Iowa State University Extension
Summer
is a good time to check for warning signs and decals around
the farm with your children.
Signs
and decals on dangerous equipment and buildings may not keep
out unauthorized people. However, they may serve as a reminder
to use caution in the area, or that the area is off-limits.
To be effective, all family members must know what the signs
mean, and follow directions.
Signs
that warn about lack of oxygen, or "Danger! Never Play Here!"
and "Poison" help reinforce family safety rules when adults
may not be present. Most signs and decals are available at
farm implement dealers or special safety organizations.
Take
a family walking tour of your farm and check for appropriate
warning signs in these places:
- chemical
storage sheds;
- gasoline
tanks;
- grain
bins;
- manure
pits;
- overhead
transmission lines;
- bulk
fertilizer tanks, and
- confinement
buildings.
For
more information about farm youth safety, contact the __________
County Iowa State University Extension office. Ask for your
free copy of the new Safe Farm publication, Review Family
Farm Safety Rules, Pm-1265g. Another helpful publication is
the Farm Safety Walkabout Handbook, a program sponsored by
the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Disclaimer
and Reproduction Information: Information in NASD does not represent
NIOSH policy. Information included in NASD appears by permission
of the author and/or copyright holder. More
NASD Review: 04/2002
This
news release was distributed by Iowa State University Extension
as part of the Safe Farm program. Safe Farm promotes health
and safety in agriculture. It is funded by the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, Iowa State University, and
a network of groups that serve Iowa farm workers and their families.
Distribution date: July 1992.
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