Show j r 3 f 7 1 0 1 t I H I 4 National Farm Safety Week July 31 25 25 1977 July 25 to 31 Proclaimed National Farm Safety Week President CHICAGO Jimmy Carter has proclaimed July 25 through 31 as National Farm Safety Week The theme of this years year's observance Safety Is A Good Investment was designated designated designated by the National Safety Council and the US U.S. Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture joint sponsors sponsors spon spon- sors of this annual event This is the consecutive y year r in which the na nation ion has hasp paid p ld special Jr q to farm sate sate- W t as as a means of reducing costly accidents that cut agricultural productivity and bring great personal personal per per- loss to thousands of farm families annually Accidents in 1976 claimed the lives of approximately farm residents and caused about disabling injuries according according ac ac- ac cording to preliminary estimates from the National Safety Coun Coun- cil About 1900 deaths and disabling injuries were classified as farm work acci acci- dents Work deaths and injuries to farm and ranch residents accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac counted for 1300 and of these thes totals respectively The dollar loss attributed to these accidents injuries and deaths now approaches 3 billion billion bil bil- lion annually The cost in terms of human suffer suffering ng grief and J hardship howe ow er f cannot cannat the be calculated Improved safet safety technology training and education are in large part responsible for a declining declining de de- de- de clining death rate resulting from accidents to farm residents But Carter points out that these efforts efforts ef forts alone are of little value unless safety is made a personal commitment and an integral part of everyday living |