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AGRICULTURAL SAFETY TOPICS – FARM POND SAFETY 2 130-011-13-IADO © 2014, Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) 1 877 494 WSPS (9777) | 905 614 1400 | www.wsps.ca Keep the recreational area free of debris. Mark deep and/or unsafe swimming areas with floats. Air mattress and inner tubes can be hazards. If boating on the farm pond: Ensure that the boat is safe and in good condition. Never overload the boat. Even a good quality boat can sink. Have a life preserver on board for each person on board. Follow all approved water safety rules. Review the Following Points: Offer general water safety education to all employees. Place warning signs around the pond and if possible, install a fence. Know how to give artificial respiration. Never swim alone. Even good swimmers can drown. Install a rescue post. © Workplace Safety & Prevention Services 2014. Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) grants permission to approved end users to reproduce this document in whole or in part, provided its intended use is for non-commercial, educational purposes and that full acknowledgement is given to the WSPS. Approved end users are firms registered with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. WSPS reserves the right to extend this permission to other stakeholders and interested parties by express written permission upon application. WSPS extends no warranty to materials amended or altered by the end user. Under no circumstances is this document, or any portion thereof, to be duplicated for purposes of sale or for external reproduction or distribution. (Sample WSPS acknowledgement, "Reproduced or adapted from name of solution with permission of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services, Mississauga, Ontario.") The information contained in this reference material is distributed as a guide only. It is generally current to the best of our knowledge as at the revision date, having been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and to represent the best current opinion on the subject. No warranty, guarantee, or representation is made by WSPS as to the absolute correctness or sufficiency of any representation contained in this reference material. WSPS assumes no responsibility in connection therewith; nor can it be assumed that all acceptable safety measures are contained in this reference material, or that other or additional measures may not be required in particular or exceptional conditions or circumstances. Revised: November 2014 Ohio State University Extension. Pond Safety. Retrieved from website http://ohioline.osu.edu/atts/modules.html WSPS.CA