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CHAPTER 10 COUNTRYSIDE SAFETY
ACTIVITY
On The Farm PRINT FROM DOWNLOADS

Farms can be very exciting places. It is interesting to see the animals in the fields and the big pieces of machinery in
the barns, but it is important to remember that farms are busy places of work and can be very dangerous indeed.

Look at the safety rules below, fill in the missing words and then look at the following page
and spot as many hazards as you can on the farmyard drawing:

1. Do not wander around the farm on your own stay with 6. Do not play on bales of _ _ _ as they could fall on
an _____ . top of you.

2. Do not touch animals unless you know it is _ _ _ _ to do so. 7. Do not go inside grain silos as the grain could slip down,
Farm animals may be frightened and they may attack you. sucking you in and ___________ you.

3. If you touch an animal wash your _____ straight 8. Always shut _____ .
away, as they may have a disease you could catch.
9. Keep away from slurry pits, sheep dips and other ditches
4. Stay away from machines and vehicles even if they are and drains, you may ____ into them.
not in _ _ _ . Drivers of farm vehicles may not be able
to see you and you could be _ _____ _ ____. 10. Do not ride on ________ or trailers as you may
fall off.
5. Stay away from all _________ , be they cleaning
liquids, animal medicines or sprays to keep insects off crops.
They could make you ill if you swallowed them and they
may catch fire very easily.

SAFE CHEMICALS HANDS GATES ADULT USE

KNOCKED-OVER HAY SUFFOCATING FALL TRACTORS

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