Farm
Top 10 Farm Safety Tips
- Stay alert, be aware of your surroundings.
- Account for the mental and physical differences associated with age.
- Be sure to include hazard and safety lessons when training workers. No seat, no rider, no exceptions. Extra riders can cause distractions and block access to controls.
- Use hydraulic equipment cautiously, and control operations from the tractor seat only.
- Never attempt to unplug equipment while power is engaged.
- Use safety identification markers, turn signals, flashing lights, and/or escort vehicles when driving farm equipment on public roads.
- Carry a fire extinguisher on every piece of powered equipment.
- Prepare a safe play area for children away from machinery.
- Enforce basic safety rules for others, and follow them yourself.
- Always know where ALL family members are (especially children) at all times when grain is being loaded, unloaded, moved or otherwise handled.
Definitions & information from Sage Property & Casualty. www.silverplume.com
