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TOPIC 4: KEY SAFETY MESSAGESOverview: Farms can be both a home and a workplace. Children are exposed to a variety of hazards not present in many homes.Children review these and the personal and wider consequences of injury. Children consolidate knowledge of responses to unsafesituations introduced through earlier years and consider the rationale for recommended safety interventions.Teaching strategies ACTIVITIES ResourcesActivity 1: AT HOME IN A WORKPLACEKeypoint: Farms are good places to live, but also can be hazardous. Adults and children can beinjured from farm hazards. Injuries on farms can have serious consequences for the person injured,their family and the farm.Class discussionKnowledge andunderstandingIdeas chartAnalysisActivity sheetAnalysisSynthesisInterpretingsafety messagesKnowledge andunderstandingAnalysisDesign asafety promotionposter / advertApplicationSynthesisDiscuss reasons why farms can be such good places to live and visit. Children can:• Define the terms hazard and risk.• Describe work or play activities on farm that might involve some risk of injury.• Think about and list hazards at their own home / farm that can cause an injury.• Group hazards that are similar eg..machines, vehicles, animals, chemicals, water, other hazards.Share stories about incidents of injury they know of(*NB, Be sensitive to recent events or those with close family members). Children can:• Discuss the list the types of injury that can happen during work and play activities on farms.• Read and discuss the scenario and complete the activity sheet.Activity 2: KEY SAFETY MESSAGESKeypoint: The main causes of serious injury to children on farms are water, farm machinery andvehicles, motorbikes and horses. Safety organisations recommend specific safety measures thatcan prevent the most serious injures to children on farms.Universities and safety organisations conduct research into the main causes of injury tochildren and develop recommendations based on these.Display and distribute Farmsafe Australia’s checklist and fridge magnet promotional items.In pairs, children can:• Identify the main hazards and injury risks to children mentioned in the resources• Identify who they think the target audience is and why• Explain what they think the key safety message/s are• (Extra) Visit a website of one safety organisation that promotes safety for children.Explain what their key messages are.If available display the “Horseplay” poster or copy its design from the CD for distribution.Children can:• Describe strategies the artist has used to get their message across (eg. colour, illustrationsand simple phrases to get their message across). Who is the target group?• Identify the key messages and most important pointsKey messages for farm motorcycle safety include:“ Children using farm motorcycles should……• Always wear approved safety helmets• Have instruction on pre-ride safety checks and safe riding techniques• Always have adult supervision• Not ride 4 wheeled motorcycles if under 16 years• Wear gloves, long sleeves, pants and bootsChildren can:• Design a safety notice / poster focusing on one or more of these safety messages.Use colour, pictures and work out an attractive layout. Decide who the target groupis and choose language and a format to suit. OR• Create a 15- 30 sec radio advert about children and motorcycle safety on farms, based on theabove key messages. Script and record these and vote on the best three to send to the localradio station, with a letter asking them to play it.Activity sheet 4.4.1CSOF checklistand magnet*Computer access“Horseplay”poster* on CD63