Ontario Grain Farmer September 2022

she likes to see when parents push their children towards her flowing grain display. The plexiglass mock-up of a grain wagon shows what happens to a person once a gate is opened and grain starts flowing. How quick the action figure is sucked down into the grain is always a shock. “Their eyes will pop, and their mouths will gape open,” says James, describing the typical reaction of children. “They just can’t believe it.” James hopes that reaction to the demonstrations sticks with them and that the children have a lasting understanding of why their mom or dad will tell them about the dangers on the farm. “I remember when I was a little kid, and my parents told me, ‘don’t go in where the grain is.’ I knew there was something bad — but I didn’t know what or why. I only knew that going in where the grain was, was bad,” remembers James. “But with the demonstration that I show them, they can understand the why; why going into grain is a danger.” More information on the responsibilities of a farm employer to ensure a safe work environment is available at www.wsps.ca/ farms-with-paid-employees. Information on grain bin rescue training is available from the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association www.casa-acsa.ca/en/ begrainsafe/. l ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 Fire departments and farmers need to train and work together to know how to rescue someone from a grain entrapment. · · · · · -

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