The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

RL Ny NY Tv (G3. sv PR A Ae ys bore , "A Family Tradition for 127 Years" Fred Young of the Farm Safety Association re- ards associated with power takeoff (PTO) mecha- cently demonstrated to local farm children the haz- nisms. Using a pair of jeans filled with hay, Mr. PTO safety theme of provincial campaign Nineteen people have been killed as a result of power take- off (PTO) related accidents on Ontario farms since 1975, in- cluding three people in 1992. The victims ranged in age from three to 83. Dozens of serious and dis- abling injuries have also been recorded. PTO safety is the focus of the 1993 Farm Safety Week (July 25-31). - The campaign, co-sponsored and funded by the Ontario Min- istry of Agriculture and Food and the Ontario Farm Safety Association, will include dis- dealers of: NOMA - CHAINSAWS » DETATCHERS + ROLLERS DURHAM MOBILE AGRI SERVICE outdoor power equipment SALES & SERVICE | - FARM EQUIPMENT (NEW & USED) | - LAWN AND GARDEN EQUIPMENT * TRIMMERS . RAKES' DUMP CARTS SERVICING DEALERS FOR: M*CULLOCH, RED MAX, NOMA, SNAPPER AND ROBIN LAWN EQUIPMENT PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 20, 1993 - 13 Driveline entanglement killed 3 last year plays -at agricultural trade shows, and distribution of a new video and PTO fact sheets in an effort to make operators of farm machinery more aware of the hazards involved with PTO shafts.. "Power takeoff injuries and deaths can occur in a split sec- - ond," says Bob Allen, president of the Ontario Farm Safety As- sociation Inc. "If your boot laces were to be- come entangled in an unguard- ed PTO shaft, nine metres of lace would be wrapped up be- fore you could begin to react. Your boot laces are not that Scugog Island (across from the museum) long," says Mr. Allen. "We want to emphasize that proper shields and guards are in place on all PTO shafts so that lives may be saved and injuries pre- vented." The association reports that a PTO shaft revolving at 540 rpm (rotations per minute) travels more than two metres in less than a second. Under the best conditions, it takes a person one-third of a second to react and by that time it is often too Young showed the children how quickly a body can become entangled in the PTO shaft. late to avoid injury or death. Missing or damaged shield- ing is the main reason for drive- line entanglement. Manufac- turers have made tremendous strides in developing safer PTO Continued on next page 'Don't Get Caught Up In Your Work! Keep All Shields & Guards In Place Disengage PTO Before Getting Off The Tractor Never Step Across A Rotating PTO Shaft Wear Close Fitting == Clothing And Slip-resistant Footwear 1 ob 1 | | | | | | OO. iii ). 09 4) B= - > Mr y ) AD & 3 a i o<710. \ 1) Wy . = Sd x oo = == -)