Chop Animal Bedding Materials Safely as*
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre engineering in Penn State’s Colleg Keep the safety of your animals broom handle or stick while the
Co.) —Farm animals, like people, °f Agricultural Sciences. in mind, too. “If you’re chopping machine is running,
need a good night’s rest. To help “Start by reading the operator’s inside the bam, keep the machine “Wear leather gloves when un
them get it, farmers use bedding manual. Be familiar with the as far from the animals as possi- dogging the machine the cut
materials such as straw, sawdust, manufacturer’s warnings and fol- ble. Flying debris can hurt cows or ting mechanisms are extremely
and newspaper. Animal bedding low the recommended safety prac- horses as well as you.” sharp. Blades strong enough to
often is chopped, a task that can be bees at all times. Never remove Accidents are likely if you try to chop a bale of newspaper or straw
hazardous. safety guards from the machine.” unclog the chopping machine can easily do the same to your
If you chop your own bedding, Foreign objects such as rocks, while it’s running. “The blades on hands.”
it’s wise to keep a few precautions metal cans, and other garbage of- most chopopers arc very close to Chopping newspaper and straw
in mind. ten are mixed in with newspaper. the discharge opening, so keep can fill the air with dust and or
“No matter what type of ma- “You should always wear eye pro- your hands well away from it,” Same particles that can cause se
chine you use to chop bedding ma- tection when chopping in case the Hilton said. “If your chopper be- vere respiratory problems. “Pro
terials, be sure to take appropriate machine throws debris into the comes clogged, turn it off and wait tect your lungs by wearing a parti
precautions to prevent injuries and air,” Hilton said. “Don’nt allow until the motor has stopped com- cle mask or respirator to filter the
accidents,” said Dr. james Hilton, casual observers nearby while a pletely before trying to unclog it. a * r *” Hilton said,
associate professor of agricultural machine .is running.” Never risk trying to clear it with a Bedding materials, including
newspaper, can bum very quickly,
so treat them with caution. “It only
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