Farm Safety Week observance and simple rules listed
National Farm Safety Week will be observed in the United States during the week of July 20 to 27. The notice outlines 15 safety rules for farmers and workers including keeping walkways clear, equipment guards in place, avoiding loose clothing near machinery, proper lifting, animal handling, and firearms safety to reduce farm accidents and fires.
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Hoe Safer Than Spray For Gardens Report
The U S department of agriculture warns against chemical weed killers in home gardens to protect vegetables. It notes spraying is effective when careful, but hoes or cultivators save time in family plots where crops like tomatoes and beans are sensitive to weed killing chemicals.
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Back-Saving Brush
A labor-saving helper for housewives reduces knee scrubbing by attaching a weed block to a standard 2% by 10-inch fibre brush. The thick block tapers from 1% inches to a beveled top, with rounded corners, planed and fixed to the brush at both ends.
Learn Obey Farm Safety Rules Theme for National Week
The background for National Farm Safety Week observed July 23 to 2 highlights annual 7,500 fatalities from accidents and 1,500,000 disabling injuries. About 35,000 buildings are destroyed by fire. The annual loss, mostly preventable, is estimated at about one billion dollars.
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