Transcription of Farms are not playgrounds - Ten ways you can get hurt on ...
1 7914623 Tractor wheels and gatesWheels and gates may bevery heavy and if they fallon you they could killyou. If you see wheels orgates leaning against awall do not climb lagoonA slurry lagoon is like aswimming pool full ofcow muck. If you fall inyou can an area marked withthis type of animalsSome farm animals, likebulls, are big and heavyand can hurt you if youget in their notfrighten animals withloud noises or tease anyanimals you find on chemicals areoften used on Farms . Theymay be liquids nottouchany chemical bottles,boxes or bags as thiscould make you very you go behind a bigtrailer the driver will notbe able to see you.
2 Theycould go backwards andrun you over. The drivermay not hear you if youshout as tractors andother farm machines arevery storesGrain stores look likegood places to play in ona farm but they are intoa grain store as you couldsink into the grain safetyTractors are big and heavymachines. If the driverdoes not see you, you canbe run over and must notride onfarm machines until youare 13 years and fireStacks of bales look likegreat places for makingdens but they can collapseor catch in bales and neverplay with matches nearbales as they can burneasily and you could getbadly hurt or may be fun butneverclimb on stacks ofbales or up ladders asyou could easily fall offthem and hurt lagoonToxic gasNo entry85 Photo courtesy of Ian Gillett10 ways you can get hurt on the farmFarms are not playgroundsFarm safety advice for children aged 7-11 Look out for these signs10 Washing handsIf you touch a farmanimal and then
3 Do notwash your hands youcould become very your handsafter visiting a farm andbefore you have anythingto eat or dangerRed signs tell you not to dosomethingRememberFarms can be dangerous placesYou must make sure a grown-up is always aroundSTAY SAFE ON THE FARMT ransport and General Workers UnionTransport House128 Theobald s RoadLONDON WC1X 8 TNTel: 020 7611 Farmers UnionAgriculture House164 Shaftesbury AvenueLONDON WC2H 8 HLTel: 020 7331 MutualTiddington RoadSTRATFORD UPON AVONW arwickshire CV37 7 BJTel: 01789 , Wergs RoadWOLVERHAMPTON WV6 8 TQTel: 01902 and Safety Executive Infoline - Caerphilly Business ParkCAERPHILLY CF83 3 GGTel: 08701 s Food and Farming UnionNational Office, Stoneleigh ParkKENILWORTH Warwickshire CV8 2 LZTel: 02476 for SchoolsPO Box 27 HEBDEN BRIDGE HX7 5 YZTel: 01422 University School of SocialSciencesGlamorgan Building, King Edward VII AvenueCARDIFF CF10 3 WTTel: 02920 information has been produced by the followingorganisations working in partnership:Photo courtesy of HSENI
