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New sufoly Stumiarils tomb It's easy to forget just how dangerous agricultural occupations can be, especially those that involve driving a tractor or operating heavy machinery. But in 1984, the most re- cent year for which figures are available, 120 people were killed in agricultural accidents in Canada. Seventy-five per cent were machinery-related deaths. Often forgotten as well, is the sad fact that children are often injured ---- and sometimes killed ---- in agricultural accidents. In Ontario alone, 95 children have been killed in the past 12 years. Forty-seven percent of these deaths were ac- cidents involving tractors or other heavy farm machinery. But now, a new series of interna- tional safety standards for tractors and other heavy machinery could go a long way towards reducing the number of accidents and deaths that occur in Canadian agriculture each year. . The new series of safety stan- dards, for tractors and other major pieces of farm equipment such 4s sowing and planting equipment, were developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). oo "Ultimately, the new standards will reduce the probability of an ac- cident, due to poorly designed equip- ment," says Mr. Larry Chanasyk. Mr. Chanasyk, a farm equipment engineering manager, chairs the Canadian advisory committee brought together by the Standards ' Council of Canada to work on these and other international agricultural tractor and machinery standards. He says Canadians were in- strumental in writing the new inter- national standards, which is reflected in the fact that they corres- pond closely with North American practices. This should prove a ma: jor advantage for Canadian: manufacturers in an industry worth $2 billion a year. In fact, Mr. Chanasyk says the new ISO safety ® standards are already being used as guides in developing new North American safety documents. While the new standards ae volun- tary, their very existence will oblige all North American manufacturers to follow them closely, says Mr. Chanasyk, since they represent the "state of the art" in agricultural machinery safety. This is also important to manufac- turers for insurance purposes, notes Mr. Chanasyk By building their. machinery to comply with the new standards they can prove that their equipment meets such "'state of the art' qualities. "The standards are an important PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, February 3, 1987 -- 13 at farm deaths first step in providing a uniform sis from which manufacturers can start designing equipment that meets internationally recognized safety criterion,"' says Mr. Chanasyk. The standard specifies "all the little safety features that we lake for granted as being necessary, but that lots of manufacturers often . don't follow." Mr. Chanasyk cautions, however, that a safety-conscious attitude on "the part of machinery operators is still the most important element in accident prevention. "You can't idiot-proof 4 machine and you can't design out carelessness," he warns 'RENT REVIEW UPDATE FROM THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING for each unit of either the Guideline amount announced annually or by the amount decided upon in a rent review decision. Landlords will soon receive registration Kits. Landlords of rental complexes with more than six units are being sent registration Kits with the necessary forms to be completed. Landlords who have not received a regis- * Landlords of smaller compléxes containing Six units or less, as well as boarding houses and lodging houses, will be notified by the Ministry of Housing of a specific registration deadline at a later date. 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