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Originally Posted by GGG
In any properly crafted safety policy you would have a requirement for steel toed boots, eye protection, proper protection for chemical handling.
The kids on the farm as help is interesting though. I know that it likely was unsafe for me to drive a tractor at 12 and that wasn't the best choice. Along with sweeping grain bins without masks.
And you wouldn't let kids run around an oil battery
So somewhere in between let parents decide and no kids doing farm work is appropriate.
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I have zero problem, and neither would the majority of farmers if OHS came out and said they want to educate everyone on better farm safety and work long term towards implementing policies. If that requires certain equipment like fall safety gear to be used at all times, or ear and eye protection, most people will go for that.
But of course that isn't what is happening here.