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National Farm Safety Week
Day-to-day living seems to be a hazardous task these days. At least this would be a logical deduction from the accident death figures released by the National Safety Council indicating 107,000 persons lost their lives due to accidents during 1965. And during the same period, another 10,500,000 persons were victims of disabling injuries.
Accidents kill more than 8,000 farm residents each year, and an additional 700,000 or more are victims of disabling injuries. \
This is an alarming situation, not only because of the grief to loved ones, the expense and the unnecessary suffering, but also because of the monetary loss to the nation.
It is for these reasons that President Lyndon B. Johnson has proclaimed July 24-30 as National Farm Safety Week. The 1 proclamation draws attention to farm safety for a period of one week but is intended to emphasize the importance of safety throughout the year. 1
The word “safety” has become a part of everyone’s vocabulary, but it is now imperative that we do more than use it in conversation. We must put it into everyday practice before results can be expected.
Farm Safety Week comes at a time of the year when farm people are actively involved in all phases of farm work, an ideal time to check the safety of the farm environment.
Practicing safety during National Farm Safety Week can create life saving habits throughout the year.
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