810-Llfl6aster ’ Farming, Saturday, July 6, 1997
MACKE YVILLE (Clinton Co.)
Despite cod temperatures and
intermittent sprinkles, about ISO
campers attended the second annu
al Centre-Clinton Farm Safety Day
Camp held on June 7.
Ten safety stations were set up
on the Clinton County Fair
grounds. Registration began at 9
a.m. for campers between the ages
of 5 to 13. Participants moved
from station to station to leant
about farm safety from business
professionals and community
members.
Skid-loader safety was taught
by Don Dunkle of Dunkle and
Grieb. The campers woe shown
the built-in safety features of the
newer models over the older ones.
Safety features prevent the skid
loader from starting unless the seat
belt is worn.
Food safety was presented by
Sandy Hall of Clinton County
Extension. Safety tips included;
eat hot foods hot and cold foods
cold, don’t unthaw meat on a coun
tertop and never use aluminum foil
in a microwave.
First aid safety was presented by
Julie Jackson. Each camper had
brought with them a coffee can to
use as their personal first aid kit
container. Campers decorated the
can and filled it with first aid items.
Wayne and Lisa Reeder of Dot
terer Equipment gave the lawn
mower demonstration. They
stressed the importance of wearing
proper clothing. No opened toed
shoes or shorts. Protective glasses
and goggles are encouraged. Do
not have distractions such as lis
tening to music while mowing.
One of the most important things
stressed was to check for foreign
objects in the grass before begin
ning to mow.
The tractor safety program was
conducted by Colleen Miller, who
stressed that you must always wear
a seatbelt and that the tractor, if it
has no roof, should have a rollbar
attached to prevent serious injury
to the operator. No passengers
should be hauled and never
attempt to climb on or off the trac
tor while it is turned on.
Campers, in teams of two, were asked to retrieve a screw
from a bowl of field corn. The object was to get the screw out
of the bowl without putting more corn on it and without
touching the screw and causing screw damage. This
demonstration showed how hard It is to get someone out of
a grain wagon.
Kids
Farm
Safety Camp Warns Of Potential Dai
Scott Owens conducted the
ATV (all-terrain vehicle) demon
stration by using a video and vari
ous safety laws. The legal age limit
to ride on an ATV with an engine
that is over 90 cubic centimeters is
16 years of age. To operate an
under 90 cubic centimeters ATV,
the operator must be 12 years of
age. Younger than that, it is illegal.
Riders must also wear proper
equipment to ensure their safety:
helmets, long pants, long sleeved
shirts, protective eyewear, gloves,
and boots. The ATV’s tires are
designed for off-toad handling and i
not for paved surfaces. Absolutely
no passengers.
The electricity program con
ducted by Stanley Owens, a Pen
nsylvania Power and Light rep
resentative, showed electrical dan
gers. A miniature display depicted
two people being electrocuted
when their kite touched electrical
wires. Another display, showed
people being electrocuted when
they used a metal utensil to remove
a piece of toast from a plugged in
toaster.
Livestock safety was demon
strated by Dr. Don Anderson. He
used a cow to show that all animals
have an awareness circle of about
two feet. When someone enters
that circle, the animal becomes
uneasy and tries to move away.
Fire safety was done by Kings
ley Blasko and Kent Meyer of PEB
Insurance. Campers watched a
short video on fire safety. They
were taught how to get out of the
house safety when it is on fire.
Each student received a t-shirt, two
activity books that deal with fire
safety, and a balloon.
Jim Ladlee, Clinton County
Extension director, and Dave
Snook, president of Clinton Coun
ty Farm Bureau, gave the grain and
gravity wagon safety program.
Campers, in teams of two, were
asked to retrieve a screw from a
bowl of field com. The object was
to get the screw out of the bowl
without putting more com on it and
without touching the screw and
causing screw damage. This
demonstration showed how hard it
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Don Dunkle
is to get someone out of a grain
wagon.
After lunch a live demonstration
was shown using a round baler and
two dummies. This demonstration
isses skid loader
showed how quickly a person can
be pulled into a machine if the
machinery is shut off. The simple
rule: Never work or go near
machinery that is not turned off
because it can easily catch clothing
with some of the 5-6-year-olds.
or a limb and cause death.
The safety camp was sponsored
by the Centre and Clinton counties
Farm Bureau, Penn State Coopera
tive Extensionr Dotterer Equip
ment, and Dunkle and Grieb.
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