Safety focus of harvest day
May 5—Almost 50 people attended the Custom Harvest & Farm Safety Day at the
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First aid safety was the topic right before lunch, tackled by Woodward Assistant Fire Chief
Two of the points Wickware made were always move to the right of the road when driving and emergency vehicles are coming with lights and sirens on and always assume downed power lines are live.
"There's a couple of good apps that can really help you out," Lehenbauer said. "I make my own forecasts pretty much and you can do the same thing."
Lehenbauer suggested the Mesonet app and RadarScope. He described how to use several of the maps on the Mesonet app.
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"Do not trust the sirens," Lehenbauer said. "It's a last resort, when sirens go off. It is a mechanical devise that can fail."
Between the dryline coming over the
Misconceptions, myths and urban legends about bugs was a topic discussed by the enthusiastic Dr.
"There are 20 million species of arthropods worldwide," Shufran said. "Every year, scientists discovered a name over 10,000 new species of bugs."
Shufran defined science, saying the internet, TV and movies are not science.
"It's called peer review," Shufran explained. "If you're trying to put something out that's not fiction and not fun, you actually have to go through a process before that book can be printed. And one of those things is to have the science vetted."
The last talk of the day was on preventing heat related illness by Zenith Insurance Associate
Hays listed risks of heat stroke as:
—Age
—Medical conditions
—Lack of Sleep
—Certain medications
—Diet
—Alcohol or illegal drugs
—Excessive Caffeine
—Nicotine
"What you eat and what you drink, makes a great big difference," Hays said. "Water, water, water and lots of electrolytes."
Hayes also made the point that it takes up to two weeks to acclimate to the physical difficulties of a new job and urged attendees to keep it that in mind.
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