up coated seeds–do not ingest
Rural Road Safety
Buckle up on farm equipment and vehicles
Share the road with slow-moving farm machinery
Never ride in the back of a pickup
Drive carefully on gravel
Watch for stop signs and obey traffic rules
When driving farm machinery, obey traffic laws and yield to other vehicles
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