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Most other occupations otter ore regular hours, with days off, hd holidays, vacations and sick lys. Farmers get none of these. Farmers also experience unusual wironmental health hazards. They ust work in all sorts of weather, ofn in the midst of dangerous chemils, toxic gases, dust, insects, noise id other health hazards. Farmers themselves generally e located a greater distance from sdical help than are people in other irk enviroments. A seriously inred farmer may not be discovered - some time, and then it takes ;dieal personnel longer to reach s scene than it does in an urban -ting. Governmental regulatory orgam;ion. such as Occupational Safety d Health Administration (OSHA), not inspect most family farms, rmers themselves have lobbied to exempt from regulatory legision.
Unfortunately, farmers may not well informed about safety and ilth, or they may not see the ben;s of safety until it’s too late. The lefits of good safety practices can hard to discern unless seen linst the backdrop of a preventaaccident.
Thousands of disabling accidents Id be saved each year if farmers dd follow a few common sense ctices while working outside. Some of the practices recomnded by the Virginia Extension •vice are: • Be qualified and capable for h job. Learn how to use equipni safely and effectively and be
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