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St Joseph Safety and Health Council offer farm safety tips after recent local incident

Stock photo. St. Joseph Post A recent farming accident in Clinton County that left a three-year-old boy tragically killed last Friday has local officials sharing a message of farm safety. Authorities say a three-year-old boy was ran over by a piece of farm implement near Holt  on the evening of June 4. The incident is still under investigation. An online fundraiser has since been set up for the family. St. Joseph Safety and Health Council executive director Sheldon Lyon says his organization puts on an annual course called Safety Acres to teach area youth on multiple farm safety practices. “What we do is we introduce kids to some of the dangers they may not realize,” Lyon said. “Whether it’s in a grain bin or with large machinery or pickup trucks around the farm. There’s a lot of different ways kids can have good intentions, but get into trouble.”

SAVE YOUR BREATH: Always Use Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment

SAVE YOUR BREATH: Always Use Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment SPECIAL TO DEVILS LAKE  JOURNAL Nearly every day, farmers may be exposed to elements that pose a hazard to lung and respiratory health. Whether the exposure is frequent or occasional, the health risk can be significant. Symptoms that indicate dust and/or mold spores may have been inhaled ranged from stuffy or runny nose and nagging cough to illness that includes chronic coughing, shortness of breath, fever, aches and pains, and loss of appetite. Long term exposure to dusts and molds can cause respiratory disease. Anyone who comes in contact with hay, grain, hogs, cattle, poultry, mold or grain dust, woodworking, nuisance odors, resins, solvents, gases, etc. must protect their lungs and respiratory system by using the proper respiratory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Depending on the type of exposure, equipment may include disposable filtering face pieces, reusable half full-face respirators, Powered Air

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