Farm safety is focus of drawing contest
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This article was published 20/01/2016 (3602 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SAFE Work Manitoba is holding its annual drawing contest for young Manitobans ages eight to 12, asking them to portray farm safety.
The drawing contest asks kids to draw and submit a picture that shows how to find a safer way when faced with one of four common hazards on the farm: livestock, grain, farm equipment and chemicals.
“Educating children about potential hazards on the farm and encouraging them to find a safer way is an important step to preventing farm-related injuries,” said Jeff Shaw, SAFE Work Manitoba prevention consultant.
“The SAFE Farms drawing contest is one way to do this and will help get the conversation started with children about the importance of safety on the farm.”
The contest runs until April 22. All entries will be entered into a draw to win an iPad, and drawings will also be chosen for a 2017 SAFE Farms calendar.
The SAFE Farms drawing contest also includes resources for teachers, 4-H leaders, commodity group members and anyone else who works with children and would like to help raise awareness of safety on the farm.
Contact SAFE Work Manitoba to order a poster to promote the contest, copies of the entry form, a self-addressed envelope to collect entries and submit them to SAFE Work Manitoba and a package of SAFE Farms pencil crayons (limit one per organization) if you would like to give a prize to the youth who participate through your organization.
All contest materials are provided free of charge.
To order, call 1-855-957-SAFE (7233) or email contest@safeworkmanitoba.ca.
For more information about the SAFE Farms drawing contest visit: safemanitoba.com/safe-farms-drawing-contest and to view entries from the 2015 SAFE Farms drawing contest, visit safemanitoba.com/safe-farms-youth-drawing-contest-entries.
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