A22-LanCMtor Mina. Srtmtoy, MfCft 26. 1994 Dan and Leanne Griffith recommend special protective chaps that can stall a chain saw before It cuts Into an oper ator’s leg. (Condnuwi from Pago A 1) According to the Griffiths, 23,500 children in America each year receive farm-related injuries serious enough to require treat ment by a doctor or hospital. About 5,000 farm youngsters are permanently disabled annually. And approximately 300 children Have You Lost A Building To Snow? If You Have... Replace That Building With A ® MORTON BUILDING 50 YEU SNOW WARRANTY This warranty is not pro-rated and covers materials and labor. Backed by a 5-A-l rated Dun & Bradstreet Co. INVEST YODR HARO EARNED MONEY WISELY Gallarwrit*May j QAA.AA7 waott HU—la—H far laara iafanaatiM 1-800-447-743 D 14S4SMN almost one each day die each year in farming-related accidents. Relying on their backgrounds as farmers and educators Dan was a vo-ag teacher in the Marion Center Area School District and Leanne taught science at Indiana Area Junior High the Griffiths WITH NO WEIGHT LIMIT BUILDINGS, INC. Excellence Since 1903 CONTACT: 3360 York Rd. P.O. Box 120, Oottyobwg, PMlllpsburg, PA 17328 MOONS 717/624-3331 908/454-7900 Safety Should Be Top Concern Leanns and Dan Griffith talk-about soma of the props for their farm safety demon strations with sons Samuel, 1, and Chris, 5. years ago began preaching farm safety as two of the seven adult advisors of the Indiana County 4-H Safe Tractor Club. Using a $520 grant from the National 4-H Council and a $2,500 grant from the Pennsylva nia Department of Agriculture, they created a series of farm safety minidemonstrations designed for youngsters. Their goal was to cre ate educational workshops where the minidemonstrations could be used as training aids to spread the safety information as widely as possible. “What we’re trying to do is have the kids learn them, and go out and do them for other groups,” Dan said. The nine minidemonstrations cover the importance of wearing protective clothing when using pesticides, removing pesticide residue from clothing, what to have in a farm first-aid kit, pre venting tractor rollovers, precau tions to avoid getting caught in a com picker, safety measures when working around gravity wagons, hearing protection, chain saw safety, and testing reaction time. The Griffiths and the other advisors of the 4-H club presented their demonstrations to a large crowd for the first time last sum mer. Farm youth from 17 counties were invited to a 4-H Farm Safety Field day at Mack Park in Indiana, and more than 100 youth attended. “Sadly, one farm family couldn’t come that day,” Leanne said, “they were at a funeral for a cousin Who had been killed in a tractor rollover accident.” The Griffiths’ 4-H work attracted die attention of state Rep. Sara Steelman, (D-62nd). Steel man asked the Griffiths to testify in Somerset before the Pennsylva- CORSICA SOYBEANS EARLY GROUP IV MATURITY Superior yield, full season or double crop. Short height, excellent standability. Performs best in narrow rows STILL IN 60 LB. BAGS!! Available only as certified seed CONTACT YOUR CERTIFIED SEED DEALER nia House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee in support of House Bill 2SOS that she sponsored. HB 2SOS would allocate $250,000 a year for two years to be used for developing and stag ing farm safety education prog rams, particularly for youngsters and older farmers. Steelman said the proposed legislation would include a Binding cap of $20,000 for any one program. The Griffiths werft scheduled to testify before the committee on Feb. 11, but a heavy snow forced them and several of the House members to cancel their travel plans to Somerset. So the Griffiths did the next best thing. They videotaped their testi mony for the committee members to view at their convenience. When they taped their presenta tion, they did it not from the viewpoint of Dan’s position as (Tom to Pago A 23)
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