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Registration Now Open for 2024 Lewis County 4-H Youth
Tractor Safety Course Beginning in April
Published: February 13, 2024
at 07:30 a.m.
By: Press Release from Cornell Cooperative Extension
of Lewis County
 Cornell Cooperative Extension Lewis
County is hosting the 2024 Youth Tractor Safety Course this spring. Youth
will learn important rules, laws, and tips that will help them to safely
operate machinery.
Since 1969, the
U.S. Department of Labor has declared many agricultural tasks to be
hazardous to youth younger than 16. With certain exemptions, employment of
youth under 16 for tasks that require operation of a tractor and machinery
is illegal unless the youth are certified. By successfully completing this
certification program, 14- and 15-year-old youth may legally operate farm
tractors and powered machinery for hire which they otherwise would not be
allowed to operate under the U.S. Department of Labor's Hazardous
Occupations Order in Agriculture.
Topics covered
include general agricultural safety, tractor and equipment operation, and
highway transportation. Students are certified after attending all classes,
successfully passing a written knowledge test, and successfully passing
both an operating skills test and a pre-op/driving test. Successful
completion of the course allows youth who are 14 and 15 to operate tractors
and machinery on farms and property that do not belong to their immediate
family.
Youth aged 14 and
older are welcome to register and the cost is $25 for this course. Space is limited and pre-registration is
required. This is the only Tractor Safety Course
that will be offered in 2024.
Course Schedule:
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APRIL 2: CCE LEWIS, LOWVILLE
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APRIL 9:
WHITE’S FARM SUPPLY, LOWVILLE
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APRIL 16: LOGAN’S EQUIPMENT, COPENHAGEN
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APRIL 30: CAZENOVIA EQUIPMENT, LOWVILLE
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MAY 7: WRITTEN
TEST, CCE LEWIS
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MAY 11: SKILLS TEST, NNY FARMERS MARKET CO-OP
(All April
Classes will be from 7-9PM and Testing times will be announced on the first
night of class)
TO REGISTER,
PLEASE CALL (315)376-5270 OR EMAIL LEWIS-4H@CORNELL.EDU
For more
information about this and other 4-H Youth Development Programs in Lewis
County, please visit ccelewis.org or
call (315)376-5270.
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