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<br />2754 Compass Dri\'e. Suite 170
<br />Grand Junction. Colorado 81506
<br />(JOJ) 242.4511
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<br />McElmo Creek Unit
<br />925 South Broadway
<br />Cortez. Culorado 8IJ21
<br />{JOJJ 565-904.5
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<br />No. 79
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<br />SAFETY FOR WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
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<br />Every farm/ranch wife has some hilarious story to tell of
<br />an experience helping her husband on the farm or
<br />ranch, My mother had a long list of "mishaps' that
<br />occurred on the farm while helping my father-most of
<br />which involved trying to stert a stubborn tractor or
<br />truck, My aunt once ran their tractor up on top of their
<br />car after my uncle pulled it around the field to get it
<br />started (he had stopped to open the gate on his way to
<br />the house, and she didn't know how to stop), Another
<br />uncle ran over his wife when she fell off the drawbar
<br />(she was unhurt because of freshly plowed ground),
<br />These stories come up at family gatherings, and we all
<br />laugh about these silly stories, But the truth is. all
<br />could have resulted in serious injuries.
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<br />Statistics show that women involved in agricultural
<br />work may be at an increased risk for certain types of
<br />accidents. While men are involved in more tractor
<br />roll overs, women are at a higher risk of being run over
<br />by tractors and other farm machinery,
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<br />Most women are as capable as their male counterparts
<br />in working with livestock or running farm equipment,
<br />However, they are somatimes ill prepared to help with a
<br />farm project, Not because they cannot do it, but often
<br />times they are called upon to help while they are busy
<br />doing other things, A quick dash out of the house
<br />without the proper clothing can make a simple job turn
<br />into a disaster.
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<br />How many women have work shoes (not tennis shoes),
<br />but shoes that will protect her feet? Or a good pair of
<br />gloves to protect her hands, Most likely, she grabs
<br />whatever is handy and hurries outside to help, We've
<br />all experienced a slick soled shoe on an icy running
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<br />board or tractor step, Or grabbing onto some piece of
<br />equipment with our knit gloves,
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<br />Dressing for outdoor work takes more time and
<br />thought, Often you only have time to grab your coat
<br />and run, A good pair of shoes that will protect your
<br />feet (especially when working with animalsl and good
<br />fitting leather gloves can prevent a lot of injuries,
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<br />Long, loose hair; loose clothing; scarves; and
<br />drawstrings (on sweatshirts and jackets) can become
<br />caught in equipment so easily, If nothing else, push
<br />your hair up under a cap, leave that scarf in the house
<br />and remove the drawstrings from all of your work
<br />clothes, Try to keep things tucked in and out of the
<br />way so that they don't become entangled in a power
<br />take-off or other equipment,
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<br />Hitching equipment is another high risk area, Women
<br />should not get caught in a tight 10cetion between a
<br />tractor and other farm machinery, First and foremost,
<br />learn the common hand signals associated with safe
<br />hitching procedures, When hitching, back the tractor
<br />past the hitch and put it in a forward gear, Then inch
<br />forward to align the hitch connection, In this way if a
<br />foot slips off the clutch, the tractor will lurch forward
<br />and not back onto the helper,
<br />(Continued on page 2)
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<br />IN THIS ISSUE:
<br />WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
<br />PONDS
<br />RECLAMATION WORKSHOP
<br />NAME CHANGE
<br />LANDSCAPES WEST '95
<br />NITROGEN APPLICATIONS
<br />McELMO UNIT
<br />NEW SYSTEMS
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<br />Colorado State University, U,S, Depanment of Agriculture and Colorado counties cooperating, Cooperative Extension programs are
<br />available to all without discrimination. No endorsement of prooucts is intended nor is criticism implied of products not mentioned.
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