Fall Farm Safety

Farm families have forever worked together to get the work done. Every member of the family has forever had their own job to do. The problem of children being hurt while living, working or visiting ag work environments was something that had been observed for decades. With no national coordinated effort to do something about the issue the Surgeon General's Conference on Ag Safety and Health hosted in Des Moines, Iowa in 1991 highlighted the risk of individuals that were involved in agriculture. 

The following year a Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention conference was hosted in Wisconsin. The National Farm Medicine Center wanted to bring together research, education, policy and other interventions to help reduce ag injuries among children. A committee known as Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention of the NCCAIP was created and a national action plan came from it. 

Since many of us will be traveling to farms during the fall season. Some may even live on a farm like I did as a child. By the way we worked hard sometimes right by side our parents grand-parents when I was a kid. The one thing you need to watch out for is farm traffic. It is harvest season and just like many have jobs to do so do farmers. So take your time and watch out for farm traffic

Be aware of any signs that alert guest to areas to avoid. Also in case of emergency be aware of the fastest route back to town as well as to the Emergency Room.

Does the farm you visit have a petting farm?? Is there a way to properly wash your hands after you are done?? Be aware of where the safety lines are and do not cross. 

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