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Farm Safety for Kids
Most parents share a concern about road safety and their children. Rural parents, including farm parents, have special cause for concern. Compared with urban areas:
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almost three times as many young children are killed as passengers in vehicles in rural areas of Australia
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twice as many young children in rural areas are killed as pedestrians in low speed impacts with vehicles.
Yet only one third of children live in regional and remote areas - outside of major cities. Farms are a special, smaller subset of rural Australia and have their own special risks. Children on farms:
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are often driven round farms where roads/tracks may be of poor quality
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regularly use motorbikes for transport or leisure
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are often near tractors, trucks and other mobile farm machinery.
The Child Safety on Rural Properties checklist will assist to identify areas where children may be at risk.
Preventing Falls for Older Farmers
As our farming workforce ages, more consideration must be given to the safety of our older farmers. Of the 6768 people admitted to NSW hospitals over a 5 year period for injuries sustained on farms, over one third were aged over 55!
For more information on fall prevention for older farmers, download the brochure.
Additional Safety Resources
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