It’s time again for Farm Safety Day

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Published on Thursday, June 7, 2018

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Neepawa Banner & Press

Grade five and six students from Neepawa and Carberry have been invited to participate in a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day on June 7, 2018.  This educational safety event is designed to help children across Canada learn about the dangers and potentially deadly outcomes of unsafe behaviours on the farm.

Thanks to the dedicated members from the Prairie Mountain Health – Neepawa Emergency Medical Services (EMS), this safety day is being organized locally with the willing and essential support of Neepawa UCT and the Beautiful Plains Ag Society

280-300 children will rotate between different safety stations learning about water safety (Red Cross), electrical hazards (MB Hydro), lawn equipment safety (Enns Bros.), tractor safety (PMH EMS and Mazer Group), burn prevention (Farmers with Disabilities), sun safety (Canadian Cancer Society), fire safety (Neepawa Fire), mindfulness (Manitoba Farm and Rural Support), situational awareness (RCMP), concussion awareness and prevention (Prairie Mountain Health).  The interactive components at each station will keep the children engaged!

There will be an emphasis on actual “life lessons” and stories of farm injuries that children could learn from and relate to.  Farm accident can be life altering events.  These accidents force people to make adjustments; wear prosthetics or complete routine tasks in new ways.  Become an ambassador for farm safety education and stress the importance of keeping our farmers and children safe in rural Manitoba.

The mission of the Progressive Agriculture Safety Days is simple – to make farm and ranch life safer and healthier for all children through education and training. Visit www.progressiveag.org for more information!