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SUMMARY:UNL Extension Tractor Safety Courses Offered Across Nebraska 
DESCRIPTION:University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Tractor Safety/Hazard
 ous Occupations Courses will be offered at seven locations in Nebraska du
 ring May and June. \n\nFederal law prohibits youth under 16 years of age 
 from working on a farm other than their parents'.   Certification through
  the course grants an exemption to the law allowing 14- and 15-year-olds 
 to drive a tractor and to do field work with mechanized equipment. \n\nTh
 e most common cause of death in agriculture accidents in Nebraska is over
 turn from tractors and all-terrain-vehicles (ATV), said  Sharry Nielsen, 
 UNL Extension Educator and course instructor, and are topics covered in-d
 epth in the class work.  Mark Hinze, also a UNL Extension Educator and co
 urse instructor, will teach the mechanical, safety, and maintenance aspec
 ts of tractor operations.\n\n"Instilling an attitude of ‘safety first�
 � is a primary goal of the course,” Nielsen said. "where youth have the
  chance to learn respect for agricultural jobs and the tools involved."  
 \n\nClasses consist of two days of instruction plus homework assignments.
  Classes are from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. each day. Dates and locations include: \
 n       -- May 24-25, Fairgrounds, Kearney\n       -- May 31-June 1, Hask
 ell Ag Lab, Concord\n       -- June 4-5, Panhandle Research and Extension
  Center, Scottsbluff\n       -- June 7-8, West Central Research and Exten
 sion Center, North Platte\n       -- June 11-12, Evangelical Free Church,
   Ainsworth\n       -- June 14-15, Fairgrounds, Beatrice\n       -- June 
 18-19, College Park, Grand Island \n\nPre-registration is strongly encour
 aged at least one week before a location's start date to Site Coordinator
 ’s Extension Office. Cost is $60, which includes educational materials,
  testing, supplies, lunches and breaks. For more information, contact the
  Extension Office or Sharry Nielsen at (308) 832-0645, snielsen1@unl.edu.
 \n\nThe first day of class will consist of intensive classroom instructio
 n with hands-on demonstrations, concluding with a written test that must 
 be completed satisfactorily before the student may continue driving tests
  the next day. Classroom instruction will cover the required elements of 
 the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program. Homework will 
 be assigned to turn in the next day. \n\nThe second day will consist of t
 esting, driving and operating machinery. Students must demonstrate compet
 ence in hitching equipment and driving a tractor and trailer through a st
 andardized course as well as hitching PTO and hydraulic systems. \n
LOCATION:Buffalo County Extension Office
URL:http://events.unl.edu/acreage/2012/05/24/67899/
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