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Farm safety
Visiting a farm can be an exciting and educational experience for children who are not familiar with this very special way of life. Responsible adult supervision is essential and ensures a positive experience for all, while reducing the risk of injury.
Children who live on farms also need protection from the many elements that pose a risk of injury. These children live and play in a home setting that often includes heavy equipment, huge vehicles, specialized implements, large animals and water areas. In addition, farming parents can frequently find themselves balancing the ongoing and unpredictable demands of farm work with the important task of supervising and caring for children.
Tractors are particularly dangerous, and are responsible for many of the deaths and injuries to children on farms. This includes tractor runovers (e.g. child was a bystander), extra-rider runovers (e.g. child was a passenger on the tractor, fell off and was run over), machinery entanglement, and falls.
Simple approaches such as keeping young children away from farm worksites, fencing off water holes and other hazardous areas, properly storing dangerous equipment and tools, and providing a safe, fenced play area, can substantially reduce the risk of injury.
Our children’s Farm safety fact sheet provides additional information on how to reduce the risk of injury to children while they experience the enriching farm environment.
- North American guidelines for children's agricultural tasks (NAGCAT) booklet
- Creating safe play areas on farms (pdf)
- Provincial/Territorial & National connections
- Tractor ad posters
