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It’s Farm Safety Week! Harvest is rapidly approaching. We all know that agriculture is one of the most dangerous industries. While you wait to begin harvest, take a little time to be certain all the safety features for your equipment are working – visible SMV signs, working lights, protective equipment in place, etc. Perhaps even go to the National Farm Safety and Health Week website and review materials that are posted on that page. There is a good article on there about watching for equipment on the roads that I found useful. The article noted that the most common accident occurs when a slow-moving farm vehicle turns left. It also offers several hints, and here are a few of their hints for farmers:
* Take extra precautions when driving in the early morning or early evening hours, when visibility is often impaired by sun.
* If traffic lines up behind you, pull off or let traffic pass when it is safe to do so.
*Turn your headlights on, but turn off rear spotlights, which can be mistaken for headlights.
*Avoid the roads during rush hour, in bad weather and at night.
* Use pilot cars if going a considerable distance, and hang a flag out the window of these vehicles or use a slow-moving vehicle emblem.
Fire risk during harvest is always a concern, too. Review this blog post from ISU's Mark Hanna and Clarke McGrath before you hit the field.
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