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Tractor And Machinery Safety Certification Program

By Mike Rankin

Fond du Lac County UW Extension will again be offering the Wisconsin Tractor and Machinery Safety Certification Program beginning on Saturday, January 3rd from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at UW-Fond du Lac in Room 205/206 Administration/Extension Building. The second meeting will be Saturday, January 17th.

Any youth who plans to participate in the program must pre-register by Monday, December 29th. This can be done by calling the UW-Extension office at 929-3171. The participant’s name, address, phone number (cell), and date of birth will need to be provided.

Wisconsin law dictates that youth must be at least 12 years of age to enroll in this program. Completing all requirements of the program enables youth working for their parents to legally drive a tractor on public roads and 14 or 15-year olds working for a non-parent employer to drive tractors and operate machinery as a job-related activity. Youth participants are offered a wide range of information on safe tractor/machinery operation and specific safety guidelines when working on a crop or livestock farm.

Program meetings begin in January and are completed in late March with both written and driving examinations required for successful completion of the course. A complete schedule of program meetings (about two per month) will be mailed to participants in December. Cost for the program is $30 per person, which is paid at the first meeting. A parent or guardian is also asked to stay for the first hour of the first meeting.


Source:uwex.edu


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