Farm Safety Week Proclaimed Amid Safety Campaign
National Safety Council and U S Department of Agriculture sponsor the 34th Farm Safety Week observed July 25 31 by presidential proclamation from Jimmie Carter. The campaign urges all on farms to commit to safety and to assist agricultural producers, with NSC offering free posters and educational materials and stressing the personal and financial investment in safety to reduce accident costs and protect farm profits.
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National Safety Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jimmie Carter
Carter
Farm Safety Week
NSC
Safety Day at Mead features solar powered irrigation demo
Lincoln UNL Extension safety specialist Rollin D Schnieder notes Tractor Day 1977 on July 28 near Mead will showcase the Earth's largest solar powered crop irrigation system built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. UNL Agricultural Engineering leads irrigation research powering 80 acres, with demonstrations on safety around power take off, ammonia handling, electrical grounding, and new metering planters. The day includes a tractor parade, woman driver demonstration, and home economics exhibits, plus readings on accident costs and safety benefits to farming profitability.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska Field Laboratory
Mead
Rollin D. Schnieder
UNL
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Lincoln Laboratory
Lexington
Mass
UNL Agricultural Engineering Department
Schnieder
Palmer
LaVerne E. Stetson
Look Up For Overhead Lines When Moving Tall Equipment
Cautionary note reminds workers to check overhead electric lines before moving tall equipment. Emphasizes keeping safe distances to prevent electrical contact and injury. Public awareness focus for construction and utility sites.
Hazardous Occupation Training for Nebraska Farm Youth
Nebraska youths aged 14 and 15 may qualify for hazardous occupation exemptions in farming by completing a 10 or 20 hour training program offered by the Extension Service. Rich Goodding of UNL explains exemptions from operating tractors over 20 PTO HP and specific machinery. Four-H members can complete the program through the tractor project, requiring completion of units over two to four years.
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Nebraska
Rich Goodding
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service
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