April 27, 2020
Queensland primary school-age students have been invited to submit drawings to illustrate a farm safety message for the 2021 Farm Safety calendar.
Students at school or home can enter the Workplace Health and Safety Queensland competition.
Entries close on June 26.
Twelve winning drawings will be published in the 2021 Farm Safety calendar and the winning entrants will each receive a $250 voucher and $500 for their school.
Winners will be announced in September, and the free calendar will be available from October 2020.
South Burnett students have starred in recent years with pupils from St John’s Lutheran School as well as Kingaroy, Crawford and Cooyar State schools having had their drawings selected.
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How to Enter
Students are encouraged to draw and colour a picture to illustrate one of the following farm safety messages:
Electrical
- Don’t use damaged power cords. Turn off the power and tell someone about it straight away.
- Safety switches save lives. Make sure they’re fitted and tested.
- Look up and live. Look out for powerlines when using machinery
Animals
- Animals can be unpredictable. Respect their size and strength and learn how to work with them safely.
- Always wash your hands after working with livestock or playing with animals as they carry diseases that can transfer to people.
Tractors and Machinery
- Look out for machinery and vehicles because the driver may not see you.
- Quad bikes are a great tool, but they are not a toy. Ride ready: wear a helmet, never double, kids only use a kid-sized bike, get training, and ride on well-known tracks.
Water Storage and Fenced Yards
- Dams, creeks and channels can be dangerous places to swim. Make sure you have an adult with you to stay safe.
- A fenced yard for young kids and toddlers to play in will keep them away from many farm dangers.
Fire
- Sugar cane and trash fires move quickly. Keep well away.
- Keep an emergency plan for bushfires and house fires and practice it regularly. Call 000 if there is a fire at your home or farm.
Chemicals
- Chemicals can be dangerous. Children need to keep away from them.
- Chemicals should only be used by adults who have been trained in how to use them properly.
Health and Wellbeing
- Who in your house knows how to do CPR? This method of chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth breathing can save lives!
- Be sun safe! Work in the shade in the middle of the day and remember to drink water and have rest breaks—heat stress can make you really sick.
Entries should be submitted on white paper, using the competition template from worksafe.qld.gov.au (82kb PDF)
For the entry to be valid, all fields on the template need to be completed in legible handwriting, including the student’s first and last names, year level, school, theme and a consent signature from the student’s teacher or parent.
- External link: Farm Safety Calendar competition information
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