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thursday mar 12 1970 the tribune page 17a farm accidents epidemic safety measures needed farm accidents in ontario have reached epidemic proportions but too many farmers disregard the need for farm safety if it means taking time and effort to keep farms dangerfree with this twofisted attack on the urgent need for adequate safety measures in agriculture today mr norman bell president of the canada safety council and of the white motor company gained the full attention of delegates to the 12th annual farm safety conference held recently at the university of guelph quoting statistics for 1969 mr bell noted that out of the 11500 ac cidental deaths across the country 200 were caused by dangerous farm machinery alone while the accidental death rate on the farm is 20 per cent higher than the national average four fifths of all farm accidents involve trac tors or overturning machinery the loss of life the permanent and crippling disabilities and the economic setbacks caused through farm accidents continue to increase yet public apathy takes little notice of the problem because increased mechanization brings with it the increased possibility of danger it is vital that the farm public start concentrating on protecting their children who will be the farmers of tomorrow safety as a way of life must begin with the child said mr bell mr bell stressed that children should be kept away from the farm work area and the equipment at all times countering arguments that this would prevent a child from learning how the machines worked mr bell said that proper driving and mechanics courses would do the job far better and with safety ensured children should not be allowed to sit on moving farm vehicles especially when these are on the highway do not allow children to run under wheels when the tractor or machine is idling in the yard added mr bell parents should set their children a safety example where possible protective frames roll bars and seat belts should be installed on equipment and used at the moment the sad truth is hat public apathy towards safety means that only about one quarter of people having seat bfelts actually wear them said mr bell he added that the extra cost of safety equipment in stallation should not be allowed to discourage ownership of such equipment children should be taught the commonsense basics no smoking while refuelling no refuelling of a very hot or running engine the proper support and use of hydraulic equipment the value of a shield for the power takeoff over 40 per cent of all accidents take place in the home said mr bell and noted that farmers were often far from medical aid when trouble struck thus home ac cidents have to be eliminated and nearly always can be by careful thought falls can be avoided by stressing their danger to children children in fact must be taught to be concerned about safety parents and farmers should concern themselves with teaching their children all the dangers and how to combat them a group of 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