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Did you know that around 250,000 people
are injured and between 50 to 60 are killed
in their gardens each year? In this section
I hope to help you prevent and avoid accidents
to yourselves and others when gardening.
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Wear Protection
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Strimmers, mowers, hedge trimmers and other
gardening equipment can cause serious and fatal
injuries if your not wearing some kind of protective
equipment and adequate clothing (not baggy clothing).
Strong foot wear such as steel capped boots
should be worn when using a strimmer. Goggles
will protect your eyes from flying debris.
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Lawnmowers
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If you use an electric mower to cut your lawn
then always make sure the cable runs behind
you. In no way should you cut towards the cable
or use it in rain or on wet grass.
It's a good idea to use a 'Power Breaker'
which plugs into your mains socket and reduces
the risk of electrocution. Before cleaning or
making adjustments to your mower always make
sure it is switched off and unplugged from the
mains supply. If you use a petrol mower you
should always remove the spark plug cap. When
using petrol driven mowers or refuelling NEVER
SMOKE a cigarette, just the fumes from
petrol can ignite into a fire
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Lifting Heavy Objects |
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Study the object first and if you think it looks
to heavy then don't lift it yourself, find someone
to help you lift it. Get yourself close to the
object with your knees bent. When you
have a good grip start to lift using your legs.
Keep your back straight and keep the object
close to your chest. Keep your back straight
and the object close to your body. To
put the object down just do the reverse.
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Bamboo canes
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Bamboo canes
in the garden are
responsible for most injuries to the face and
eyes so why not just save your plastic bottle
tops, put some play clay in them and then
place on top of your canes.
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Ladders & Steps
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When using steps or ladders to trim the hedge
or do some tree pruning always have another
person to hold steady the steps or ladders.
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