Kubota supports tractor safety!

The KUBOTA company is taking the lead on tractor and equipment safety through its online resources guiding families and businesses on basic safe practices. You can access these resources directly through the website link: http://kubota.com/f/safety/safety.cfm

Listed below are the Ten Commandments of Tractor Safety!
Check them out!

You can also hear a helpful podcast related to Tractor Safety here!

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF TRACTOR SAFETY
1.	Know your tractor, its implements and how they work. Please read and understand the Operator's Manual(s) before operating the equipment. Also, keep your equipment in good condition.
2.	Use ROPS and seat belt whenever and wherever applicable. If your tractor has a foldable ROPS, fold it down only when absolutely necessary and fold it up and lock it again as soon as possible. Do not wear the seat belt when the ROPS is folded. Most tractor fatalities are caused by overturns.*
3.	Be familiar with your terrain and work area - walk the area first to be sure and drive safely. Use special caution on slopes, slow down for all turns and stay off the highway whenever possible.
4.	Never start an engine in a closed shed or garage. Exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide, which is colorless, odorless - and deadly.
5.	Always keep your PTO properly shielded. Make it a habit to walk around your tractor and PTO driven implement - never over, through or between the tractor and implement, particularly if either is running. The PTO rotates with enough speed and strength to kill you.
6.	Keep your hitches low and always on the drawbar. Otherwise, your tractor might flip over backwards.
7.	Never get off a moving tractor or leave it with its engine running. Shut it down before leaving the seat. A runaway tractor can be extremely dangerous.
8.	Never refuel while the engine is running or hot. Additionally, do not add coolant to the radiator while the engine is hot; hot coolant can erupt and scald.
9.	Keep all children off and away from your tractor and its implements at all times. Children are generally attracted to tractors and the work they do. However, a tractor's work is not child's play. Remember, a child's disappointment is fleeting, while your memory of his or her injury or death resulting from riding the tractor with you, or being too close, will last a lifetime.
10.	Never be in a hurry or take chances about anything you do with your tractor. Think safety first, then take your time and do it right.
*	Kubota Tractor Corporation strongly recommends the use of ROPS and seat belts in almost all applications

Kubota supports Progressive Agriculture Safety Days!

Everyone in agriculture knows someone whose life has been affected by a farm-related injury or death.

The statistics are sobering. Even more tragic is that these incidents could have been prevented if simple safety precautions had been followed. That's why the Progressive Agriculture Foundation is on a crusade for farm safety and health.

At the heart of this effort is the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day™ program, formerly known as the Progressive Farmer Farm Safety Day Camp® program. Founded by The Progressive Farmer magazine in 1995, the program trains and provides the resources that local communities need to conduct one-day safety programs that are age-appropriate, hands-on, fun, and safe for children. While the basic program reaches children ages of 8 to 13, safety days may also be conducted for 4- to 7-year-olds or even entire families.

Progressive Agriculture Safety Days™ are conducted in the United States, Canada and the U.S. territories. For the most up-to-date numbers and statistics, view our Quick Facts page.

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.

Click here to apply to host a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day ^TM.

The main website is at http://www.progressiveag.org/

ATV Safety Videos & Online Classes!

Many young ATV riders and families will recognize brothers Kyle and Chris Massey. Kyle Massey, 18, recently starred in Disney’s "Cory in the House" and also on "That's So Raven,"; Chris Massey, 19, starred on Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" and is an Emmy nominee. Chris, Kyle and mom, Angel are longtime ATV riders and bring tremendous energy and great humor to the serious topic of ATV safety. These short video messages are fun, informative, and will encourage families everywhere to look into the ASI RiderCourse.

For more help and resources, go to: http://svia.4-h.org/atvsafety/

Home Retrofitting with Bruce MacPherson

This video was created from archived footage of an emergency preparedness meeting at the Jefferson County WSU Extension in Port Hadlock, WA. The presenter in the movie is Bruce MacPherson, and he is representing Simpson Strong-Tie via Hadlock Building Supply. The presentation was edited for length and given transitions, but otherwise it remains mostly untouched; a quick publishing of footage that has never before seen the light of day! Luke Turner, 4-H Network News editor.

How to safely put out an oil fire in the kitchen

This movie shows how to safely put out an oil fire in the kitchen with a wet towel. Listen and watch this wonderful safety video so that if you are cooking with oil you know what to do in case of fire.

Dennis Crawford: Tips for Emergency Preparation

Dennis Crawford of the Department of Emergency Management in Jefferson County, WA shares tips for emergency preparation.

Jefferson Community: Red Cross JeffCo Exercise

Daniel Bryant, 4-H News Reporter, interviews David Stanko, Public Information Officer, during the March 2006 Jefferson County, WA exercise.



PORT TOWNSEND, WA (March 20, 2006) 4-H News ( http://4-hnews.blogspot.com ), a new 4-H Podcast Video Blogging Club in Jefferson County, Washington produced "Johnny-on-the-spot" video coverage of the 2006 American Red Cross Olympic Peninsula Chapter disaster training exercise that was held on Wednesday, March Fifteenth, at the Washington State University Extension in Port Hadlock. The report was published the following day on the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader newspaper's website. (Read Press Release)