Southwind Extension to host tractor safety course

Submitted to The Tribune

If you are planning to do farm work and it is for someone other than a parent or guardian and you are 14 or 15 years of age, you must take a tractor safety course following the U.S. Department of Labor requirements before you can be employed in certain hazardous farm tasks. A hazardous farm task includes operating a tractor over 20 horsepower.

On Wednesday, April 4, K-State Research and Extension in Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Franklin, Linn, Miami, Woodson and Neosho counties will offer a Tractor Safety Training Course in Iola at the Courthouse Assembly room. The event is sponsored by Storrer Implement of Iola and will begin at 5 p.m. and should conclude at 8:30 p.m. The cost is $6 per student to cover the safety manual and supplies.

Transportation will be coordinated through the extension office to encourage parents to car pool.

The registration deadline is Friday, March 28. Call any local extension office in the mentioned counties for more information.