(Child Safety and Health Resource Guide: Audio-Visual Materials)
FARM SAFETY
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ABC ALWAYS BE CAREFUL ON THE FARM
Join Erik and Brandy as they explore the farm with their friend Safety Sam.
This audio cassette, including a sing along theme song, is with a 32 page
storybook. Produced by North Dakota Farm Bureau.
AVAILABLE FROM: FS4JK - $10.00 each, members: $7.50 each
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AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SAFETY SERIES
| color | 65 min | JSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1990 |
Narrated by youth, this video uses demonstrations and depictions of accidents
to teach safety for agricultural and farm operations. Contains seven separate
videos that cover topics such as: safety measures for starting and stopping
tractors; tractor safety on the farm; tractor hitches, PTO's and hydraulics;
tractor safety on the road; why farm machinery accidents occur; farm machinery
accident situations; and farm stead safety. Developed by Iowa State University.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC3008; FS4JK - $25.00, members: $15.00
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AGRICULTURAL INJURIES AND CHILDREN
| color | 38 min | JSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1987 |
Features Dr. William E. Field, Purdue University, discussing children and
agricultural injuries, and protecting agriculture's greatest resource, our
children. Includes several ideas for protecting farm children: removing
hazards, providing supervision, setting limits, establishing priorities,
and using common sense.
AVAILABLE FORM: PURDUE ($5.50) VC1377
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CAREFUL COUNTRY TEACHERS KIT
| color | 18 min | EJA | 1/2" VHS | 1994 |
Sawdust video, a safety film covering a wide variety of hazards encountered
by youngsters in both town and country, is paired up with the Careful Country
coloring and activity book to teach children about safety on a farm. Each
picture or activity in the book is based on information about frequent serious
childhood farm-related injuries. The kit includes statistics, safety tips,
masters for photocopying or overhead transparencies, a lesson plan, and
a safety pledge certificate.
AVAILABLE FROM: IRSHC - $30.00
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FARM SAFETY, A SECOND CHANCE
| color | 15 min | EJSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1992 |
Features three families who have been involved in farm accidents and the
devastating effects from those injuries. Highlights the importance of safety
consciousness for both children and adults on the farm. Focuses on attitudes
and awareness of farm safety in general rather than targeting one or two
specific types of accidents.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75)VC3429;
FS4JK - $25.00, members: $15.00
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FARM SAFETY, FAMILY STYLE
| color | 13min | EJSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1991 |
Candid discussions with farm families about safety concerns and changing
roles of farm wives and mothers. Appropriate for ages 8 to adult.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC4370;
FS4JK - $25.00, members: $15.00
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FARM SAFETY FOR JUST KIDS
| color | 7 min | EJS | 1/2" VHS | 1987 |
Features a discussion with Marilyn Adams and Bill Field about children and
farm safety. Focuses on accidents with power take-offs and the dangers of
flowing grain.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75)VC2284
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FARM SAFETY FOR KIDS
| color | 18 min | EJSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1989 |
Illustrates steps for a safer farm. Appropriate for ages 10 to adult. For
use with the printed resource We Kill Too Many Farm Kids.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC4371;
FS4JK - $25.00, members: $15.00
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HOW TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT
Features farmers and their children discussing their farm accidents. Shows
how human factors like fatigue, haste, carelessness and stress can contribute
to tractor and machinery accidents.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($5.75) VC1331
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KIDS TALK FARM SAFETY STUFF
Features young children discussing safety tips for living on or visiting
a farm. Discusses barnyard safety around animals, equipment, chemicals,
and ponds.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC0888;
FS4JK - $25.00, members: $15.00
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MAKING FARMS SAFE FOR KIDS
| color | 18 min | EJSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1989 |
Presents a variety of hazards that every farm family should be aware of.
Designed to help parents make good choices concerning farm-related activities
that their children participate in and warns of the most serious risks farm
children face. Interviews Marilyn Adams, founder of FARM SAFETY 4 JUST KIDS,
concerning her experience of losing a son to a farm accident.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC1775
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RURAL KIDS...SAFE KIDS
| color | 22 min | EJSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1994 |
This video depicts several scenes in which school-aged children are left
home alone on the farm or in a rural setting. The goals and discussion periods
are to help children develop skills to ensure safety, help children deal
with emregencies, help establish safety rules & guidelines, and help
establish family rules & guidelines for self care. Produced by Iowa
State University Ext.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC4372
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SAFETY-NET
| color | 15 min | JS | 1/2" VHS | 1994 |
New info-tainment style video aimed at middle school-aged youth.
AVAILABLE FROM: FS4JK - $25.00, members: $15.00
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SAWDUST
| color | 18 min | EJA | 1/2" VHS | 1994 |
This safety film covers a wide variety of hazards encountered by youngsters
in both town and country. A puppet named Sawdust learns these safety lessons
by pretending to be a real boy. The farm setting for the story makes the
film appropriate for rural children. Topics covered include playground and
bicycle safety, livestock and other farm hazards.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC1640;
ESS - $20.00;
IRSHC - $20.00;
RISK - $20.00
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WHY DID TOMMY DIE
| color | 10 min | JSCA | 1/2" VHS | 1980 |
A farm safety film developed especially for families with small children.
It presents the case of a young boy and a new tractor that ends tragically.
AVAILABLE FROM: PURDUE ($3.75) VC1836
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Last Updated 2 March1996
Karla Embleton