It’s natural that parents and grandparents want to protect their children. Because each agricultural setting is unique, as is each child, addressing child safety requires an individual approach. The new Child/Youth Agricultural Safety Checklist from the National Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety helps parents perform customized safety checks. It is free and available here. Link.
Source: High Plains Journal, July 16, 2018. Link. The single-sheet . . . checklist is divided into three sections: Non-Working Children, All Children and Youth and Working Youth.
The checklist went through a lot of different iterations and was created over several months of work by a team of people who have expertise in a variety of different areas,” Salzwedel said. “This includes farm labor, child psychology and physiology. They did a good job of putting it all together to create this checklist.
INSIGHTS: At first glance, this checklist may seem daunting. However, it can be a worthwhile value addition or conversation starter when making on-farm calls. It covers common-sense safety items, as well as those we often overlook, including the importance of adults using safe behavior around kids. More resources are available from the Marshfield Institute. Link.